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A bit of a different thing going on this week.

You've been immature and you've lied.

And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me.

I was trying to manipulate you.

Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.

I know, I'd be like, are you joking?

I don't know.

I guess you'd have to ask.

Someone that has sex.

Someone that has sex.

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Welcome to the History Extra podcast.

Fascinating historical conversations from BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.

Throughout time, both authors and their readers have gone to war. In that process, the written word has become both a

deadly weapon and a glimmer of peace and hope, from Ian Fleming's adventure-packed James Bond novels

to the furious printing efforts behind Mind Kampf. Speaking to Emily Briffitt, Andrew Pettigree

traces the surprising and sometimes sinister ways in which the written word has shaped and been shaped by the complex of the last few centuries.

Thank you so much for joining us on the podcast.

Well, it's a real pleasure to be back with you.

So you've just written a new book called The Book at War and it's all about readership, books, libraries in the time of conflict.

So just to set us up a little bit, can you just tell us what sort of time period are we talking about here?

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