The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict Dominique Valente local rustics

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The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict Dominique Valente local rustics'Rich, authoritative and highly readable, Andrew Pettegree's tour de force will appeal to anyone for whom, whatever the circumstances, books are an abiding, indispensable part of life.' 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,