{"product_id":"why-appeasement-failed-the-ignored-evidence-9781036135836","title":"Why Appeasement Failed: The Ignored Evidence","description":"In the years leading up to the Second World War, the world focussed heavily on Nazi Germany's growing military power, but few grasped the true danger of Adolf Hitler and his regime. \u003ci\u003eWhy Appeasement Failed\u003c\/i\u003e argues that the critical insight into Hitler's intentions was already available, yet largely ignored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author starts by examining the turbulent political climate of the 1930s, the tensions with Germany and the issues between the French and the British, as well as the Munich Conference and its successes and failures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing attention to the overlooked warnings in \u003ci\u003eMein Kampf\u003c\/i\u003e and several publications from the 1930s, this book reveals that these texts clearly outlined Hitler's vision for expansion and conquest long before it became a global reality. \u003ci\u003eMein Kampf\u003c\/i\u003e made sinister references to what Hitler called defective people, namely, both mentally and physically handicapped, and his racist obsession. He dwelled on the Party's philosophy, propaganda, and projected a unified pan-Germany based on military power -- evidence that should have sounded alarm bells but was dismissed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAttention that moves to an outstanding but neglected book published in Germany in 1937 written by an Australian academic investigating 1936 Germany. While appreciated by some, the findings were dismissed by Chamberlain. In places, this writer's almost prophetic forecasts read almost like a post-war analysis of the situation. He met most Nazi leaders, studied the political paramilitary, the German Army and attended a Nuremberg rally. Having studied German economics, he saw for himself the indoctrination of Nazism from the schools to Hitler Youth, to young men in the Labour Service all trained in military discipline. He observed that the public mind was controlled, and the laws changed to suit Nazism. Had political leaders paid closer attention to these early clues, they might have heeded Winston Churchill's urgent call to rearm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Appeasement Failed\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the missed opportunities to understand and counter the Nazi threat before it was too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036135836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208","brand":"Andrew Sangster Sangster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51894761619637,"sku":"9781036135836","price":33.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f6be9f2b-501a-47e9-8051-a4bc08fc0fda.jpg?v=1760491135","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-appeasement-failed-the-ignored-evidence-9781036135836","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}