James Holland
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But at the time, you know, with people kind of digging trenches in Hyde Park in central London and barrage balloons going up over London and, you know, children being evacuated from the cities and 92% of the population not wanting to go to war, you can see why he takes the course he does.
I suppose that's what I'm saying.
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right decision, but I think it's an understandable decision.
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right decision, but I think it's an understandable decision.
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right decision, but I think it's an understandable decision.
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right decision, but I think it's an understandable decision.
Yes, I think that's true.
Yes, I think that's true. But also one has to take a step back and think about what Britain represents, so therefore what Chamberlain represents in 1938. Britain has the largest empire the world has ever known in 1938. We shouldn't forget that. The world is pink, as the saying goes. And that saying comes from the kind of atlas of the world where all British territories are kind of colored pink.
Yes, I think that's true. But also one has to take a step back and think about what Britain represents, so therefore what Chamberlain represents in 1938. Britain has the largest empire the world has ever known in 1938. We shouldn't forget that. The world is pink, as the saying goes. And that saying comes from the kind of atlas of the world where all British territories are kind of colored pink.
Yes, I think that's true. But also one has to take a step back and think about what Britain represents, so therefore what Chamberlain represents in 1938. Britain has the largest empire the world has ever known in 1938. We shouldn't forget that. The world is pink, as the saying goes. And that saying comes from the kind of atlas of the world where all British territories are kind of colored pink.
But also one has to take a step back and think about what Britain represents, so therefore what Chamberlain represents in 1938.
Britain has the largest empire the world has ever known in 1938.
We shouldn't forget that.
The world is pink, as the saying goes.
And that saying comes from the kind of atlas of the world where all British territories are kind of colored pink.
And on top of that, it has lots of extra imperial powers. territories as well. So if you look at this, there's this incredible map of global shipping in 1937. And there's these little ant lines of ships going out. And one of the strongest ant lines is going down to Argentina and South America from Britain. So down past West Africa and down the Southern Atlantic, and there it is.
And on top of that, it has lots of extra imperial powers. territories as well. So if you look at this, there's this incredible map of global shipping in 1937. And there's these little ant lines of ships going out. And one of the strongest ant lines is going down to Argentina and South America from Britain. So down past West Africa and down the Southern Atlantic, and there it is.
And on top of that, it has lots of extra imperial powers. territories as well. So if you look at this, there's this incredible map of global shipping in 1937. And there's these little ant lines of ships going out. And one of the strongest ant lines is going down to Argentina and South America from Britain. So down past West Africa and down the Southern Atlantic, and there it is.
And on top of that, it has lots of extra imperial territories.
territories as well.