The Best-Read Army in the World

by Molly Guptill Manning

In late 1943, small packages bound in sturdy brown paper began to arrive at American military outposts, each containing a set of ingenious pocket-sized books called the Armed Services Editions. Titled the Victory Book Campaign, this initiative was led by librarians, who garnered the support of individuals, businesses, civic organizations, and Eleanor Roosevelt. For war-weary, homesick men, these books--fiction, biographies, classics, sports tales,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605830895
• ISBN13: 9781605830896
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Grolier Club
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.2" x 8.2"