The Book at War Format: Hardback

Pettegree, Andrew

ISBN 10: 1541604342 / ISBN 13: 9781541604346

Published by Hachette Book Group, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book at War Format: Hardback
• Publisher: Hachette Book Group
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1541604342
• ISBN 13: 9781541604346
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

A "magisterial" (Sunday Times) history of how books were used in war across the twentieth century—both as weapons and as agents for peace

We tend not to talk about books and war in the same breath—one ranks among humanity’s greatest inventions, the other among its most terrible. But as esteemed literary historian Andrew Pettegree demonstrates, the two are deeply intertwined. The Book at War explores the various roles that books have played in conflicts throughout the globe. Winston Churchill used a travel guide to plan the invasion of Norway, lonely families turned to libraries while their loved ones were fighting in the trenches, and during the Cold War both sides used books to spread their visions of how the world should be run. As solace or instruction manual, as critique or propaganda, books have shaped modern military history—for both good and ill. 

With precise historical analysis and sparkling prose, The Book at War accounts for the power—and the ambivalence—of words at war.  

About the Author

Andrew Pettegree is a professor of modern history at the University of St. Andrews. A leading expert on the history of book and media transformations, Pettegree is the award-winning author of several books on news and information culture, including The Library: A Fragile History (with Arthur der Weduwen). He lives in Scotland.