The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler

How six conservative media moguls hindered America and Britain from entering World War II

“A damning indictment. . . . The parallels with today’s right-wing media, on both sides of the Atlantic, are unavoidable.”—Matthew Pressman, Washington Post

“A first-rate work of history.”—Ben Yagoda, Wall Street Journal

As World War II approached, the six most powerful media moguls in America and Britain tried to pressure their countries to ignore the fascist threat. The media empires of Robert McCor...