Dec 7, 2024 · In November 1940, Neville Chamberlain, the former PM of the United Kingdom, died of cancer following his resignation in favour of Winston Churchill earlier that same year. My question is what might have happened in the event of Chamberlain's death prior to the outbreak of the Second World War...

Jul 11, 2024 · The one thing that would have truly saved Chamberlain's reputation would be for Germany to stick to the Munich agreement. In that scenario, Chamberlain will look like a diplomatic and strategic genius who saved Europe from war. But that probably requires Hitler to die [1] soon after signing the Munich Agreement.

Jul 11, 2024 · Chamberlain stood down because of the failure in Norway, so a better showing there would maybe have helped. But then he'd be the man who lost France, while Churchill with his navy connections gets seen as the man who enabled Dunkirk and defied Germany. So it looks like we have to go back to...

Jul 11, 2024 · So as a student of History I think Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his government actually laid the ground work for eventual victory. Look at what changed in terms of equipment entering service dates and what changed. Then look at the research that changed the course of the war and when it started.

Jul 11, 2024 · So as a student of History I think Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his government actually laid the ground work for eventual victory. Look at what changed in terms of equipment entering service dates and what changed. Then look at the research that changed the course of the war and when it started.

Oct 25, 2008 · A logical Neville Chamberlain. Thread starter Mostlyharmless; Start date Oct 25, 2008; Oct 25, 2008 #1

Jul 11, 2024 · Chamberlain stepped down on 10 May 1940 on the first day of Fall Gelb. France hadn't fallen then! France hadn't fallen then! Either he needs the French to pursue an active advance into Germany, the only possible action that could save the Poles, or a smashing victory over the Germans in Norway.

Feb 25, 2014 · How would Neville Chamberlain be remembered if he had refused the Munich agreement and gone to war with Germany in 1938 Assuming that the result of the war is still defeat for the Germans. Feb 25, 2014

Nov 23, 2020 · Both Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler would be celebrated as peace makers by following generations. I could see both of them being nominated for a nobel peace prize (in Hitler’s case posthumously). Instead of Churchill, Chamberlain would be Britain’s most well regarded prime minister, while Hitler would be seen as a second Bismarck.

Nov 23, 2020 · Neville Chamberlain has gone down in history as the man who sat back and allowed Germany to rearm while Britain did nothing, the defining image is that of the piece of paper that guaranteed 'peace in our time.' This lack of preparation leads directly to Britain's losses in the first two years of the war.