Ham and mothers: (Record no. 40981)

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fixed length control field 01122cam a2200133 4500
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name RUTH Richard A.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ham and mothers:
Remainder of title C-ration revelry and revulsion in the Vietnam war/
Statement of responsibility, etc. Richard A. Ruth
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2021
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This article examines the relationship between American combat personnel and C-rations (MCIs) during the Vietnam War. It argues that these canned field rations helped grunts to endure the trials of deployment in three principal ways. The delight and dread generated by C-rations helped American troops to create shared wartime superstitions and battlefield mythologies; the ad hoc systems that units created to redistribute meal choices promoted group harmony and unit discipline; and some meals, such as ham and lima beans, acted as catalysts for venting anger or demonstrating jubilation that provided healthy outlets for stress.
598 ## - BULLETIN HEADING
Bulletin Heading VIETNAM, ASEAN, USA, MILITARY, HEALTH
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element VIETNAM WAR
General subdivision AMERICAN COMBAT
-- USA
-- MILITARY
-- HEALTH
-- C-RATION
773 ## - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Main entry heading The Journal of Military History:
Related parts Vol 85, No.4, October 2021, pp.1004-1028 (24A)
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 66864.1001
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