History Undone

James Hanson is once again joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Jonathan Parshall, this time to discuss military campaign that never happened. Operation Downfall was the ambitious allied plan to invade Japan at the end of WW2, yet this was never put into action because of the atomic bomb. Yet what if the bomb wasn't available? The end of the war and the rest of the 20th century would have looked very different indeed. We've delved into our recent archive for this episode of History Undone

On July 20, 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg led one of World War II’s most daring resistance plots: assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime. But what if the bomb had worked? What if the coup had succeeded, and the resistance had taken control of Germany? Join James Hanson, Rear Admiral Dr. Chris Parry, and historian Nigel Jones as they uncover the bold plan that could have changed the course of history forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Battle of Hattin, a pivotal conflict during the Crusades, unfolded on July the 4th 1187. It happened at the crossroads of three continents, in some of the most fought over terrain in history, near the Horns of Hattin in modern-day Israel. Join James Hanson, Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry - and for the first time on the show, Professor of the History of the Crusades at Royal Holloway University Jonathan Phillips, as they delve into this monumental engagement between the Crusader states and the

James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Alexander Watson to discuss one of the most enduring, yet heavily mythologised stories of military history. It is of course the Christmas truce. Yet among the myth busting, they pose a separate question: what if the war had been over by Christmas as many thought in 1914? This is History Undone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Hanson is joined once again by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the naval historian & YouTuber Drachinifel to discuss one of history's most storied naval fleets and failed conquests. The Spanish Armada set sail for England with the hope of invading, removing Queen Elizabeth I and reinstating Catholicism.Yet the English were ready - engaging and pursuing them in the Channel. It meant the Spanish were forced to flee into the North Sea and navigate back home via the Northern British and Irish

Welcome to History Undone with James Hanson, a channel that looks back at pivotal moments and asks 'What if?'. We'll be looking at key battles, strategic decisions and political outcomes with leading historians and current military experts and tacticians to see what might have happened differently, and more importantly, what impact those differences might have had on the world today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.