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Books for the Army : The Army Library Service in the Second World War /

Jamieson, John

Books for the Army : The Army Library Service in the Second World War / John Jamieson. - 1 online resource

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables -- I. Army Reading and the Army Library Service -- II. Antecedents -- III. The Period of Expansion: The War Department Office -- IV. The Service Command Librarians -- V. Donated Books and Services -- VI. Post Service -- VII. Hospital Service -- VIII. Overseas Book Distribution -- IX. Book Distribution in the Pacific Theaters -- X. Book Distribution in the Eastern Theaters -- XI. The Overseas Magazine Set -- XII. Armed Services Editions -- XIII. Overseas Service: Puerto Rico to Saipan -- XIV. The European Theater -- XV. Censorship and the Soldier Voting Law -- XVI. The Western Pacific -- XVII. End of the War and Afterward -- XVIII. Conclusion -- Appendix: Expenditures for Reading Matter -- Notes to the Text -- Bibliography -- Index

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Describes the history of the Army Library Service from the passage of the Selective Service Act in 1940 to the effective conclusion of demobilization in the latter part of 1946.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780231905022 9780231879064

10.7312/jami90502 doi


LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General.