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When books went to war: the stories that helped us win World War II
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Published:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2014.
Physical Desc:
xv, 267 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
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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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ISBN:
9780544535022, 0544535022, 9780544570405, 0544570405

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Includes bibliographical references 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 (style guide)

Manning, M. G. (2014). When books went to war: the stories that helped us win World War II. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Manning, Molly Guptill, 1980-. 2014. When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Manning, Molly Guptill, 1980-, When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

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Manning, Molly Guptill. When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

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