Food for War

'Illuminating... This book is the fruit of assiduous research in the UK and the USA, and Alan Wilt has filled a long-standing gap in the literature most comprehensively. It is a notable addition to our understanding of the links between food, farming and rearmament in the 1930s.' -English Historical ReviewFood for War is a ground-breaking study of Britain's food and agricultural preparations in the 1930s as the nation once again made ready for war. It shows that in this sector, in contrast to other areas of the economy, government plans were already well-developed by 1939 and how the measures of the 1930s not only set the stage for World War II but also contributed to a more robust British agriculture in the decades that followed.