Why England Slept"Why England Slept (1940) is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title is an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power.[1] Kennedy's book examines the failures of the British government to take steps to prevent World War II and its initial lack of response to Adolf Hitler's threats of war.Rather than castigating the popular appeasement policy that the British government then pursued, it is notable for taking the uncommon stance that if Great Britain had confronted Nazi Germany earlier it would have been far more disastrous for her than the delay caused by the appeasement policies of Chamberlain and other British leaders." --Wikipedia.org, "Why England Slept" |
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Page 101
... peace and economy , have very wrongly thought , and have been taught in that manner . I am glad to think there has been a great change of opinion and heart in this great mass of unin- structed opinion . Last year the Naval estimates ...
... peace and economy , have very wrongly thought , and have been taught in that manner . I am glad to think there has been a great change of opinion and heart in this great mass of unin- structed opinion . Last year the Naval estimates ...
Page 184
... peace , was also formulated on the realiza- tion that Britain's defense program , due to its tardi- ness in getting ... Peace in our time , " and " Peace with honor , " appeared to many in America extremely short - sighted , to say the ...
... peace , was also formulated on the realiza- tion that Britain's defense program , due to its tardi- ness in getting ... Peace in our time , " and " Peace with honor , " appeared to many in America extremely short - sighted , to say the ...
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... peace in our time . " Many people in Eng- land who had seen war almost upon them , and then had seen it recede , believed that war now would never come . Another miracle would prevent it . This feeling was strong in England during the ...
... peace in our time . " Many people in Eng- land who had seen war almost upon them , and then had seen it recede , believed that war now would never come . Another miracle would prevent it . This feeling was strong in England during the ...
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Certain Fundamental Beliefs | 3 |
Influence of the Financial Cri | 32 |
Influence of the General Dis | 41 |
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