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Molly Guptill Manning: When Books Went to War
February 28 • 4:00 pm
Free
During World War II, while Nazis were banning books and issuing rampant propaganda, the U.S. countered by sending millions of books to American troops in the field. These pocket-sized paperbacks, as well as petite issues of domestic newspapers and miniature “overseas” editions of popular magazines– the “Armed Services Editions”–not only provided a pastime for soldiers, but served as reminders of our fight for democracy.
Professor Molly Guptill Manning, author of “When Books Went to War” and curator of “The Best-Read Army in the World,” recently on display at The Grolier Club, joins the Friends of PUL on Wednesday. Feb. 28 to discuss the fascinating story of these books and her research and collection of over 900 volumes of “Armed Services Editions.”
Current Friends of Puniversity Library members are invited to attend in person. Registration is required.
The presentation will also be available by Zoom for non-members.
Princeton Senior Resource Center, 101 Poor Farm Road, Princeton, NJ 08540