The Book at War - Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict

''Rich, authoritative, and highly readable ... [a] tour de force '' David Kynaston Chairman Mao was a librarian. Stalin was a published poet. Evelyn Waugh served as a commando - before leaving to write Brideshead Revisited. Since the advent of modern warfare, books have all too often found themselves on the frontline. In The Book at War, acclaimed historian Andrew Pettegree traces the surprising ways in which written culture - from travel guides and scientific papers to Biggles and Anne Frank - has shaped, and been shaped, by the vast conflicts of the modern age. From the American Civil War to the invasion of Ukraine, books, authors and readers have gone to war - and in the process become both deadly weapons and our most persuasive arguments for peace.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Pettegree
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781800814943
• ISBN: 978-1-80081-494-3
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Military / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, military history, General & world history, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, General and world history, Modern warfare, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: from c 2000, Library, Archive & Information Management