Books are not only supplying information. They are furnishing weapons for the successful prosecution of the war." Its familiarity to the general public was such that it could appear in a 1943 Bugs Bunny cartoon, Falling Hare, in which the title character reads "Victory Thru Hare Power". Filmmaker Walt Disney read the book, and felt that its message was so important that he would personally finance a partly-animated short, also called Victory Through Air Power, which was released in July 1943. Disney's purpose for creating the film was to promote Seversky's theories to government officials and the public. After seeing the film, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt decided that Seversky knew what he was talking about, changing the course of the war. References Notes Bibliography Bear, John. The #1 New York Times Best Seller: Intriguing Facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times Bestsellers Since the First List, 50 years ago. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992. Patton, Phil. "Dr. Strangelove’s Children." American Heritage, November 1998. Retrieved on November 5, 2006. Ross, Sherwood. "How the United States Reversed Its Policy on Bombing Civilians." The Humanist 65, 2005. Retrieved on November 2, 2006. External links Thoughts on Seversky's book Victory Through Air Power 1942 non-fiction books Aviation books Simon & Schuster books