RATIONS
Conference Notes
Prepared by The Quartermaster School
For the Quartermaster General
January 1949
Conference Notes
Prepared by The Quartermaster School
For the Quartermaster General
January 1949
THE HISTORY OF RATIONS
History has known feeding problems
Long before Napoleon uttered his now famous words, "an Army travels on its stomach," much thought had been given by warring nations to the problem of providing nourishment for their fighting men. The Greek and the Roman warriors, Frederick the Great, and Wellington, all were cognizant of the need of good food supplies, and of.the dire effect that a lack of suitable provisions had upon the morale, esprit de corps, discipline, and physical condition of an Army.\
