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- How WWII Soldiers Rescued The Great Gatsby - Martha Hall Kelly
It chronicles the creation of the Armed Services Editions (or ASEs), which were the bestselling titles of the day, reprinted in pocket-size editions that soldiers could fit in their backpacks The goal was to make sure every member of the American military had access to books while in service
- How Books Designed for Soldiers’ Pockets Changed Publishing Forever
In early June, 1944, tens of thousands of American troops prepared to storm the beaches of Normandy, France As they lined up to board the invasion barges, each was issued something less practical
- WWII By The Books: The Pocket-Size Editions That Kept Soldiers Reading
Guptill Manning's new book, When Books Went to War, is a history of these paperbacks, known as Armed Services Editions
- How 155,000 copies of ‘The Great Gatsby’ were pivotal for World War II . . .
During the war, the United States government came up with a program in which they shipped out pocket-sized versions of books for soldiers to read in their downtime "The Great Gatsby" was one
- The Not-So-Great Gatsby | Bibliomania - Library of Congress Blogs
The novel’s astounding second wind is attributed to its inclusion in the Armed Services Editions, which were pocket-sized, unabridged paperback books printed for U S Servicemembers to read during World War II
- University of Virginia Library Online Exhibits | Books Go to War: The . . .
The paperback industry was just getting off the ground before the war, first with Penguin Books in England and then with Pocket Books in America That such a massive operation had been pulled off helped deepen publishers' faith in the possibilities of mass-market paperback publishing
- Armed Services Edition of “The Great Gatsby. ” These editions were were . . .
Armed Services Edition of “The Great Gatsby ” These editions were were small, compact, paperback books printed by the Council on Books in Wartime for distribution within the American military during World War II
- Armed Services Editions • Stay Curious · Chris Wolak
Armed Services Editions were pocket-sized editions of literary works distributed to service members during World War II There was a book written about them that has been on my TBR list for way too long: When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win WWII (2015) by Molly Guptill Manning
- The wildly popular WWII program that gave our soldiers books . . . - Medium
The Great Gatsby, greeted as a dud upon its 1925 release, enjoyed a print run of 155,000 copies in the Armed Services Editions, and its happy readership helped greatly to lift it from obscurity
- How WWII Soldiers Rescued The Great Gatsby
It chronicles the creation of the Armed Services Editions (or ASEs), which were the bestselling titles of the day, reprinted in pocket-size editions that soldiers could fit in their backpacks The goal was to make sure every member of the American military had access to books while in service
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