Eggs or Anarchy? The remarkable story of the man tasked with the impossible: to feed a nation

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One of the most entertaining and informative accounts of the struggle to feed the nation during the Second World War, is William Sitwell’s Eggs Or Anarchy. It’s the heroic tale of how Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, managed to ensure Britons were fed and nourished against all the odds. You can read more about it in our review here.

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