Appeasement in Crisis : From Munich to Prague, October 1938–March 1939

After Munich, the British Government expressed readiness to defend what remained of Czechoslovakia.

Six months later, Hitler ignored the warning and initiated its conquest and partition; he faced only verbal condemnation.

Yet, a fortnight later, Chamberlain's Cabinet tried and failed to protect Poland by a similar 'guarantee'.

Their deliberations show how and why they had so miscalculated.