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  The British military in 1938 was in no manner equipped to intervene in the Sudetenland invasion, indeed, it was still in a poor shape by the time the war broke out due to defense cuts. The only really powerful force that Britain had at that time that could truly outmatch Germany was the Royal Navy, hardly any use given the location of Czechoslovakia. In hindsight if the British military had somehow marched halfway across Europe and intervened then it would have encountered severe difficulties and suffered losses that would have severely affected our ability to fight the future inevitable conflict with Hitler and left us horribly depleted in face of an attempted German invasion across the Channel.
  
  The extra year enabled the RAF to build up Hurricanes and Spitfires that were in low numbers in 1938, Britain barely got through the Battle of Britain as it was, let alone to see our few resources squandered on a crusade abroad in 1938, no matter how morally justified. However, if the Red Army and French Army could have been co-ordinated into an attack then the matter may have been different. Although the Wehrmacht was not as strong as many people supposed, this certainly was not obvious at the time, and Mussolini was always lurking just to the south and could have intervened.
  
  Chamberlain really had no choice in the matter. As it stood Chamberlain's agreement may have ultimately saved Britain although it sacrificed the Sudetenland. Chamberlain was ultimately caught between a rock and a hard place - there is no right or wrong in his decision, but it was a pragmatic one. I am certain he was not as naive as some make out.

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