Information hunters : when librarians, soldiers, and spies banded together in World War II Europe /

'Information Hunters' examines the unprecedented American effort to acquire foreign publications & information in World War II Europe. An unlikely band of librarians, scholars, soldiers, & spies went to Europe to collect books & documents to aid the Allies' cause. They tra...

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Main Author:	Peiss, Kathy Lee (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Subjects:	United States. > Office of Strategic Services. Library of Congress Mission to Germany. Library of Congress Mission to Germany United States. > Office of Strategic Services World War, 1939-1945 > Confiscations and contributions > Europe. World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > United States. Books > Europe > History > 20th century. Intelligence service > United States > Information services. Acquisitions (Libraries) > United States > History > 20th century. Cultural property > Protection > Europe > History > 20th century. Librarians > United States > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Destruction and pillage > Europe. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Confiscations et contributions > Europe. Livres > Europe > Histoire > 20e siècle. Acquisitions (Bibliothèques) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Bibliothécaires > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Destruction et pillage > Europe. World War II. Military. History. Judaism. RELIGION. Acquisitions (Libraries) Books Confiscations Cultural property > Protection Destruction and pillage Librarians Military intelligence Europe United States 1900-1999 Electronic books. History
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by Peiss, Kathy Lee
Published 2020

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