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On this very special edition of History Undone, Fergus Macphee is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and show favourite Jonathan Parshall in the studio to mark the release of his book 1942: The Crux of War. In an extended, two hour long conversation, the three discuss the year as a whole and some of the most consequential moments. At the beginning of 1942, things looked bleak for the allies, yet by the end, the war had turned. This is History Undone.
Welcome to History Undone, 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.
0:00 The case for 1942
3:07 Writing the Crux of War
6:54 Debating 1941 vs. 1942
14:43 Pacific war dynamics
24:09 Naval and industrial power
28:17 Sausage grinders in the war
32:48 Leadership and strategy
37:15 Logistics and torpedoes
40:30 North Africa and Malta
49:52 Personality in command
55:06 Operation Torch and beyond
1:05:51 Battle of the Atlantic
1:13:43 Eastern Front and Stalingrad
1:35:51 Counterfactuals and summary
