http://airminded.org/2008/09/27/tuesday-27-september-1938/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:15:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://airminded.org/2008/09/27/tuesday-27-september-1938/comment-page-1/#comment-87406 Airminded · Post-blogging the Sudeten crisis: thoughts and conclusions Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:42:00 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=754#comment-87406 [...] the idea with Halifax even earlier. Churchill does appear in the press record from time to time, but his voice was only one among many, even among appeasement’s critics, and not the [...] [...] the idea with Halifax even earlier. Churchill does appear in the press record from time to time, but his voice was only one among many, even among appeasement’s critics, and not the [...]

]]> http://airminded.org/2008/09/27/tuesday-27-september-1938/comment-page-1/#comment-86016 Brett Holman Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:30:46 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=754#comment-86016 Yes, that's definitely part of it. But it's also that gas masks were deemed pretty effective too: cheap + effective = no brainer, really. And part of the argument for gas not being a big worry was precisely because it was relatively easy to guard against it, and British ARP was relatively sound in this area. Yes, that’s definitely part of it. But it’s also that gas masks were deemed pretty effective too: cheap + effective = no brainer, really. And part of the argument for gas not being a big worry was precisely because it was relatively easy to guard against it, and British ARP was relatively sound in this area.

]]> http://airminded.org/2008/09/27/tuesday-27-september-1938/comment-page-1/#comment-85932 Erik Lund Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:25:49 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=754#comment-85932 Now I get it. Gas masks are cheaper than bomb shelters. So distributing gas masks is an easy way to make a visible civil defence effort. Now I get it. Gas masks are cheaper than bomb shelters. So distributing gas masks is an easy way to make a visible civil defence effort.

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