The Book at War
How Reading Shaped Conflict and Conflict Shaped Reading
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Narrateur(s):
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Sean Barrett
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Auteur(s):
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Andrew Pettegree
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A top literary historian illuminates 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.
©2023 Andrew Pettegree (P)2023 Basic BooksCe que les critiques en disent
"In modern warfare, books provide poignant witness statements as well as admonitory propaganda. They are weapons of war, composed by soldiers, studied by civilians, but also thrown into the fire. In his own impressive book, Andrew Pettegree shows how words could be blood-curdling and texts blood-spattered. Read on in order to turn the pages of war and peace."—Peter Fritzsche, author of Hitler’s First Hundred Days
“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, author of Till Time’s Last Sand
“Books create; wars destroy. Yet The Book at War shows how inextricably entwined the two have always been. Illuminating.”—Judith Flanders, author of A Place For Everything
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Roberta W
- 2024-09-01
BEST content, WORST narration
I wanted to love this book… I had even preordered the audiobook… so I was extremely disappointed when I began listening: the narration was terrible. A very monotone, slow, seemingly disinterested voice put me to sleep right away. I almost returned it, but I wanted the content. At first I listened to a chapter at a time when I was well rested and could tolerate it. I finally decided to finish it, and kept increasing the audio speed until 1.7 and it was ok, and eventually listened at 1.8 (I usually listen at 1.5). So, be warned! Probably much better in print.
The book itself was very well researched and written, and covers many issues related to books during and after WWII that are not, or barely, covered in other books on this subject. In particular: the protection and destruction of libraries (institutional and personal), the need for and distribution of books to prisoner of war camps, restrictions on printing (due to both paper shortages and propaganda/ political reasons), how book publications came back to life post-war (what was printed, translations, demand, distribution worldwide) and a bit on how libraries began to be built up again. A real ah ha moment for me was the demand for books for POWs for so long after the war, but of course it took years for the camps to wind down. I was also interested to hear about the role the Red Cross played.
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