When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II
Books and reading, history
War in literature
Publishers and publishing, united states
HISTORY / Military / World War II
World war, 1939-1945, united states
American literature, history and criticism, 20th century
Literature and the war
Publishers and publishing
Books and reading
American literature
World War, 1939-1945
New York Times bestseller
New York Times reviewed
History and criticism
History
"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…
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