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On 17th September 1938, in Munich, one of the most extraordinary meetings in history took place. Neville Chamberlain launched an extraordinary and unprecedented diplomatic coup. Boarding a plane, he set off to meet Adolf Hitler in a desperate attempt to prevent war over Czechoslovakia, following the Nazis’ territorial incursions into Czechoslovakia. Little did he know that Hitler was already planning to launch a full blown war on the first of October - just two weeks later. Chamberlain, in his own mind the man of the hour, boldly wrestling the fate of Europe back under control, left with the goodwill of the British public behind him. Arriving at the Berghoff, Hitler’s fabled eerie, the two men talked and debated for three hours. Finally, Hitler agreed not to precipitate military action while Chamberlain discussed the situation with his Cabinet. Ominously, both men were delighted by the turn of events. Upon returning home, Chamberlain declared himself convinced of Hitler’s reliability, despite knowing full well of the atrocities he had already committed. Finally, in September 1938, another totemic emergency meeting of the main European powers took place in Munich, and an agreement - the consequences of which would change the world - was reached. Chamberlain would return to Britain a hero, but given the war that would follow, should he instead have been cast as a traitor?

Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the Munich Agreement: one of the most discussed, and infamous diplomatic instances in history, which has forever since shaped the way that Western nations have addressed international affairs. Had Neville Chamberlain delayed war with Germany, or inevitably doomed Czechoslovakia and Poland to the ruthless ravages of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party?

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00:00 The novel idea of a summit
03:40 The flight
05:50 The first meeting
16:05 Hitler’s state of mind
16:40 The second meeting
23:45 Hitler’s speech to the Sportpalast
25:28 Sir Horace Wilson talks to Hitler
27:05 The mood in Britain
30:40 Mood in Germany
32:25 An emergency debate in the House of Commons
34:50 Goring enters the scene
36:35 The Italian ambassador talks to Hitler
37:30 The meeting in Munich
44:15 The piece of paper
45:20 Chamberlain gets a heroes reception
45:45 The news reaches Prague
48:28 The plot against Hitler fizzles out
49:35 Reaction in Eastern Europe
50:46 Britain begins to rearm
51:32 Hitler and the German people

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