01586cam a2200313 4500 225144129 TxAuBib 20150714120000.0 150214t20152014||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2015006070 9781410479754 hardcover 1410479757 hardcover (OCoLC)903487819 TxAuBib Manning, Molly Guptill,. When books went to war [Large Print] : the stories that helped us win World War II / Molly Guptill Manning. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2015. ©2014. 475 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references. When America entered World War II, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books. Outraged librarians sent donated books to our troops. The War Department joined the publishing industry in an extraordinary program: 120 million books printed in small, lightweight paperbacks. Beloved by the troops and still fondly remembered, theirs is an inspiring story. 20150730. World War II 1939-1945 United States Literature and the war. Books and reading United States History 20th century. Publishers and publishing United States History 20th century. American literature 20th century History and criticism. War in literature.