Feeding Nelson's Navy - The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era, Janet MacDonald.

Feeding Nelson's Navy - The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era, Janet MacDonald.
A splendid examination of the food eaten onboard British warships during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, looking at the food itself, the systems put in place to supply it, its quality, how it was cooked and how it was eaten. A very readable account of this important topic, while still including a look at the administrative background.
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