'The War of Words' Review: What News to the Front?

"The War of Words" by Molly Guptill Manning is a compact account of how American soldiers, sailors, and airmen received news during World War II. The book explores the efforts to sustain the morale of U.S. combatants and counter enemy propaganda through military-produced publications. It also covers topics such as the treatment of African-American and Japanese-American troops, the formation of the Women's Army Corps, and the differences in concerns between General Dwight Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur. The book highlights the power of publishing free words as a counterattack. [Extracted from the article]