[Homer_J_Simpson]

I wonder if Hitler may have “held back” from engaging the French and British in hopes that he could take over the rest of Europe and then sign new treaties with them later.

I just watched Part 2 of Wouk's "Winds of War" miniseries. In that portrayal Hitler was determined to launch Case Yellow (the invasion of France) early in November 1939. It was only the military and meteorological realities that caused it to be postponed 19 times until the spring.

[wagglebee]

That’s interesting. It doesn’t surprise me that Hitler thought that Chamberlain would renegotiate for peace, but I never understood how he thought Churchill would go for that.