During War, did the troops get different food rations from normal people?

Answer 1

Yes. During the Civil War troops got a lot of beans, salted pork, and hard tack.

During WWI, they got a lot of biscuits, beans, and beef.

During WWII, they got a lot of crackers, peanut butter, beans, and spam.

During Viet Nam, they got K rations which included pound cake, peanut butter, beans and spam.

Anyone want to tell him what soldiers got in the Gulf Wars?

Answer 2

Historically speaking--no. In modern warfare--yes. In ancient times armies essentially lived off of the land, though they usually brought some supplies with them, as well. But these would not last in the days before modern food preservation. So to survive soldiers would have to scavenge, buy, steal, or otherwise acquire food. So then they eat what the locals had to eat.

Nowadays that is not necessary for the most part, and solders eat more regularly, then say 100 years ago. And usually differently than the locals.

Answer 3

Supplying an army in history always created problem different from supplying a city or a village. An army is something moving, sometimes moving fast, and also often moving in hostile territories, where food could not be find easily. Also food is very important for a army to keep morale up and soldiers healthy and ready to fight. Food for army have to be easy to transport, long conserving, easy to cook using the simple tools you can transport.
From Romans there were a special preparation for foods for armines. In Middle ages grains, salted meat, long lasting cheeses were commonly used. in middle ages. Also in those period was common moving sheeps and cows with the army, a way to easily transport meat.....
From XIV centiry Italian "Sea Republic" started to produce industrailly special dry breads for the navy . Recipes were kept secrets and it is proved those breads were able to keep eatable for even 50 years.
In XVIII century, usually food for troops were Dry bread, salted meat, if lucky cheeses. Fresh vegetables could be found on the land, when lucky. In XIX century, during Crimean war, French embettered normal rations with moder camp kitches, for serving huge quantities of hot soups, and even with transportable bakery, able to make fresh bread on the field. In general food remained the same, with the adding of coffee chocolate, alcohol and jams, up to WWII. After WWII there were the first use of Ready to Eat Foot, Packed in a centralized producing plant, that, for USA army, brought to the production of modern MRE, Meal Ready to Eat. I don't know how it taste... But a Captain of Italian Army in Bosnia told me that Italian camp kitchen was always full of USA troops.......................

Answer 4

Depends on what war and what people.