Q: I am a high school International Baccalaureate (IB) student hoping to go into archiving and have a passion for Disney history. Recently, I was asked to write a 4,000-word essay on a topic of my choice and chose film propaganda in World War II. While researching, I found a rumor that Winston Churchill arranged a private screening of Victory Through Air Power for President Roosevelt at the Quebec Conference. Is this rumor true? This question has really been bothering me as I cannot find any solid data about it.
Kaitlyn, Phoenix, Arizona
A: This story is supposedly true, as reported by Albert Lasker who was an advertising executive and big supporter and colleague of Major Alexander de Seversky, who wrote the book Victory Through Air Power.
Dave Smith