{"product_id":"the-taste-of-war-9780141028972","title":"The Taste of War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn World War Two, 19 million people died in the conflicts across the globe. Yet in those same years, more than 20 million died from starvation and malnutrition. In \u003ci\u003eThe Taste of War\u003c\/i\u003e Lizzie Collingham shows how food - and its lack - was central to the war''s causes and continuation. She explores how starvation was often a deliberate governmental policy, and reveals how the necessity of feeding whole countries lead to Pearl Harbour, Germany''s invasion of Russia, and the Holocaust itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable, powerful * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAmazing... she makes it impossible to think of the war in the old terms * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating, shocking ... For anyone who thought that the subject of food in the Second World War could be dispatched with a few clichés about digging for victory * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eAmbitious, compelling, fascinating... uncomfortable reading if you began by believing in the possibility of a just war * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating calorie-centric history of the greatest conflict in world history is wholly convincing -- Andrew Roberts\u003cbr\u003eA powerful and important book... One of the beauties of this book is its savage unpicking of cherished myths * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eLizzie Collingham's book possesses the notable virtue of originality...[She] has gathered many strands to pursue an important theme across a global canvas. She reminds us of the timeless truth that all human and political behaviour is relative -- Max Hastings\u003cbr\u003eThe great merits of [this] book...lie in its extraordinary range...and in the entirely new perspective it throws on the Second World War -- Bernard Potter * London Review of Books *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732397535575,"sku":"9780141028972","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141028972.jpg?v=1719996704","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-taste-of-war-9780141028972","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}