A pile of books is topped by a special edition of Candide by Voltaire.

Armed Services Editions: A Footnote to D-Day

June 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy. As men fought their way through France, it was books like these that helped sustain them during wartime.

Samples of Armed Services Edition books available at the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives. The editions, given to U.S. soldiers during World War II, were collected and donated to UNLV by Beverly Rogers. (Photo by Aaron Mayes/UNLV Special Collections)

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