Britain's Preparation for War 1938-1939

Some preparations for war had begun by 1938 and continued into early 1939. Britain was in a better position to fight a war by the autumn of 1939 than it had been during the Munich Crisis (1938), which could be seen as an advantage of appeasement. By the time Britain declared war on Germany, the following were in place:

• The government had created (and initiated) a war plan that could last for 3 years
• The…