POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Operation Sea Lion
2 Oct 2015
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Perception, misperception, and strategic aims: germany and britain. Britain relied more than ever on its colonies for economic strength. Its colonial holdings were being challenged by japan, italy and germany. War could be disastrous to the british empire; peace was desirable. Wwi had taken a huge toll on the demographic of young men, who would normally have just entered the work force and starting families. British pm chamberlain believed british ar power would deter germany (hughes) Germany had engaged in limited bombing of london during wwi. Shadow of the bomber influenced british strategic thinking through the 1920s and. British decision-makers thought their ability to impose economic sanctions on. But german decision-makers thought their growing military power gave them the edge. Germany"s conquest of eastern europe gave it access to oil and wheat. Germany wanted continental europe only; sought alliance or mutual understanding with britain throughout the 1930s. Germany didn"t think britain would adhere to defenses treaties with poland and france.
