When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II
(Book)
Published
Boston ; Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
ISBN
0544570405, 9780544570405
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Itasca Community Library - Nonfiction | 028.90973 MAN | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Armed Services editions (Series) -- History.
Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Literature and the war.
Armed Services editions (Series) -- History.
Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Literature and the war.
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Published
Boston ; Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 267 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0544570405, 9780544570405
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-260) and index.
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Manning, M. G. (2015). When books went to war: the stories that helped us win World War II (First Mariner Books edition.). Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Manning, Molly Guptill, 1980-. 2015. When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II. Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Manning, Molly Guptill, 1980-. When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Manning, Molly Guptill. When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II First Mariner Books edition., Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
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