In the 'biggest book giveaway in history' WWII soldiers received pocket-sized reads ^2.9%

STLPR - By Maureen Corrigan - 5/25/2026, 9:00 AM

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When I was growing up, many of the dads in my neighborhood had served in World War II. True to stereotype, none of them talked much about the war. Information came sideways. My best friend's dad, who'd been in the Air Force in China, taught us to how say "hot water" in Mandarin. Another dad, an Army vet, let slip that he'd burned his... more