Winston Churchill blamed for WWII outbreak in revisionist analysis

An article by Mike Whitney, published via The Unz Review, presents a revisionist perspective on the origins of World War II and the decline of the British Empire. The author argues that Winston Churchill bears significant responsibility for the outbreak of the conflict.

The text claims that the British government made a fatal error in March 1939 by providing war guarantees to Polish military officers following the collapse of Czechoslovakia. According to the author, these guarantees encouraged Polish resistance regarding the control of Gdańsk, which in turn forced Hitler to attack Poland, leading to Britain's declaration of war and the subsequent collapse of the British Empire.