Comments on: Monday, 3 October 1938 http://airminded.org/2008/10/03/monday-3-october-1938/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:40:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2008/10/03/monday-3-october-1938/#comment-86896 Brett Holman Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:03:55 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=852#comment-86896 Yes, the time was put to good use, in a number of areas (and as far as air defence and ARP were concerned, they got another extra year on top of that). But Germany wasn't resting on its laurels either ... Yes, the time was put to good use, in a number of areas (and as far as air defence and ARP were concerned, they got another extra year on top of that). But Germany wasn’t resting on its laurels either …

]]> By: Airminded · Wednesday, 5 October 1938 http://airminded.org/2008/10/03/monday-3-october-1938/#comment-86878 Airminded · Wednesday, 5 October 1938 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:40:22 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=852#comment-86878 [...] — these ones from the Daily Mail (p. 11) are only a couple of columns wide, where even a couple of days ago they were nearly the whole page across. The news today is serious enough: Inskip, the Minister for [...] [...] — these ones from the Daily Mail (p. 11) are only a couple of columns wide, where even a couple of days ago they were nearly the whole page across. The news today is serious enough: Inskip, the Minister for [...]

]]> By: CK http://airminded.org/2008/10/03/monday-3-october-1938/#comment-86871 CK Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:23:26 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=852#comment-86871 Quite true, Stevis. But they were critical months all the same. Don't wish to get into pointless circular debate about the merits of relative force size, but that time allowed the RAF and aircraft production facilities to get their acts together. The more I look at it, the more I think appeasement has gotten an unjustifiably bad rap. Quite true, Stevis. But they were critical months all the same.

Don’t wish to get into pointless circular debate about the merits of relative force size, but that time allowed the RAF and aircraft production facilities to get their acts together.

The more I look at it, the more I think appeasement has gotten an unjustifiably bad rap.

]]> By: Erik Lund http://airminded.org/2008/10/03/monday-3-october-1938/#comment-86648 Erik Lund Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:57:36 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=852#comment-86648 He'd have looked a great deal more prophetic if he'd callled war for the next campaigning season. He’d have looked a great deal more prophetic if he’d callled war for the next campaigning season.

]]> By: stevis http://airminded.org/2008/10/03/monday-3-october-1938/#comment-86614 stevis Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:58:35 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=852#comment-86614 Nicolson wasn't too far off there. Nicolson wasn’t too far off there.

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