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Information Hunters

Information Hunters

When Librarians, Soldiers, and Spies

Banded Together in World War II Europe

Kathy Peiss

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Peiss, Kathy Lee, author.

Title: Information hunters : when librarians, soldiers, and spies

banded together in World War II Europe / Kathy Peiss.

Other titles: When librarians, soldiers, and spies banded together in World War II Europe

Description: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020] |

Identifiers: LCCN 2019015762 | ISBN 9780190944612 (hardback) |

ISBN 9780190944636 (epub) | ISBN 9780190944629 (updf)

Subjects: LCSH: 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. | United States. Office of Strategic Services. |

Library of Congress Mission to Germany.

Classification: LCC D810. C8 P45 2020 | DDC 940.54/8673094—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019015762

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