September 1, 2008 On this date 71 years ago World War II began with Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland. However, the start of the war was not without significant precursor events. As posted to The Northeast Intelligence Network’s “NEIN Blog” we find ourselves at the virtual 70 year anniversary of that well prepared-in-advance, deliberately provoked war of conquest as well as the subsequent annexation of the Sudetenland and, ultimately all of the independent democracy known as Czechoslovakia.
