1. World War II and the Appeasement Theory
Highly controversial, this perspective asserts that the Munich agreement succeed in delaying a general European war in 1938 (Taylor, 1963). ... Taylor's suggestion to persevere with Chamberlain's appeasement, has been highly criticised, notably by Trevor-Roper (1961) and Cole (1968) who both agree that Taylor's view of history is "utterly erroneous:" 'Revisionist' historians - including Taylor - choose, censor and adapt the historical evidence singularly for verifying their own hypothesis (Trevor-Roper, 1961). ... Applying Taylor's suggestion could cons...
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