Depth Charged on 2nd September 1939

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by Captain Nemo

Chamberlain hated the thought of going to war with Germany again having lost a close relative during the Great War. However, even he realised eventually that Hitler could not be trusted no matter what agreements had been made and signed. The Munich agreement signed in 1938 (peace in our time) really sold Czechoslovakia down the river but it bought Britain more time to re-arm and be prepared for the war that would inevitably come.

Nemo

People like to label him an idiot for giving into Hitler when infact at the outbreak of the war we were as prepared as we could be. We were pushed onto the back foot by dunkirk and the loss of so much armaments etc but by the time of the first battle of Britain our factories were out producing Germany 2 fold. The German generals, admirals and chiefs of staff said the war came too early for them, before they had in place the technology and forces they wanted, but had they waited their enemies would have also been better equipped to repulse them. Quite a quandary, no?