{"product_id":"when-books-went-to-war-book-molly-guptill-manning-9780544535022","title":"When Books Went to War","description":"\u003cb\u003e A readable, accessible addition to World War I literature [and] a book that will be enjoyed by lovers of books about books. \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Four stars [out of four] . . . A cultural history that does much to explain modern America. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When America entered World War I in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned 100 million books. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops andgathered 20 million hardcover donations. In 1943, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million small, lightweight paperbacks for troops to carry in their pockets and rucksacks in every theater of war. These Armed Services Editions were beloved by the troops and are still fondly remembered today. Soldiers read them while waiting to land at Normandy, in hellish trenches in the midst of battles in the Pacific, in field hospitals, and on long bombing flights. They helped rescue \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e from obscurity and made Betty Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eA Tree Grows in Brooklyn, \u003c\/i\u003e into a national icon. \u003ci\u003eWhen Books Went to War \u003c\/i\u003eis the inspiring story of the Armed Services Editions, and a treasure for history buffs and book lovers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A thoroughly engaging, enlightening, and often uplifting account . . . I was enthralled and moved. Tim O Brien, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MOLY GUPTIL MANING is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Ephraim Tutt\u003c\/i\u003e and several articles that appeared in publications such as the \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journal of Law and the Arts. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is an attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49562767753489,"sku":"CIN0544535022G","price":5.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49952682148113,"sku":"GOR006909301","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50189270843665,"sku":"CIN0544535022VG","price":5.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50266241827089,"sku":"CIN0544535022A","price":5.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0544535022.jpg?v=1750741029","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/when-books-went-to-war-book-molly-guptill-manning-9780544535022","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}