Books as Weapons: Propaganda, Publishing, and the Battle for Global Markets in the Era of World War II
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Only weeks after the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, a surprising cargo--crates of books--joined the flood of troop reinforcements, weapons and ammunition, food, and medicine onto Normandy beaches. The books were destined for French bookshops, to be followed by millions more American books (in translation but also in English) ultimately distributed throughout Europe and the rest of the world. The British were doing similar work, which was uneasily...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801448913
ISBN13:9780801448911
Release Date:April 2010
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.43 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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