History's biggest moments, Undone.Every week, award-winning journalist James Hanson is joined by experts to hit rewind on key battles and strategic decisions, a...
What If The Arab Coalition WON The Six-Day War? Would Israel even EXIST today? | History Undone
The Six-Day War of 1967 was a historic victory for the state of Israel. Surrounded by hostile neighbours, the Israelis launched a preemptive strike and routed the combined forces of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, seizing vast territories including the Sinai peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights. Join James Hanson, Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Matthew Hughes, as they replay the Six-Day War, a lightning conflict that changed the Middle East forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What If Operation Valkyrie Had Succeeded & Killed Hitler? | 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.
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What If Saladin Was Killed At The Battle Of Hattin? The Third Crusade WOULD NOT Have Happened
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 Muslim forces of the Ayyubid Sultanate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Battle of The Somme: How its Deadly Impact Went Far Beyond The Battlefield | History Undone
James Hanson is joined once again by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Alexander Watson to discuss one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the First World War: the Somme. The first day is infamous for being the deadliest day in British Army history, but after months the allies did achieve a semi-strategic victory of sorts. The costs were heavy however, and can the battle really be considered a turning point? Perhaps not, but its impact stretches far beyond the battlefield. This is History Undone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What if World War I Really Had Ended by Christmas? | History Undone Christmas Special
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.
History's biggest moments, Undone.Every week, award-winning journalist James Hanson is joined by experts to hit rewind on key battles and strategic decisions, and run through the 'what ifs' of the Roman Empire to the modern day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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