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Food and Hunger as Instruments of Power in the American Revolution

Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Rachel Herrmann, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along with a cropped image of "No Useless Mouth: Waging War and Fighting Hunger in the American Revolution", Dr. Herrmann's book that we discuss in this interview. Visit AARevolution.net for more images of the American Revolution and for interviews of scholars with Adel Aali.

Updated: October 31, 2026 Introduction In this interview: “So they have the power to decide whether or not a military expedition takes place. They can choose to let it not happen by withholding food.” Watch this segment in the video below (00:19:01) Who held that power? The commanders—or the women who grew their food? Why […]