{"product_id":"why-england-slept","title":"Why England Slept","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798350501667\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (US)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Maple Spring Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"England made many mistakes; she is paying heavily for them now. In studying the reasons\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhy England slept, let us try to profit by them and save ourselves her anguish.\"\u003c\/i\u003e John F. Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1938, British statesman and soon-to-be Prime Minister Winston Churchill published his book Arms and the Covenant. It was published three months later in the United States under the title \u003ci\u003eWhile England Slept; A Survey of World Affairs, 1932-1938.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhile England Slept,\u003c\/i\u003e Churchill emphasized England's lack of military readiness or a realistic plan to face the threat of Hitler and Nazi Germany's Anschluss, their territorial aggression and expansionism into the rest of Europe. He particularly targeted in his critique, the British government, led by the Conservative Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, directly leading to widespread public dissatisfaction over the Munich Agreement and England's dovish policy of \"appeasement.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1940, future President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, who was a senior at Harvard University, wrote his dissertation, criticizing Churchill's harsh blame of England's leaders, even drawing comparisons between England and the United States for its own similar lack of preparedness against the totalitarian Nazi regime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlluding to the title \u003ci\u003eWhile England Slept,\u003c\/i\u003e named his book, \u003ci\u003eWhy England Slept.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover all of this and more in this beautifully designed deluxe original classic 1940 edition of the work that includes the original foreword by Henry R. Luce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"To say that all the blame must rest on the shoulders of Neville\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41496272928901,"sku":"PR401885","price":78.7,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXQJN1I71GN.jpg?v=1768987509","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/why-england-slept","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}