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Hard to Swallow – A Brief History of Hardtack and Ship’s Biscuit

Before today’s MREs, before C-rations of World War Two, even before corned beef and apricot jam of the Western Front, soldiers and sailors could count on receiving one thing in their daily food rations...

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Savoring Victory — 18th Century Armies & Navies Couldn’t Fight Without Salted...

“Although the use of salt provisions was problematic, they were vital in supplying Britain’s armed forces and sustaining its empire across the world.” By George Yagi FOR 18th CENTURY military...

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