Food rationing concentrates the mind in Britain
14th August 1941: American journalist's take on the new national obsession
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Britain had been heavily dependent on imported food before the war, much of it sourced from countries in the British Empire - notably Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. The German U-Boat war was aimed at starving…
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