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1 - Churchill, Chamberlain and Historians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2022

G. C. Peden
G. C. Peden
Affiliation:
University of Stirling
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A review of the literature on appeasement shows how historians have been unable to reach a consensus even when using much the same sources. Revisionists have challenged Churchill’s account of the 1930s, but anti-revisionists have tended to be even more critical of Chamberlain than Churchill was. Reasons why historians differ include ambiguity in the use of the term ‘appeasement’; lack of clarity about the other half of Chamberlain’s policy, deterrence; uncertainty about counterfactuals; reproduction of rival departmental viewpoints preserved in the archives; and differing perspectives of historians reflecting influences during their training.

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Churchillian HistoryRevisionistsAnti-revisionistsUncertainty
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Churchill, Chamberlain and Appeasement , pp. 3 - 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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