In January 1940, the British government introduced food rationing. The scheme was designed to ensure fair shares for all at a time of national shortage. The Ministry of Food was responsible for ...

Rationing was a common part of the Second World War. As production started shifting to a wartime economy, America and the world at large started gearing up for a total war. This meant that everything ...

Today, recreating these wartime recipes provides a direct connection to history and a reminder of the resilience and ingenuity of past generations. These meals tell the story of Americans who ...

When the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, virtually every American became part of the war effort in some way. More than 16 million Americans served in the military, millions of civilians ...

Following Japan’s bombing of the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 and the United States’ resulting entry into the second World War, American at home knew there would ...