When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II / Molly Guptill Manning.
When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II / Molly Guptill Manning.
When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II / Molly Guptill Manning.
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Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Call Numbers
G 2015/677
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 267 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A phoenix will rise -- $85 worth of clothes, but no pajamas -- A landslide of books -- New weapons in the war of ideas -- Grab a book, Joe, and keep goin' -- Guts, valor, and extreme bravery -- Like rain in the desert -- Censorship and FDR's F --- th T -- m -- Germany's surrender and the godforsaken...
Publication information
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2014.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
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....
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When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II / Molly Guptill Manning.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/677
Record Identifier
74VKOXwbL5kA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOXwbL5kA
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ISBN
9780544570405 (pbk.)
0544535022 (hbk.)
9780544535022 (hbk.)
0544570405 (pbk.)
DDC
028/.90973
MMS ID
991022517239702626
