Neville Chamberlain

Everything you need to know about Neville Chamberlain

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Adolf Hitler photographed with British politician Henry Vane-Tempest Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry (left) and Joachim von Ribbentrop (right), minister of foreign affairs of Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945. (Photo litzy ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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A portrait of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler

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A portrait of prime minister Lord Frederick North. His government was the first to be brought down by a vote of no confidence, in 1782. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Neville Chamberlain holds aloft the famous piece of paper at Heston aerodrome on 30 September 1938. (Picture by Alamy)

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Adolf Hitler watches German troops march in central Poland

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Historical novelist Robert Harris, whose latest book 'Munich' explores the events at the 1938 Munich Conference. (Alamy)

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Neville Chamberlain is underestimated, argues author Robert Harris

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Q&A: What was written on Neville Chamberlain’s piece of paper?