Food of WWII
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This episode is written by Russell Holman of Merrimack, New Hampshire.  If you would like to submit a script to Military History Podcast, please send me an email at [email protected] The mighty American military during WWII would have been nothing without its surprisingly-important rationing system.  Food kept the United States going, so therefore, it is well worth studying.  Throughout WWII and the years beyond, the US entered/exited several "eras" of rations: A RationsB RationsK RationsC RationsLRRP RationsMREs For more information, read: http://science.howstuffworks.com/mre.htm http://www.olive-drab.com/od_rations.php http://nsc.natick.army.mil/media/print/OP_Rations.pdf Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
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