Is is conceivable that the Poles really didn't expect an immediate war, or were they just keeping their mouths shut publicly?
The Japanese tactic of slapping foreigners while it humiliated the foreigners probably was designed to increase the contempt for foreigners among the Japanese military. The reaction by a Japanese in the equivalent situation can only be imagined.
The US military was in great shape I see, if it was possible for Hitler to attack us first, he would have won the war.
I saw where Gen. Drum was in charge of the botched maneuvers. He was a protege of Pershing, and many (including Drum himself) thought that when war did come, Drum would command the combat forces in Europe. He had a very high opinion of himself. Unfortunately for him, he was stuck in old 1917 tactics, and would not have fared well in modern warfare. Fortunately for us, Gen. Marshall was wise enough to see it and Drum never held a major command.