James Holland

But when Germany does then go and take over the whole of

Czechoslovakia in March 1939.

That's the bottom line.

That's the point where Chamberlain goes, okay, I've given him the benefit of the doubt.

No more benefits of the doubt.

That's it.

He's crossed the line.

And so you reinforce your agreement with Poland.

You do a formal agreement.

You go, okay, we will uphold your sovereignty.

If you are invaded, we will go to war with you.

If you are invaded, we will go to war with you. That is a ratcheting up of... diplomacy and politics in a very, very big way. And it is that decision to make a treaty with the Poles is not heeded by Hitler, but it's heeded by literally every one of his commanders. And it's also heeded by Goering, who is his number two and who is obviously the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe and is...

If you are invaded, we will go to war with you. That is a ratcheting up of... diplomacy and politics in a very, very big way. And it is that decision to make a treaty with the Poles is not heeded by Hitler, but it's heeded by literally every one of his commanders. And it's also heeded by Goering, who is his number two and who is obviously the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe and is...

If you are invaded, we will go to war with you. That is a ratcheting up of... diplomacy and politics in a very, very big way. And it is that decision to make a treaty with the Poles is not heeded by Hitler, but it's heeded by literally every one of his commanders. And it's also heeded by Goering, who is his number two and who is obviously the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe and is...

That is a ratcheting up of...

diplomacy and politics in a very, very big way.

And it is that decision to make a treaty with the Poles is not heeded by Hitler, but it's heeded by literally every one of his commanders.

And it's also heeded by Goering, who is his number two and who is obviously the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe and is...

president of Prussia and, you know, and all the rest of it.

president of Prussia and, you know, and all the rest of it. And, you know, is the second most senior Nazi. And, you know, he's going, this is a catastrophe. This is the last thing we want to be doing is going to war against Britain and indeed France.