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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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