Neville Chamberlain, appeasment and the British road to war (New Frontiers in History) [Paperback]

Frank McDonough (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 8, 2010 | ISBN-10: 071904832X | ISBN-13: 978-0719048326

In this controversial re-evaluation of Neville Chamberlain and appeasement, Frank McDonough draws on a fascinating range of primary and secondary sources to make his case. He argues that Chamberlain believed a Second World War would be disastrous for Britain, and focussed all his energies to avoid it. In doing so, he used and abused the 'mood of his age', which favoured a collective international drive o preserve peace, and not nationally self-interested policy which Chamberlain followed. It was Hitler's entry into Prague in March 1939 which exposed appeasement as a fantasy and forced Chamberlain, under pressure from national opinion, to make a half-hearted and muddled attempt to stand up to the dictator. It was a task to which Chamberlain's flawed political judgement was even more ill-suited and which ultimately led to the outbreak of war in September 1939. The book differs from other studies of the subject by setting Chamberlain's actions within a wider chronological framework and by taking a fresh look at the underlying influences on the policy of appeasement within British society.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Manchester University Press (July 8, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 071904832X
• ISBN-13: 978-0719048326
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,357,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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