When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II /

When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II / Molly Guptill Manning.

"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....

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Main Author: Manning, Molly Guptill, 1980-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Subjects:
Armed Services editions (Series) > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Literature and the war.
Books and reading > United States > History > 20th century.
Publishers and publishing > United States > History > 20th century.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
War in literature.

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Call Number: Z1003.2 .M36 2014
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