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Chamberlain

Name: Chamberlain
Author: Graham Macklin
ISBN: 9781904950622

by Graham Macklin

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Overview

Chamberlain (Neville Chamberlain, 1869-1940, Prime Minister 1937-40) The majority in Britain hoped that a peaceful solution could be found for Germany's claims on areas of other countries with German populations, and Chamberlain was a willing spokesman for this policy of appeasement. With the agreement at Munich in 1938 he effectively abandoned Czechoslovakia, but immediately accelerated Britain's rearmament programme and the following year declared that Britain would defend Poland. This commitment led, in September 1939, to the start of World War II. He brought into his War Cabinet the leading opponent of appeasement, Winston Churchill. The failure of the campaign in Norway in April 1940 led to his resignation.

About the Author:
Graham Macklin is manager of the research service at the National Archives

Synopsis

Former British Prime Minister who will always be remembered for his appeasement policy towards Hitler.

About the Author, Graham Macklin

Dr Graham Macklin is the manager of the research service at the National Archives. His main academic interests were in British fascism; post-war fascism; and right-wing terrorism.