A Taste for War

"Nowhere else will one find so full a plate on so essential a topic."—Library Journal

"A Taste for War reveals the truth about how Confederate and Union troops survived despite their less than nutritious intake and seriously deficient cooking skills. . . . [An] often amusing—and just as often stomach-turning—look at the Civil War soldiers' victuals."—Civil War Times

"Without a doubt, A Taste for War adds a new dimension to the voluminous historiography of the Civil War. . . . A Taste for War is an essential work for understanding the Civil War era (1860–1865) and the lives of the ordinary soldier."—Journal of Popular Culture

"This softbound reprint is sure to be a hit with food historians as well ass reenactors and others interested in the food eaten by soldiers during the Civil War."—Rick Sauers, Gray & Blue

"An entertraining, informative look at a usually ignored aspect of wartime life."—A. A. Nofi, Strategy Page