Book at war : libraries and readers in a time of conflict
Pettegree, Andrew
Book at war : libraries and readers in a time of conflict - London Profile Books 2023 - vi,474p.
Contents
Introduction : Books as Weapons in the war of Ideas 1
Part I Building the Fighting Nation
1. A Call to Arms 13
2. The Art of War 15
3. From Uncle Tom's Cabin to Stalingrad : Why Men Fight 56
Part II The Mobilisation of Knowledge 81
4. The Battle of Science 83
5. The Spooks of Academe 102
6. Lines on a Map 124
Part III The Home Front 147
7. Print for Victory 149
8. Reading in Wartime 170
9. Blacklists 198
Part IV Books for the Boys 219
10. Troops 221
11. The Author at War 249
12. The Great Escape 274
Part V The Bomber Will Always Get Through 293
13. Sanctuary 295
14. Plunder 309
15. Pulp and Ashes 326
Part VI 1945-89 War as Peace 345
16. Cleansing 347
17. Restitution 362
18. Hearts and Minds 379
Coda : The End of History and the Continuation of War 409
Acknowledgements 421
Notes 423
List of Illustrations 456
Index 460
9781800814936
Creative ability
Political History
Religiour History
Social aspects History
Architecture
Egypt
Islamic decoration and ornament
002.00 / PET
Book at war : libraries and readers in a time of conflict - London Profile Books 2023 - vi,474p.
Contents
Introduction : Books as Weapons in the war of Ideas 1
Part I Building the Fighting Nation
1. A Call to Arms 13
2. The Art of War 15
3. From Uncle Tom's Cabin to Stalingrad : Why Men Fight 56
Part II The Mobilisation of Knowledge 81
4. The Battle of Science 83
5. The Spooks of Academe 102
6. Lines on a Map 124
Part III The Home Front 147
7. Print for Victory 149
8. Reading in Wartime 170
9. Blacklists 198
Part IV Books for the Boys 219
10. Troops 221
11. The Author at War 249
12. The Great Escape 274
Part V The Bomber Will Always Get Through 293
13. Sanctuary 295
14. Plunder 309
15. Pulp and Ashes 326
Part VI 1945-89 War as Peace 345
16. Cleansing 347
17. Restitution 362
18. Hearts and Minds 379
Coda : The End of History and the Continuation of War 409
Acknowledgements 421
Notes 423
List of Illustrations 456
Index 460
9781800814936
Creative ability
Political History
Religiour History
Social aspects History
Architecture
Egypt
Islamic decoration and ornament
002.00 / PET