He Bluffed Hitler With an Empty Briefcase
20th Century

He Bluffed Hitler With an Empty Briefcase

A British civil servant walked into Hitler's office in 1939 carrying nothing but blank papers—and unintentionally kept World War II from starting three months early.

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World War IIBritish DiplomacyNazi GermanyAdolf HitlerParliamentary DemocracyMilitary StrategyEuropean PoliticsNevile HendersonDiplomatic HistoryPolitical Bluffing

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