Could the Second World War have been averted had Britain stood up to Hitler earlier? This meticulous reassessment reviews the UK’s foreign policy from Chamberlain’s appointment as Chancellor to the Munich Agreement and the declaration of war, compares his politics and personality with those of Churchill, and assesses the nation’s land, sea and air power as conflict loomed. Slightly off-mint.
Was Churchill correct when he claimed the Second World War could easily have been prevented if Chamberlain had not appeased Hitler? How far did Churchill and Chamberlain differ on defence and foreign policy? To what extent was Chamberlain responsible for military defeats in 1940? In this new account of appeasement, G. C. Peden addresses these questions and provides a comparative analysis of Chamberlain and Churchill's views on foreign policy and strategic priorities, explores what deterrence and appeasement meant in the military, economic and political context of the 1930s and where Chamberlain and Churchill agreed and disagreed on how best to deter Germany. Beginning in 1931 when Chamberlain became Chancellor of the Exchequer, this book explores the evolution of British policy towards Germany through to the Munich Agreement and its aftermath within the context of Britain's power to influence international affairs in the 1930s and of contemporary intelligence.
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