{"product_id":"9781800814943","title":"The Book at War : Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Pettegree, Andrew \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLiterary studies: general\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 August 2024 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 480 pages, 16PP section colourb\u0026amp;w integrated images\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 32 | 398g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46437347590384,"sku":"9781800814943","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781800814943.jpg?v=1722706289","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781800814943","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}