I'm looking for a WW2 Documentary I saw some years ago. I've forgotten its name<Laugh>
All I remember was in an early episode it made the following points when making a defence of Neville Chamberlain....
"To the British all Hitler was doing was righting the wrongs of Versailles."
"PM Chamberlain knew the British people remembered the Great War and wanted to avoid another such war with Germany at all costs"
"Chamberlain knew Britain was not prepared to fight a war."
"Only Churchill was speaking out against Hitler and his regime and he was extremely unpopular in the 1930s."
"History proves Churchill correct, but without the benefit of hindsight what would you have done differently to Mr Chamberlain?"
I know it's not 'The World at War' nor is it WW2: The Complete History.
Can anyone help?
Help finding a WW2 Documentary?
posted on 9/1/19
So you can’t remember the title but you do recall a 100 word quote ?
Was it on BBC?
posted on 9/1/19
So you can’t remember the title but you do recall a 100 word quote ?
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posted on 9/1/19
Maybe "World War II in Colour" is worth a go Flash. Often on the History Channel etc.
Good Luck!!
posted on 10/1/19
Of course Britain didn't want a war, who did ? Apart from Hitler that is .
Writing the wrongs of Versailles would have only given him Alsace/Lorraine, a small bit of Poland and possibly the Sudetenland but Hitler wanted a bigger living room so decided to lay his beach towel down all across Europe. Boy didn't he start a trend.
posted on 10/1/19
Found it
And it was the question that got me looking at Chamberlain in a different light
I did follow the ‘popular view’ of him regarding the appeasing. But I’m not sure (in his position) I’d have done much differently to him without the benefit of hindsight we currently have.
Does that mean I’m prepared to look at Haig in a different light? Probably not
posted on 10/1/19
Whats the facking name then ???
posted on 10/1/19
comment by The Noble Lord Flash (U8334)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Found it
And it was the question that got me looking at Chamberlain in a different light
I did follow the ‘popular view’ of him regarding the appeasing. But I’m not sure (in his position) I’d have done much differently to him without the benefit of hindsight we currently have.
Does that mean I’m prepared to look at Haig in a different light? Probably not
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Not my personal opinion but many people give Nevile the credit for giving us TIME to prepare for a war. Maye he was clever or maybe he just got lucky.
posted on 10/1/19
comment by puffinthebushkangaroo (U1950)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by The Noble Lord Flash (U8334)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Found it
And it was the question that got me looking at Chamberlain in a different light
I did follow the ‘popular view’ of him regarding the appeasing. But I’m not sure (in his position) I’d have done much differently to him without the benefit of hindsight we currently have.
Does that mean I’m prepared to look at Haig in a different light? Probably not
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Not my personal opinion but many people give Nevile the credit for giving us TIME to prepare for a war. Maye he was clever or maybe he just got lucky.
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There is that view; and there’s also a view supported by a mate of mine that we should have attacked Germany from the west instead of trying to fight a defensive war.
My mate believes it would have provided much needed relief to Poland plus the Germans were more suited to an attacking war and whilst they were elsewhere the allies missed a chance to end the war almost at the beginning.
posted on 10/1/19
comment by puffinthebushkangaroo (U1950)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by The Noble Lord Flash (U8334)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Found it
And it was the question that got me looking at Chamberlain in a different light
I did follow the ‘popular view’ of him regarding the appeasing. But I’m not sure (in his position) I’d have done much differently to him without the benefit of hindsight we currently have.
Does that mean I’m prepared to look at Haig in a different light? Probably not
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Not my personal opinion but many people give Nevile the credit for giving us TIME to prepare for a war. Maye he was clever or maybe he just got lucky.
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Or maybe he just had no balls. I know its just a film but in the recent "Darkest Hour" film he was portrayed as someone who wanted to surrender and sue for peace once France had fallen and did his best to undermine Churchill's resolve in Parliament.
posted on 10/1/19
comment by Chelsea_since_summer_1969 ✯ (U1561)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
comment by puffinthebushkangaroo (U1950)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by The Noble Lord Flash (U8334)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Found it
And it was the question that got me looking at Chamberlain in a different light
I did follow the ‘popular view’ of him regarding the appeasing. But I’m not sure (in his position) I’d have done much differently to him without the benefit of hindsight we currently have.
Does that mean I’m prepared to look at Haig in a different light? Probably not
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Not my personal opinion but many people give Nevile the credit for giving us TIME to prepare for a war. Maye he was clever or maybe he just got lucky.
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Or maybe he just had no balls. I know its just a film but in the recent "Darkest Hour" film he was portrayed as someone who wanted to surrender and sue for peace once France had fallen and did his best to undermine Churchill's resolve in Parliament.
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I knew Halifax was plotting and he wanted to sue for peace. I always believed he wanted to be PM but wanted to be put in the position by the people and was too scared to take the job just by succeeding either Chamberlain or Churchill.
As soon as Churchill got the support he required in the House he reversed his 'keep your friends close but your enemies closer' policy and basically got him out of the way
To be honest Churchill wasn't a great PM. Not for the usual requirements of the job, but he was what we needed at the time.