The British were not trying to avoid a war. They were trying to foster one—between Germany and the Soviet Union. . The British were not trying to avoid a war. They were trying to foster one—between Germany and the Soviet Union. ..…
But we should not forget that Sept 1 was the last act of drama that started long before 1939, with British and French attempts to appease Nazi Germany, in the hope of directing Hitler against Soviet Union. ..…
In this view, Chamberlain’s previous policies offered the only hope of avoiding war, saving the British empire and perhaps preventing the postwar world’s domination by only two superpowers. . In April 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway. In May, Hitler launched the tremendous..…
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