Great post and something that many might not even consider.
I recently discovered Sara’s blog, Rough Diplomacy. Sara is a veteran of Active Duty Air Force and Navy Reserves, plus a Bioinformatics graduate, and her blog reflects her diverse interests. More than anything, however, it highlights how passionate she is about history—and military history in particular. With her permission, I am sharing here some of the wonderful material I have come across as part of my Fun Historical Facts series.
One of Sara’s posts, which is of special interest to authors, deals with the subject of US food rations from the War of Independence todate. As Napoleon famously observed, amateurs discuss tactics; professionals discuss logistics. A lesson all writers should heed in their tales!
“C’est la soupe qui fait le soldat” (The soup makes the soldier)
~ Napoleon
The American Revolutionary War
Armies can’t march on empty stomachs. This simple truth has defined warfare from Ancient Greece (when fighting had…
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Many thanks for sharing, buddy! It’s this kind of details that makes the story, isn’t it? 🙂
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You’re welcome. It’s definitely a thorough post.
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I was pretty shocked myself hen I realized I had exceeded the 3.5K wordcount mark 🙂
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I didn’t even know there was a word count limit until now.
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