Disney During World War II: How the Walt Disney Studio Contributed to Victory in the War (Disney Editions Deluxe) Hardcover – November 11, 2014

This book is great. Years ago, another book on this topic was published; "DISNEY DOND DOG TAGS". This book is not a reprint. One should consider the earlier work as an introductory volume for this, a much more detailed work on the efforts and contributions of Walt Disney and his studio staff to help the war effort. Many people have often made in complimentary comments about Mr. Disney and the vast profits he made from creating fantasy play land parks and producing movies to brainwash children and adults alike. Mr. Disney has also been derided as an anti-Semitic individual. Perhaps he was...all or some of these things, but above all he was an American, ant the efforts he put into the tasks of wartime training films as well as entertainment pieces of a pro-Allied nature are the well covered topic here. Despite being an astute judge of what the people wanted to see, he was a businessman...but for all his WWII activities, he barely broke even in recouping his costs, yet his studio was soon able to rise to fill the entertainment demands the baby boomers...much of his marketing sense was sharpened by his dealings with the agencies that utilized his studios and talented employees! This story is told in an excellent read that is well illustrated, as would be expected. The illustrations give me a gripe with this publication, and that in the use of a henna color ink for illustration captions....hard to read at times. If you're a WWII type, or a Disney junkie, this book is for you. Quality of printing process is top notch. Amazon delivery was perfect, as usual.You'll like this book. There's a lot of insider stuff too. Interesting stuff. Disney was the pioneer in the format of educational films we saw in school in the fifties...long before the age of video tape! Some funny stuff surprises you....an Admiral criticized a Disney military instructional film that featured Donald Duck....he felt Clark Gable would have gotten more audience attention....in all honesty, Walt Disney responded that he considered Donald Duck the equivalent of Clark Gable!

This book is never available on the secondary market for less than $200. I don't know who was selling it, but I scored it for $50. Sealed in mint condition. Fantastic find!

This gorgeously illustrated and eye-opening book reveals the little-known role that the Disney Studios played in the Allied victory in World War II. Almost every single page in the book contains a fascinating photo illustrating Disney's war effort: from a poster about propaganda featuring Donald Duck, to fascinating storyboards for the controversial film, "The New Spirit", to a film short about Hitler directed by a Goofy specialist, to vivid poster art for anti-Nazi short "Chicken Little 1942". Also included is art from short films made to entertain the soldiers, such as "The Army Mascot of 1942", which featured Pluto (there's a great picture of Pluto feeling the effects of swallowing a wad of army tobacco). With fabulous titles such as "Sky Trooper", "Donald's Tire Trouble", and "Private Pluto", the material about these movies offers a fascinating peek into the psychology of the war effort. Baxter includes an amazing chapter on Disney's collaboration with Roald Dahl (the genius author behind Willy Wonka, and other children's classics). Written with a masterful grasp of his subject, this is a wonderful book for any Disney fan, as well as history and World War II buffs.

My adult is a Disney buff and collector. He had not seen this advertised anywhere. I was so glad I could get this for Christmas without his having to know it in advance and/or purchase it for himself. I was an elementary school child when Pearl Harbor was bombed and all through WWII. Thank you for preserving this mothers or grandmothers' item.

It is a nice book, full of interesting stories about the way the Walt Disney Studios did help with raising morale of the US military and civilians in World War II. I have bought this book expecting to find some information on military unit badges that were designed at the Studios: there is a chapter devoted to it but alas there was no coverage about the use of the Walt Disney character "Joe Carioca" in Brazil, which was adopted by at least two Brazilian AF units in wartime and another post-war, derived from that character. The book has a great looking cover and is thoroughly recommended for a nice reading on the subject.

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Don't be misled by the cover, this is not primarily about graphics. It's really more of a history book. Informative it may be, but it's hardly "beautifully illustrated," as one reviewer claims. The emphasis instead is on written copy, with reproduced artwork relegated to the backseat. If that's your cup of tea, fine - you came to the right place. Stick with DISNEY DONS DOGTAGS if you're looking for a more thorough visual representation of vintage WWII-era cartoon art from the Disney Studio.

I thought it could be better. Some new pictures of Disney war insignia (very few) and nothing more. For those who already have Richard Shale book and Disney Dons Dog Tales by Walton Rawls, this book does not offer more. There is a good and new story board of Gremlins, and some good and new preliminary sketches of Propaganda shorts, never made.

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Me gustó el libro, el contenido es muy interesante.Tenía tiempo tratando de conseguir el libro,y finalmente lo encontré en línea.Gracias

Wow, nice book, love the pictures and reading very cool and a lot of great history.

Bom livro para conhecer um pouco de uma face pouco divulgada da 2ª Guerra.O fato do livro ser Disney "oficial" limita um pouco o escopo da obra, visto que trata quase que exclusivamente de fatos relacionados aos estúdios Disney: a referência a outros estúdios e outras produções é rara, e sempre circunstancial.Interessante que boa parte dos vídeos são encontrados no Youtube, o que permite ler sobre eles e depois conferir.

beau livre dommage qu il n y a est pas plus sur les insignes WW2 , mais une très bonne base a compléter avec d autre