Hitler, Chamberlain and Appeasement (Cambridge Perspectives in History)

This is an excellent background book for A level and Undergraduate students. It offers a clear concise and balanced view of the Appeasement argument. Frank McDonough has a very readable style,( it took me less than 2 hours to read it) making it attractive to students. There is an excellent section at the end detailing the views of opposing historians, that provides a good basis for further more detailed reading and research.At only 92 pages this book obviously does not pretend to be a detailed academic work, and I would hesitate to quote from it in an essay. However as a starting point for further study it is very, very good.

I purchased this book when I was studying History at A-Level, and alongside the other book's I purchased on Appeasement, this book is a great source of information.Various sources, quotes, outlining the different Historical interpretation and also contains a few exam question's.Overall, a fantasic little book that is very useful at A-Level, and even Degree Level.

A clear, concise & objective view of events leading up to the Munich Agreement and subsequent outbreak of WW2. There is economy of detail, but sufficient to provide a cohesive text, chronologically summarising the relevant points under appropriate headings, which manage to maintain the flow (ish). (This style is worth using more often, not just in students study resources, it would clarify text for both writer & reader beautifully).Additionally, contemporary document extracts relating to each chapter, enlighten, regarding content, language & style. Repetition may arise because this is a study tool?The why? of Chamberlain's (C) adoption of the policy & philosophy of appeasement is the principal focus of the book, set within the context of the personalities & politics of that time. That context is further illuminated by (very successfully) the final chapter "The historical debate", which reviews past & current analysis of the C, appeasement & Hitler dynamic. The shifting sands regarding attitudes to C, are fascinating.Outcome: I wanted to punch the ghost of the C on the nose (if that's possible), rather than appease him.P.S. The name of C's admiralty negotiator, p69 must be in the Guiness Book of Records, perhaps not given certain football fan's offspring.,

This book is well written, readable and easily understood. It is a valuable resource for anyone studying the lead up to, and causes of, the second world war. Will also be valuable as a revision resource because of its useful layout.

Just what was needed for a project an appeasement. Clearly been used but the highlighted notes will be useful.

10/10 could not put it down the romance between Hitler and Chamberlain was unexpected

Great

for a level students studying this period of time this book is a god send! it covers all the major ideas and facts about hitler, chamberlain and the policy of appeasment. this book contains a excellent conclusion on hitler and his policies and neville chamberlains pursuit of appeasement. the section on post-war, revisonist and post-revisionist on appeasment is excellent for students studying appeasement as it fully analyses why people criticised the policy and why the men who purused the policy were seen as the'guilty men'. an excellent, really accessible book for this period of history