Society
Turnip Winter
The winter of 1916–17, a period of profound civilian hardship in Germany, named for the turnips eaten as famine food. A poor harvest, the Allied blockade, the seizure of horses and the conscription of farm workers caused the shortages.
Mentioned in
- Chapter V The Year of Attrition Overview§10 Romania's Gamble and Germany's New Masters
- Chapter VII The Last Gamble §9 Germany's Revolution
- Chapter XI War on Waves and Wings §2 The Distant Blockade and the Hunger Winters
- Chapter XII The Home Fronts Overview§4 Food, Rationing and Hunger