A review by lainecid
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, The End of Civilization by Nicholson Baker

4.0

Really interesting take on history leading up to the start of WII. It took personal accounts, news reports and diaries from people all over the world to try and capture the mood, sentiment and struggle to head both towards and away from war. It's a really different format than most history books, with short paragraphs of related content and no chapters, just a chronological march towards the US's declaration of war. It seems especially pertinent now in the context of the anti-muslim sentiments and war-mongering that seems to be happening in many different areas.