This was an damning critique of British foreign policy spanning the period of 1914 - 1945 and a thought provoking examination of how both world wars were truly unnecessary wars that could have been prevented - thus saving the lives of millions of people and preventing the destruction of the West's dominance in the world. As always with Mr. Buchanan's books, an engrossing read. it will really change the way you think about the two greatest wars of the 20th Century. It will also challege the public image of Winston Churchill - a man who deserves much of the blame for these wars. Highly recommended!

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Certainly a different view of the causes of WWI and WW2 than most of us Anglo-Americans have, if there was one theme throughout the book, it is of the jingoism of Winston Churchill (Buchanan isn't a fan, apparently), although Buchanan doesn't really accuse Churchill of intellectual dishonesty. I don't know if I'd accept Buchanan's characterization that Schuschnigg (Austira's leader) precipitated the Anchluss or that Benes embarrassed Hitler which led to the Sudetenland crisis. I keep thinking of the current crisis in Crimea/Ukraine and how Buchanan would view that.

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Outstanding! Pat really knows his Eupoean history. I learned more in this book than I did during my entire length of time in school. Great work.

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