Disney During World War II: How the Walt Disney Studio Contributed to Victory in the War by John Baxter. Disney Editions. (2014). First printing with complete number line from 1-10. ISBN-13: 978-1423180272. 10 1/4" x 10 1/4" ix, 182 pages Hardcover with dust jacket. DUST JACKET: Rubbing and wear to dj edges. Otherwise, no unusual folds or creases. No tears. No clips. No missing pieces. Not price-clipped with dj price of $40.00 US. BOOK: A heavy bump on the back cover edge near the spine. Also bumping to the bottom of the cover edges. An incidental streak of soiling on the bottom of the page block that must have occurred at the same time as the bumping. Otherwise, no previous owner markings. No tears, folds or creases to pages. Binding is tight with no looseness to pages. Not ex-library, not remaindered and not a facsimile reprint. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since 1978. KF07a
"Disney During World War II is the little known story of Disney's remarkable contributions to the Allied effort during the Second World War The book encompasses the full range of material created by the Disney studio during the war, including ground-breaking training and educational films for the military and defense industries, propaganda and war-themed shorts and features, home front poster art, and the stunning military unit insignia that provided those serving the in the armed forces with a morale-boosting reminder of home... The book makes it clear how deeply Walt invested himself in the cause by patriotically placing his studio at the disposal of Uncle Sam.... Replete with eye-catching period graphics, Disney During World War II showcases Walt Disney's largely unheralded sacrifices in the pursuit of Allied victory,...Disney During World War II shows the inner workings of a fantasy factory transformed almost overnight into a war plant where even the studio's stable of established characters were temporarily reinvented as warriors and team-oriented, patriotic American citizens." - A blurb on the dust jacket of this book.