To the relief of many, cigarettes and whiskey weren’t subject to rationing during World War II. But practically everything else was. Each man, woman and child in the United States required ration ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wherever we go, there is talk of war - and mostly of Trump. Speculation seems to circle the globe these days. As I was clearing two drawers of my desk, I came across two small relics of ...

All civilian students living in the Houses who eat in the dining halls must turn in their ration books at their dining halls by Thursday, Dean Hanford announced Saturday. Servicemen who are served ...