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Neville Chamberlain

2/6/2022

Art's Historical License in Netflix's "The Edge of War"

by Yoav Tenembaum

The recent Netflix film's treatment of the Munich Accords reads backwards from the outcomes of Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy to argue, wrongly, that the Prime Minister's intent was to buy time for the British to rearm.

1/30/2022

Neville Chamberlain: Unsung Hero of WWII

by Luke Reader

A new Netflix film should prompt a reassessment of the legacy of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who arguably succeeded in saving Britain and the European opposition to Hitler through a two-pronged strategy that used appeasement to buy time for rearmament.

SOURCE: The Economist
1/24/2022

New Film "Munich" Offers Revised and (Somewhat) Sympathetic Portrait of Chamberlain

The film portrays Chamberlain as less weak-willed and more overconfident in his ability to secure peace.

7/12/2020

Eighty Years On, Chamberlain's Appeasement Policy is Still Debated

by Yoav J. Tenembaum

The evidence suggests that Neville Chamberlain was sincere in his desire but profoundly mistaken about his ability to keep Britain out of war with Germany.

SOURCE: New York Times
6/10/2019

Tim Bouverie's new book provides insight on Neville Chamberlain and the road to World War II

Appeasement: Chamberlain, Hitler, Churchill, and the Road to War finds Chamberlain to be a failed leader in a time of crisis.

1-24-16

Why Most Everyone Gets Munich Wrong

by John Kelly

Why it wasn’t relevant in Vietnam or Iraq, but might be if terrorists get a nuclear bomb.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
11-25-13

Obama as Chamberlain?

by Bret Stephens

Is this Obama's appeasement moment with Iran?

SOURCE: National Review
10-3-13

Munich, 75 Years Later

by Conrad Black

Yes, Chamberlain’s policy was wrong.

SOURCE: Slate
9-30-13

Neville Chamberlain Was Right

by Nick Baumann

Chamberlain did what we would expect any sane leader to do at Munich.