The Book at War: How Reading Shaped Conflict and Conflict Shaped Reading

by Andrew Pettegree

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A "magisterial" (Sunday Times) history of how books were used in war across the twentieth century--both as weapons and as agents for peace

We tend not to talk about books and war in the same breath--one ranks among humanity's greatest inventions, the other among its most terrible. But as esteemed literary historian Andrew Pettegree demonstrates, the two are deeply intertwined. The Book at War explores the various roles...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1541604342

ISBN13:9781541604346

Release Date:December 2023

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:480 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"

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