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The book at war : how reading shaped conflict and conflict shaped reading

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text The book at war : how reading shaped conflict and conflict shaped reading

Pettegree, Andrew

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Summary
A "magisterial" (Sunday Times) illumination of how books were used in war across the twentieth century--both as weapons and as agents for peace. We tend not to talk about books and war in the same breath--one ranks among humanity's greatest invent... Read more
Contents

Building the fighting nation -- The mobilisation of knowledge -- The home front -- Books for the boys -- The bomber will always get through -- 1945-89: war as peace.

Format
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Description
474 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Publisher
Basic Books 2023
MARC Permalink

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Library Location Status
Kingsley Branch Library 002.09 PET in Adult Non-fiction Available
Woodmere (Main Branch) 002.09 PET in Adult Non-fiction Available

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