The Book at War

The Book at War

Chairman 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.

In 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 conflicts of the modern age.

From 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


Auteur | Andrew Pettegree
Taal | Engels
Type | Digitaal luisterboek
Categorie | Vrije tijd & Hobby

bol logo

Kijk verder

Boekomslag voor ISBN: 9780857503275
Boekomslag voor ISBN: 9780753559734
Boekomslag voor ISBN: 9781643136936


Boekn ©