While Chamberlain was referring to Checkoslovakia as a "far away land about which we know little", and handing it over to Hitler, British toops were STATIONED IN SINGAPORE guarding the interests of the Empire.
British toops were STATIONED IN SINGAPORE guarding the interests of the Empire. Oh (be still dear heart!) the wonderful bits of news -- nay, history! -- one learns from one's intellectual betters here at FR!
And many thanks for the caps. Otherwise I may have missed you wisdom.
"While Chamberlain was referring to Checkoslovakia as a "far away land about which we know little", and handing it over to Hitler, British toops were STATIONED IN SINGAPORE guarding the interests of the Empire."
It is also worth to remember that the same British government did nothing when the USSR invaded Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. There was not a peep of complaint from the British when the USSR invaded the Eastern half of Poland in 1939, in accord with its deal with Hitler.