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

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Label

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

Title remainder

the stories that helped us win World War II

Statement of responsibility

Molly Guptill Manning

Creator

• Manning, Molly Guptill, 1980-
• trueManning, Molly Guptill, 1980-

Subject

• trueWorld War II
• Large type books
• Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• trueArts and Entertainment -- Writing and Publishing
• trueBooks and reading
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies
• trueSoldiers -- United States
• trueNormandy
• trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II
• Armed Services editions (Series)
• truePublishers and publishing
• American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
• World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Literature and the war
• trueLibrarians
• Military morale -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Genre

• trueHistory writing
• trueArts and Entertainment

Language

eng

Summary

When America entered World War II in 1941, we 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. Comprising 1,200 different titles of every imaginable type, these paperbacks were beloved by the troops and are still fondly remembered today. Soldiers read them while waiting to land at Normandy; in hellish trenches in the midst of battles in the Pacific; in field hospitals; and on long bombing flights. They wrote to the authors, many of whom responded to every letter. They helped rescue The Great Gatsby from obscurity. They made Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, into a national icon. When Books Went to War is an inspiring story for history buffs and book lovers alike

Member of

• Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series

Writing style

• trueEngaging
• trueAccessible

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

028/.90973

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

Z1003.2

LC item number

.M36 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Target audience

adult