Information Hunters: When Librarians, Soldiers, and Spies Banded Together in World War II Europe
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While armies have seized enemy records and rare texts as booty throughout history, it was only during World War II that an unlikely band of librarians, archivists, and scholars traveled abroad to collect books and documents to aid the military cause. Galvanized by the events of war into acquiring and preserving the written word, as well as providing critical information for intelligence purposes, these American civilians set off on missions to gather...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0190944617
ISBN13:9780190944612
Release Date:January 2020
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:1.42 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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