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Food of War

What does it take to eat on the front line?

What are the challenges of finding the next meal in times of war? Feeding an army is a giant exercise in logistics, and it is also a testing ground for the food business. We hear how the food technology developed for soldiers in the field has made its way to our plates today. We speak to a soldier who has lived through three generations of military rations about how the type of food issued to troops can indicate the mission in store for them. Plus, we hear first-hand stories from people working in conflict zones, from aid workers struggling to get emergency rations into war-torn Syria, to our own Â鶹ÊÓƵAV correspondents.

(Photo: Members of Royal Air Force Three Mobile Catering Squadron)

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27 minutes

Last on

Sun 13 Sep 2015 22:32GMT

Contributors

Matt Hollingworth - United Nations World Food Programme
Alain Caulet - French military
Laura Clouting - Imperial War Museum, London
Flight Lieutenant Dan Cook - Royal Air Force
Corporal Danielle Trunso - Royal Air Force
Anastacia Marx De Salcedo - Author
Lauren Oleksyk - US Army Natick Soldier Systems Center
Quentin Somerville - Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Middle East correspondent

Broadcasts

  • Sat 12 Sep 2015 07:32GMT
  • Sun 13 Sep 2015 02:32GMT
  • Sun 13 Sep 2015 03:32GMT
  • Sun 13 Sep 2015 13:32GMT
  • Sun 13 Sep 2015 19:32GMT
  • Sun 13 Sep 2015 22:32GMT

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