Quote Originally Posted by LittleGrizzly View Post
Hmm, im not so sure, i have always felt chamberlain was made out to be far worse than he actually was, peace in our time was what everyone wanted, and so he delivered it, after the outbreak of war i assumed it would have been more strongly (in general population and political circles) felt that peace in our time was not possible and chamberlain would have seen this... the putting of winston into pm position shows the war mindset britian and parliment had got in to...

I have seen theorys that suggest peace in our time was a play for time, as at this point the uk economy was already gearing up for the war, i don't think chamberlain is the avoid war at all costs type of character he's made out to be...
It's true that his part in the Appeasement is often overstated; he was only continuing what his predecessor was doing and realized his mistake after the Chzechoslovakia debacle (less than two years after he took office)

Nevertheless, when confronted with the situation Churchill found himself in (France subjegated, a German attack by air and possibly sea imminent) I think Chamberlain would have accepted Hitler's proposals for an armstice. I don't know what his opinion on it was for a fact.