When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning The Amazing True Story of
"WW2 Essential: When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning - The Inspirational Tale of Literature as Combat Morale Booster" WW2 Essential: When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning - The Inspirational Tale of Literature as Combat Morale Booster When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning is the definitive micro-history of the United States' unprecedented program to put 122 million paperback books into the hands of American servicemen during World War II. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2014, this meticulously researched work documents the collaboration between the U.S. War Department, the American publishing industry, and the Council on Books in Wartime that created the Armed Services Editions. Far more than a bibliographic history, Manning's narrative demonstrates how portable literature functioned as a strategic morale asset, a tool for education, and a weapon against Axis propaganda from 1943...