At 14:18 13 January 2006, Pb wrote:

And perhaps you are conveniently forgetting the fact
that Neville
Chamberlain agreed to allow Hitler to occupy the 'Sudetenland'
despite a
previous treaty with Czechoslovakia, foolishly declaring
that he just
obtained 100 years of peace for Europe.

Actually a subtle ploy to buy more time to develop
the Spitfire and the Hurricane fighter planes and to
rearm, so that we could fight off the Germans!

Derek Copeland