Oxford University Press · New release
A Librarian's War
The Man Who Fought World War II with Books and Brought the Joy of Reading to Millions
Oxford University Press · Military History
Released September 29, 2026 · ISBN 9780197861240
About the book
Molly Guptill Manning's biography of Ray Trautman, the Army's chief librarian in World War II, who oversaw the distribution of nearly half a billion books and magazines to the troops.
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