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Originally Posted by CCIP
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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
He made the right decision allright because to sign a deal with Hitler was to lose ones empire anyway.
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Well, I do believe one of stipulations of Hitler's proposals, especially as things drew into 1941, was that he WOULD let Britain keep their empire, as long as he could have his way.
I'm sure noone would argue that Churchill and the British people did anything but good thing for the world - but perhaps not for themselves in the 'realpolitik' sense. I never did believe that an invasion of Britain, let alone a conquest of the empire, was something Hitler would really be able to do. |
I don't think they would ever have made any other decision. I cannot imagine the pride of the English allowing for Hitler to call the shots. Can you imagine the English taking orders from another country? I can't. The have far to rich a history to fade into history (exactly what would happen) like that.
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