Information Hunters: When Librarians, Soldiers, and Spies Banded Together in World War II Europe edith wilson Marine Corps

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Information Hunters: When Librarians, Soldiers, and Spies Banded Together in World War II Europe edith wilson Marine CorpsBy Kathy Peiss Hardcover: 296 pages Product Description While armies have seized enemy records and rare texts as booty throughout history, it was only during World War II that an unlikely band of librarians, archivists, and scholars traveled abroad to collect books and documents to aid the military cause. Galvanized by the events of war into acquiring and preserving the written word, as well as providing critical information for intelligence purposes,