Bestseller Print for Victory: Book Publishing in England 1939-45 – Valerie Holman

Print for Victory is the first in-depth study of the role of British publishing from 1939 to 1945, an aspect of World War II print culture that other books have not covered in any detail. Frequently thought of as a barren interlude between waves of Modernism stunted by war and austerity—with paper rationing playing a crucial role—this period in the business of literature was also marked by innovation in book design, changes in the patterns of trade, and the birth of a wave of readers both inside and outside…