Reappraising the Munich Pact: Continental Perspectives

Up to now, scholars' treatment of the Munich pact focused on British policy—either moralistically criticizing the ill-advised diplomacy of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain or reassessing the British role in view of the limitations imposed by a fragile economy. Reappraising the Munich Pact brings the other players back onto the stage by examining German, French, and Soviet policies before, during, and after the pact.