While England Slept
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While England Slept is a 1938 non-fiction
book written by Winston Churchill
. It highlighted Great Britain's lack of military preparation to face the threat of Nazi Germany's expansion. It attacked the current policies of the British government, led by his fellow Conservative Neville Chamberlain
. It had the effect of galvanising many of his supporters, and built up public opposition to the Munich Agreement
.
John F. Kennedy
was inspired by the book's title when publishing his thesis, which he wrote during his senior year at Harvard University, and in which he examined the reasons for Britain's lack of preparation. Originally titled "Appeasement in Munich," it was titled "Why England Slept
" upon its 1940 publication.
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
book written by Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
. It highlighted Great Britain's lack of military preparation to face the threat of Nazi Germany's expansion. It attacked the current policies of the British government, led by his fellow Conservative Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
Arthur Neville Chamberlain FRS was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. Chamberlain is best known for his appeasement foreign policy, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding the...
. It had the effect of galvanising many of his supporters, and built up public opposition to the Munich Agreement
Munich Agreement
The Munich Pact was an agreement permitting the Nazi German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. The Sudetenland were areas along Czech borders, mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans. The agreement was negotiated at a conference held in Munich, Germany, among the major powers of Europe without...
.
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
was inspired by the book's title when publishing his thesis, which he wrote during his senior year at Harvard University, and in which he examined the reasons for Britain's lack of preparation. Originally titled "Appeasement in Munich," it was titled "Why England Slept
Why England Slept
Why England Slept is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy while in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title was an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power...
" upon its 1940 publication.