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

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 and information in World War II Europe. An unlikely band of librarians, scholars, soldiers and spies went to Europe to collect books and documents to aid the Allies' cause. They travelled to neutral c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peiss, Kathy Lee (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
United States. > Office of Strategic Services.
Library of Congress Mission to Germany.
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.

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