When Books Went to War

When Books Went to War

by Molly Guptill Manning

"The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II"

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When Books Went to War Book Details

War:

World War II

Perspective:

Civilian

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

No

Region:

North America

Published Date:

2014

ISBN13:

9780544570405

When Books Went to War Book Description

Chronicles the joint effort of the U.S. government, the publishing industry, and the nation's librarians to boost troop morale during World War II by shipping more than one hundred million books to the front lines for soldiers to read during what little downtime they had.