When Books Went to War

Release on 2014-12-02 | by Molly Guptill Manning

" Tim O Brien, author of "The Things They Carried" " The inspiring story of an army of librarians, 120 million special paperbacks, and the authors and books that lifted the spirits of our troops When America entered World War II in 1941, we ...

Author: Molly Guptill Manning
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780544535022
Category: History
Page: 288
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When Books Went to War

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 120 million books to the front lines for soldiers to read during what little downtime they had. 35,000 first printing.

Language: en
Pages: 288

When Books Went to War

Authors: Molly Guptill Manning

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-12-02 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Language: en
Pages: 175

When Our Mothers Went to War

Authors: Margaret Regis

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Navigator Pub

A pictorial history of American women in World War II looks at their contributions at home and in battle zones as they played roles previously denied them by law and social custom.

Language: en
Pages: 296

Information Hunters

Authors: Kathy Peiss

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-03 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

"Information Hunters examines the unprecedented American effort to acquire foreign publications and information in World War II Europe. An unlikely band of librarians, scholars, soldiers, and spies went to Europe to collect books and documents to aid the Allies' cause. They travelled to neutral cities to find enemy publications for

Language: en
Pages: 357

When the Stars Went to War

Authors: Roy Hoopes

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: Random House Incorporated

Interweaving the reminiscences of numerous actors, actresses, studio heads, and others, an account of Hollywood during World War II chronicles the USO tours, bond drives, combat experiences, and more. 20,000 first printing. First serial, Modern Maturity. Tour.

Language: en
Pages: 152

When the Akimotos Went to War

Authors: Matthew Elms

Categories: Government publications

Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Government Printing Office

An American story of heroism in the face of discrimination The newly released non-fiction book, When the Akimotos Went to War: An untold story of family, patriotism and sacrifice during World War II, captures the story of three Japanese American brothers—Victor, Johnny, and Ted Akimoto—who volunteered for military service while