Nazi Book Burning & H.G. Wells: The Story Behind the Story
As dusk settled in Germany on May 10, 1933, university students across the nation threw their school books into bonfires and recited 'fire oaths' denouncing the un-German spirit of the literary works. H.G. Wells’ The Outline of History stoked the flames of indignation. But why did the Nazis so despise the British science fiction writer?
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Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
As dusk settled in Germany on May 10, 1933, university students across the nation flung their books into bonfires and recited fire oaths denouncing the un-German spirit of the literary works. H.G. Wells’ The Outline of History stoked the flames of indignation. But why did the Nazis so despise the author of The War of the Worlds?