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Why England Slept (1940) is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title alludes to Winston Churchill 's 1938 book Arms and the Covenant, published in the United States as While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power. [1]
- John F. Kennedy
- 1940
5 de mar. de 2020 · In Why England Slept, the author discusses democracy versus dictatorship, the psychology of a nation's people, defense expenditures, disarmament and rearmament, appeasement, pacifism, the role of capitalism in England's unpreparedness, and the penalty of Munich--among other things.
14 de nov. de 2016 · A rare book by the future president that criticized Churchill's analysis of the UK's lack of preparation for WWII. Published in 1940, it is a historical critique of England's military and political situation before the war.
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- John F. Kennedy
- $25.95
- Ishi Press
In Why England Slept, the author discusses democracy versus dictatorship, the psychology of a nation's people, defense expenditures, disarmament and rearmament, appeasement, pacifism, the...
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- W. Funk, 1961
- 2, reprint
- Why England Slept
A book by the former American president that analyzes the British failure to prepare for the Nazi threat before World War II. It also explores the challenges of democracy...
- John F. Kennedy
- reprint
- Stephen C. Schlesinger
- Why England Slept
In 1940, while acting as secretary to his ambassador father in London, he wrote Why England Slept, an interpretation of England's failure to recognize the danger of the...
This web page contains a digital copy of John F. Kennedy's senior thesis on British appeasement policy toward Nazi Germany, published as Why England Slept in 1940. The web page also provides information on the folder, series, and copyright of the document.
