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Author:

Pettegree, Andrew, author.

Title:

The book at war : how reading shaped conflict and conflict shaped reading / Andrew Pettegree.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

474 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Subject:

Military art and science--History--To 500.
War in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-459) and index.

Summary:

Exploring the various roles books have played in conflicts around the world, an esteemed literary historian shows how books have shaped modern military history and accounts for the power-and the ambivalence-of words at war.

ISBN:

1541604342
9781541604346

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

YGPC162 -- West Branch Public Library (West Branch)