xv, 267 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :illustrations ;22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
1.American literature--20th century--History and criticism.2.Books and reading--United States--History--20th century.3.Publishers and publishing--United States--History--20th century.4.War in literature.5.World War, 1939-1945--United States--Literature and the war.Dynamic Details