The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict Dominique Valente When Viscount Bullivant and his

When Viscount Bullivant and his family are taken prisoner by the Russians

'One of the great fiction minds of his generation'

and trying to control her explosive temper - with varying levels of success

she paints a tiny yellow dot surrounded by swirling black

The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict Dominique Valente When Viscount Bullivant and his'Rich, authoritative and highly readable, Andrew Pettegree's tour de force will appeal to anyone for whom, whatever the circumstances, books are an abiding, indispensable part of life.' David Kynaston Chairman Mao was a librarian. Stalin was a published poet. Evelyn Waugh served as a commando before leaving to write Brideshead Revisited. Since the advent of modern warfare, books have all too often found themselves on the frontline. In The Book at War,