{"product_id":"9781800814943","title":"The Book at War : Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Pettegree, Andrew \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/08\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 480 pages, 16PP section colour,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781800814943,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Rich, authoritative, and highly readable ... [a] tour de force' David KynastonChairman 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Book at War, acclaimed historian Andrew Pettegree traces the surprising ways in which written culture - from travel guides and scientific papers to Biggles and Anne Frank - has shaped, and been shaped, by the vast conflicts of the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the American Civil War to the invasion of Ukraine, books, authors and readers have gone to war - and in the process become both deadly weapons and our most persuasive arguments for peace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43364721426476,"sku":"9781800814943","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781800814943.jpg?v=1716136050","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781800814943","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}