James Holland

But in 1938, Britain wasn't ready for war. Now, you can argue that Germany wasn't ready for war either. But Chamberlain was prime minister in a democracy, a parliamentary democracy, when 92% of the population were against going to war in 1938. There is not a single democratic leader in the world that would go against the wishes of 92% of the population.

But in 1938, Britain wasn't ready for war.

Now, you can argue that Germany wasn't ready for war either.

But Chamberlain was prime minister in a democracy, a parliamentary democracy, where 92% of the population were against going to war in 1938.

There is not a single democratic leader in the world that would go against the wishes of 92% of the population.

Now, you could say, well, he should have just argued it better and presented his case better and all the rest of it.

Now, you could say, well, he should have just argued it better and presented his case better and all the rest of it. But at that point, there was no legal obligation to go to the defense of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was another of these new nations that had been created out of 1919 and the Versailles Treaty. Who was to say we in Britain are able to judge the rights and wrongs of that?

Now, you could say, well, he should have just argued it better and presented his case better and all the rest of it. But at that point, there was no legal obligation to go to the defense of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was another of these new nations that had been created out of 1919 and the Versailles Treaty. Who was to say we in Britain are able to judge the rights and wrongs of that?

Now, you could say, well, he should have just argued it better and presented his case better and all the rest of it. But at that point, there was no legal obligation to go to the defense of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was another of these new nations that had been created out of 1919 and the Versailles Treaty. Who was to say we in Britain are able to judge the rights and wrongs of that?

But at that point, there was no legal obligation to go to the defense of Czechoslovakia.

Czechoslovakia was another of these new nations that had been created out of 1919 and the Versailles Treaty.

Who was to say we in Britain are able to judge the rights and wrongs of that?

How fantastic it would be to go to war with a nation a long way away for people whom we know very little, et cetera, et cetera.

how fantastic it would be to go to war with a nation a long way away for people whom we know very little, et cetera, et cetera. I'm paraphrasing his quote. But I'm not saying it was the right decision. I'm just saying I can see why in September 1938, he is prepared to give him the chance. Now, I do think he was a bit naive. And what he also does is a really interesting thing.

how fantastic it would be to go to war with a nation a long way away for people whom we know very little, et cetera, et cetera. I'm paraphrasing his quote. But I'm not saying it was the right decision. I'm just saying I can see why in September 1938, he is prepared to give him the chance. Now, I do think he was a bit naive. And what he also does is a really interesting thing.

how fantastic it would be to go to war with a nation a long way away for people whom we know very little, et cetera, et cetera. I'm paraphrasing his quote. But I'm not saying it was the right decision. I'm just saying I can see why in September 1938, he is prepared to give him the chance. Now, I do think he was a bit naive. And what he also does is a really interesting thing.

I'm paraphrasing his quote.

But I'm not saying it was the right decision.

I'm just saying I can see why

in september 1938 he is prepared to give him the chance now i do think he was a bit naive and it and what he also does this really interesting thing he goes over to hitler's flat completely ambushes him goes to his flat on the afternoon of 30th september and says to says to hitler look i've got this i've drawn up this this agreement here um and this is to continue the um