When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II
by Manning, Molly Guptill, 1980- (Author)
Summary
"When America entered World War II in 1941, [it] 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 19... Full description
- 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
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- Germany's surrender and the godforsaken islands
- Peace at last
- Damned average raisers.