History Undone

On today's History Undone Darryl Morris is joined by Dr Klaus Schmider and Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry to discuss one of Adolf Hitler's most critical decisions of the Second World War. During the early days of Operation Barbarossa, he made an order for army groups to split north and south, rather than push on and head straight for Moscow, seeing the capital as a secondary objective. By the time me...

It's the 25th of October 1415, St Crispin's Day, and a small stretch of land in northern France is about to have its name etched into legend. The Battle of Agincourt was a momumental and historic victory for the English over the French, who, despite being heavily outnumbered came out on top. Yet a battle that took place over the course of just one day, could have altered the course of history. So...

It’s the 24th of December 1942, Christmas Eve. In the depths of the ruins of Stalingrad, all German hope of rescue has been extinguished. On this special Christmas edition of History Undone, Darryl Morris is joined by Dr Klaus Schmider & Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry to discuss the horrors of the encirclement or the 'kessel' at Stalingrad. German troops found themselves trapped within four days,...

On this episode of History Undone, Darryl Morris, Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Jonathan Parshall discuss one of the most overlooked campaigns of the Second World War: Burma and the South East Asian theatre. Japan occupied the nation from 1942 until 1945 and despite pushing on for a failed invasion of India in 1944, there was an opportunity two years earlier that Japan did not take. So what if I...

Darryl Morris is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Anna Reid to discuss arguably one of the most consequential what ifs of the 20th Century and beyond: the October Revolution in 1917 and subsequent Russian Civil War. It not only ended centuries of tsarist rule and pulled Russia out of the First World War, but led to the creation of the Soviet Union and its most famous figures. Without the...

On this episode of History Undone Darryl Morris is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Dr Timothy Orr to discuss Robert E Lee's decision to fight for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Considered the south's finest general, Lee was actually offered command of the Union's forces in Virginia by President Abraham Lincoln, but he would not fight against his home state that had secede...

History Undone's brand new host Darryl Morris is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Anna Whitelock to discuss one of the most mythologised events in British history: The Gunpowder Plot. Guy Fawkes' name has become the stuff of legend, yet he was just part of a group of 13 conspirators who in 1605 planted 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath Parliament, with the goal of assassinating Ki...

James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Marcus Bull to discuss one of the most famous and mythologised battles of the 16th century period: The Great Siege of Malta in 1565. It was a fierce battle between empires, faiths and ideals, as the greatly outnumbered Christian Knights Hospitaller, which had been headquartered on the island for 35 years, held out against the migh...

This episode of History Undone is sponsored by Visit Malta. To find out more information, head to visitmalta.com #ad James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the historical consultant on Christopher Nolan's 2017 movie 'Dunkirk' Joshua Levine to describe the miraculous evacuation of British and French troops in 1940. In what was actually a crushing military defeat, the highly unusu...

James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Dr Klaus Schmider to discuss the monumental decision that has been debated by historians for decades: Adolf Hitler's declaration of war against the US after Pearl Harbour. Was it a necessary action that he needed to take, or a devastating mistake which cost Germany the war? It is undoubtedly one that, had he not made, the Second World War w...

This episode of History Undone is sponsored by Visit Malta. To find out more information, head to visitmalta.com #ad James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Nigel Jones to discuss what could have happened had Britain sued for peace with Nazi Germany after the disastrous fall of France in May 1940. There were some in Britain who were certainly keen on the idea, but the appointment...

James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Alexander Watson to discuss one of the most profound what ifs of 20th century history - the decision by the US to enter the First World War in 1917. Without the nation's involvement does Germany rule much of Eastern Europe, do you still see the rise of the Nazis and are the US and UK allies today? This is History Undone.  Thi...

This episode of History Undone is sponsored by Visit Malta. To find out more information, head to visitmalta.com #ad On today's History Undone, the team cover the Falklands War in 1982 and James Hanson is joined by arguably two of the best placed people on earth to discuss the conflict. Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry served, and even fired the first shots in the conflict and Professor Sir Lawrence Fr...

James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the naval YouTuber  @Drachinifel  to discuss one of the most oft-overlooked engagements of the Second World War: the Battle of the Coral Sea. It was the world's first carrier-to-carrier battle, with no ships actually catching sight of each other across the four day conflict. While the Battle of Midway that followed has gone down i...

James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Niall Barr to discuss one of the most overlooked, but brutal campaigns of the Second World War: The Siege of Malta. Between 1940 and 1942 the tiny Mediterranean island came under a relentless siege from the Axis and was the most bombed place on Earth. It still holds the record for longest period of sustained bombing ever: 154 cons...

James is joined by historian Jonathan Trigg and Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry to discuss the largest battle in the history of warfare: the Battle of Kursk. It was one of a number of Soviet victories over Germany on the Eastern front in WW2, but would a German victory here have changed the outcome of the war and history itself? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's July 1st, 1863 and one small town in Pennsylvania is about to have its name etched into American folklore, Gettysburg. Over the course of the next three days, over 165,000 troops from the union and the Confederate forces would engage in the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, and despite the conflict continuing for nearly two more years, the Battle of Gettysburg is considered a turnin...

On this episode of History Undone, we're delving into our archives as James Hanson is joined by Chris Copson and Dr Chris Parry as they discuss the Battle of Arnhem and the wider consequences of Operation Market Garden. Would the war have ended sooner? Would the Battle of the Bulge have gone differently? Tune in to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the historian, author and broadcaster James Holland to discuss one of the most brutal and attritional battles of the entire Second World War: The Battle of Monte Cassino. Just how important was it and the Italian campaign as a whole? This is History Undone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Hanson is joined by Drachinifel and Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry to discuss the longest continuous battle of the Second World War: The Battle of the Atlantic. Between 1939 and 1945 both merchant and navy ships were attacked in the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. Yet after 5 years and 8 months, the might of the Royal Navy helped the allies win here. So what if the Germans had won? This is...

The sixth of June 1944 D-Day 80 years on, is still the largest amphibious invasion of all time. It's a date that evokes emotion and national pride in equal measure, and it not only changed the Second World War, but history itself. Yet, what if the operation hadn't been a success? Welcome to History Undone with James Hanson, the show where we take an alternative look at the events which have shaped...

By the summer of 1941 Nazi Germany is in near total control of continental Europe. A year earlier, the German blitzkrieg swept through Belgium, the Netherlands and France, and forced the British Expeditionary Force to evacuate at Dunkirk. Then by 1941 Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria had all joined the axis, and Hitler looked further east despite a non aggression pact with Stalin's Soviet Union, Hitl...

For today's episode we're delving back into the History Undone Archive, as James Hanson is joined by Dr Adrian Goldsworthy and Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry to discuss one of the Roman Empire's worst and most humiliating defeats: The Battle of Teutoburg Forest. Only a handful of Roman troops managed to escape here as they were massacred by the Germanic tribes led by Arminius, and the battle's impact...

On this episode of History Undone, we're heading back into the show's archives to cover the Battle of Stalingrad - the biggest and bloodiest battle of all time - and how things may have transpired if the Germans had won. Joining James Hanson are the historian and author Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and historian, author and broadcaster Jon Trigg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

James is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the historian Tim Bouverie for this episode of History Undone, discussing the unlikely alliance of 'the big three' in the Second World War. Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union were divided by culture and ideology, but united against a common enemy in Nazi Germany. Tim Bouverie joins the show to discuss the themes explored in his new bo...