When books went to war, the stories that helped us win World War II, Molly Guptill Manning
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When books went to war, the stories that helped us win World War II, Molly Guptill Manning
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
When books went to war
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
884299002
Responsibility statement
Molly Guptill Manning
Sub title
the stories that helped us win World War II
Summary
"When America entered World War II in 1941, [it] faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. In 1943, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million small, lightweight paperbacks, for troops to carry in their pockets and their rucksacks, in every theater of war"--Amazon.com
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- HISTORY / Military / Veterans
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Literature and the war
- Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / Military / United States
- HISTORY / Military / World War II
- War in literature
- American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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- HISTORY / Military / Veterans
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Literature and the war
- Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / Military / United States
- HISTORY / Military / World War II
- War in literature
- American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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