'Children’s Propaganda Games'

A fascinating guide to popular games produced by German, British and American companies before and during the war

In 1943 Corey Games brought out ‘Air Attack – Fighting Planes in Action’ showing American planes bombing an enemy city with huge explosions destroying a factory on the ground. The complex rules, which amounted to over 2,000 words, were printed on the back of the cover.

On the face of it, a book about children’s games is a very niche subject. Yet Childre…