Appeasing Hitler: The Diplomacy of Sir Nevile Henderson, 1937-1939

by Peter Neville

This study of Sir Nevile Henderson is the first in the English language, and challenges the idea that Henderson was hopelessly pro-Nazi and failed to pass on British warnings to the Hitler government about its behavior. Henderson was sent to Berlin in 1937 to try to build bridges to the Nazi regime, and tried hard to do this. But he ultimately recognized that the Nazi government was "a gangster regime," while fighting to the last to preserve peace.

237 pages, Hardcover

First published September 20, 1999

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[Susan Ronald · Rating 3 out of 5]

An academically sound and interesting book but lacks the oomph that would draw the trade reader, in my opinion. It is hard to sympathise with Henderson, or to understand many of his actions. Nonetheless for any serious reader of the period, it is important reading.