15 DEC 2021 · It seemed clear that nobody wanted to force the government in Prague to accept the Godesberg Memorandum and its demands, and war loomed on the horizon.

13 DEC 2021 · Chamberlain would triumphantly arrive at Bad Godesberg with the agreements from Prague in hand, the Munich Crisis was now over....and then it absolutely was not.

2 DEC 2021 · ...because we were left alone.

24 NOV 2021 · One of the major events leading up to the Munich agreement was a series of two personal conversations between the British Prime Minister Nivelle Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler. The original idea for these conversations originated in London during conversations that would occur in late August

22 NOV 2021 · After the events of May and the phantom invasion and Czechoslovakian mobilization, the overall vibe in the area was tense. It also had a real effect on many governmental ministers all over Europe as for the first time in 20 years they had been pushed to what felt like the brink of a European wide war.

10 NOV 2021 · In May 1938 a rumor would begin circulating, based on intelligence gathered by Czechoslovak and British sources, that Germany was about to launch an invasion.

27 OCT 2021 · On September 30, 1938 one of the more controversial events of the interwar period would occur. But first, some background.

20 OCT 2021 · We have talked about the Maginot Line and rearmament, now it is time to look at what the French army was planning to do.

13 OCT 2021 · If France wanted to compete militarily with the growing power of Germany, it was going to have to start a serious effort to rearm itself. Email: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.com Twitter: WorldWar2Pod Website: historyofthesecondworldwar.com

10 OCT 2021 · Usually these interviews start with a topic and go from there, but in this case I was joined by Dr. Alexander Clarke for a wide ranging discussion on naval history. We talked about the Royal Navy, the perception of its preparations for war, the role that naval aviation played in naval planning during the interwar years, Dr. Clarke's upcoming book on British destroyers, and several other topics. You can find Dr. Clarke's upcoming book Tribals, Battles and Darings: The Genesis of the Modern Destroyer at: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tribals-Battles-Darings/p/18442 https://www.usni.org/press/books/tribals-battles-and-darings You can find far more Dr. Clarke over at: http://twitter.com/AC_NavalHistory http://youtube.com/DrAlexanderClarke