Books Go to War: World War II Armed Services Editions | From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress loc.gov - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from loc.gov Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A glance at the movers and shakers over a century, and some who have starred in the past 25 years (reprinted from PW s 125th Anniversary issue in July 1997)
war ii reminds us of the power of books. when world war ii started, u.s. published very few paperback books. it was clear the gis needed paperbacks. thus, 120 million armed services editions of over 1200 titles were sent to soldiers, including books like the great bagatsby until soldiers fell in love with it. soldiers clung to these books and they traded them with others no matter how worn out the books had become. one man said, to heave one in the garbage can is tantamount to striking your grandmother. in this book when books go to war, who writes this is the story of pens that were as mighty as swords. welcome, molly. what a fantastic, interesting, captivating story you ve