World War 2 Quotes

“In 1938, probably the most well-known of the combat rations of WWII was developed – the “US ARMY Field Ration C,” or “C Ration.” The C-Ration consisted of a can designated M-1 (or 2 or 3), which consisted of a meat preparation (M-1: meat and beans, M-2: meat and vegetable hash, and M-3: Meat and Vegetable Stew), and a can designated “B-Unit,” which included a biscuit, a sweet (originally malted milk balls, which most soldiers hated), and coffee powder (coffee was the first dehydrated powdered liquid).”
― Ryan Jenkins, World War 2: New Technologies: Technologies That Affected WWII Warfare

“By the end of October, Napoleon was in retreat. He had invaded Russia with over 600,000 men. When he crossed the border into Poland, the remains of his army, which had been decimated by hunger and cold, numbered only about 30,000 men who could actually fight – barely.”
― Ryan Jenkins, World War 2: New Technologies: Technologies That Affected WWII Warfare

“According to various studies (ex. John Mailer's “Penicillin: Medicine’s Wartime.” Illinois Periodicals Online at Northern Illinois University, 2011), by war's end, the use of penicillin was cited in the saving of perhaps two million lives – one of those lives could be your father, grandfather, or great-grandfather – which ultimately means you might owe your life to the work of Fleming and the others which developed penicillin during the war.”
― Ryan Jenkins, World War 2: New Technologies: Technologies That Affected WWII Warfare