Originally Posted by OldAg84

And I can see your point- but it doesn't matter if both militarys' situations we're clear or unclear, whether it was the perception or the reality; Chamberlain would likely have acted the same way. I guess, if you don't know for sure, the feeling of a threat is as good as a threat. Hence, "peace through airpower" during the Cold War.

I suspect the truth is somewhere in the middle. The truly interesting thing (which I'm afraid I'm NOT well read on) is the role WW1 and its' cost and repercussions played on how WW2 was approached and then developed both politically and militarily by all invloved.