A brief history of battlefield boozing

Re:A brief history of battlefield boozing by underbluewaters on Friday November 10, 2017 @03:49PM (#15672900)

Drinking fermented beverages is a sure way to avoid water borne disease, and keeping your forces healthy was the determining factor in these historical contexts.

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Re:A brief history of battlefield boozing by peterwwillis on Friday November 10, 2017 @03:58PM (#15672976)

The only time alcohol was even remotely used to keep people healthy was when lime was in it. The "cleaner water" theory is bunk.

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Re:A brief history of battlefield boozing by walshemj on Friday November 10, 2017 @05:55PM (#15673785)

err no a quick google will find many military forces destroyed by disease in the pre modern era one of the sieges of Malta for example

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