Historic Highlights: Victory Book Campaign brought reading to WWII troops

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Historic Highlights: Victory Book Campaign brought reading to WWII troops

Men and women in service have many needs, including recreation and education. For thousands of American troops in World War II, the Victory Book Campaign covered both.Though forgotten today, the campaign was a wildly successful national program to collect and distribute reading material to the armed forces.Millions of books, including many from Illinois, were enjoyed by the troops, providing a welcome respite from the drudgery and stress of dail…