{"product_id":"9781800814943","title":"The Book at War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePropaganda, pulp fiction, spies and censorship: the fascinating and action-packed story of books in wartime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Rich, authoritative, and highly readable ... [a] tour de force' David Kynaston\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChairman 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\n\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\n\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":"Readers Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42995102580851,"sku":"9781800814943","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/the-book-at-war.jpg?v=1744810452","url":"https:\/\/www.readerswarehouse.shop\/products\/9781800814943","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}