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James Holland

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

But because he's out of the government, he doesn't have a window on exactly where Britain is at that particular time in a way that Chamberlain does. So I suppose what I'm saying is Chamberlain is better placed to make those decisions than

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

But because he's out of the government, he doesn't have a window on exactly where Britain is at that particular time in a way that Chamberlain does. So I suppose what I'm saying is Chamberlain is better placed to make those decisions than

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

But because he's out of the government, he doesn't have a window on exactly where Britain is at that particular time in a way that Chamberlain does. So I suppose what I'm saying is Chamberlain is better placed to make those decisions than

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

But because he's out of the government, he doesn't have a window on exactly where Britain is at that particular time in a way that Chamberlain does.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

So I suppose what I'm saying is Chamberlain is better placed to make those decisions than

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

than than churchill is which again doesn't mean that church the chamberlain is right and churchill is wrong it's just that's a massive pump to go to war in 1938 when you still don't have you know you've got a handful of spitfires you've got a handful of hurricanes you haven't got enough you know your air defense system isn't properly properly sorted at this point um your navy is strong but you know what's that going to look like i mean if you do go to war

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

than churchill is which again doesn't mean that church the chamberlain is right and churchill is wrong it's just that's a massive pump to go to war in 1938 when you still don't have you know you've got a handful of spitfires you've got a handful of hurricanes you haven't got enough you know your air defense system isn't properly properly sorted at this point um your navy is strong but you know what's that going to look like i mean if you do go to war

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

than churchill is which again doesn't mean that church the chamberlain is right and churchill is wrong it's just that's a massive pump to go to war in 1938 when you still don't have you know you've got a handful of spitfires you've got a handful of hurricanes you haven't got enough you know your air defense system isn't properly properly sorted at this point um your navy is strong but you know what's that going to look like i mean if you do go to war

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

than churchill is which again doesn't mean that church the chamberlain is right and churchill is wrong it's just that's a massive pump to go to war in 1938 when you still don't have you know you've got a handful of spitfires you've got a handful of hurricanes you haven't got enough you know your air defense system isn't properly properly sorted at this point um your navy is strong but you know what's that going to look like i mean if you do go to war

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

It's just, it's going to be accelerated industrialization for a year. So, you know, even if you go to war in 1938 over Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia will not be saved. You know, France and Britain will not be going and invading Germany. You know, that is absolutely not going to happen. So, sort of, what's the point?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

It's just, it's going to be accelerated industrialization for a year. So, you know, even if you go to war in 1938 over Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia will not be saved. You know, France and Britain will not be going and invading Germany. You know, that is absolutely not going to happen. So, sort of, what's the point?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

It's just, it's going to be accelerated industrialization for a year. So, you know, even if you go to war in 1938 over Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia will not be saved. You know, France and Britain will not be going and invading Germany. You know, that is absolutely not going to happen. So, sort of, what's the point?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

It's just, it's going to be accelerated industrialization for a year.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

So, you know, even if you go to war in 1938 over Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia will not be saved.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

You know, France and Britain will not be going and invading Germany.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

You know, that is absolutely not going to happen.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

So, sort of, what's the point?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

I mean, you know, if you're not going to do that, why didn't you accelerate your rearmament thereafter? Get your ducks in a row. and then you can consider it. I mean, after all, you know, even in September 1939, they don't really do anything. I mean, we talked about the kind of the Tsar offensive, which isn't really an offensive at all.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

I mean, you know, if you're not going to do that, why didn't you accelerate your rearmament thereafter? Get your ducks in a row. and then you can consider it. I mean, after all, you know, even in September 1939, they don't really do anything. I mean, we talked about the kind of the Tsar offensive, which isn't really an offensive at all.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

I mean, you know, if you're not going to do that, why didn't you accelerate your rearmament thereafter? Get your ducks in a row. and then you can consider it. I mean, after all, you know, even in September 1939, they don't really do anything. I mean, we talked about the kind of the Tsar offensive, which isn't really an offensive at all.