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Post by sapper44 on Jan 19, 2009 23:09:39 GMT -5
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Post by oggy on Jan 21, 2009 3:21:50 GMT -5
Good site that Christian - as an aside, reading Legionnaire by Simon Murray (Algeria, but he does mention rations), he states that there were 2 types - Muslim and European. I wonder if that practice was carried out in Indo China?
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Post by lt13demi on Jan 21, 2009 10:09:05 GMT -5
I've got one of their ration boxes. They are pretty nice. Got it off E-Bay several years ago. Wish I was set up and computer saavy enough to replicate labels. But I'm too old school for that!  I thought I read somewhere that they did carry the muslim rations to Indochina. But I can't remember where?  Was it in "Hell in a Very Small Place"? Did Fall make mention of the situation of not being able to get the right rations to the right units in preparation back in Hanoi??? (which was an overall problem as we all know for a lot of things). I just can't remember...... Renault |
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Post by mahlmann on Jan 21, 2009 10:31:47 GMT -5
Fall does talk about rations in "Hell...". There were six different varieties: Euro, N African, African, Viet, T'ai and PIM(POW).
I can't find the page, but Fall mentions that the garrison at DBP ended up towards the end living largely on rice with fish sauce and possibly some meat. There was an effort to prevent scurvy by trying to get the men to at least eat onions.
Grayden
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Post by lt13demi on Jan 21, 2009 10:42:23 GMT -5
Huh,,,,, Then I'm not a far gone as I thought I was,,,, Mind like a steel trap...... Problem now it's always closed! ;D
Merci!
Renault
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Post by oggy on Jan 21, 2009 16:48:36 GMT -5
Merci guys - It's nice to know that 'Ethnic' menus were available before the 90's!
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Post by grog on Jan 21, 2009 19:55:40 GMT -5
Fall does talk about rations in "Hell...". There were six different varieties: Euro, N African, African, Viet, T'ai and PIM(POW). I can't find the page, but Fall mentions that the garrison at DBP ended up towards the end living largely on rice with fish sauce and possibly some meat. There was an effort to prevent scurvy by trying to get the men to at least eat onions. Grayden I'm rereading Hell In a Very Small Place right now and just happened to read this part today. I don't have the book handy, but it's in the chapter that concerns the fighting for the Five Hills, around April 10th-15th or so. |
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Was it in "Hell in a Very Small Place"? Did Fall make mention of the situation of not being able to get the right rations to the right units in preparation back in Hanoi??? (which was an overall problem as we all know for a lot of things). I just can't remember......