The Christmas Truce of 1914 | What If World War I Really Had Ended By Christmas?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ม.ค. 2025

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  • @tony-qj1mu
    @tony-qj1mu 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Wonderful show. Great moderator and even better contributors!

  • @oeiras99
    @oeiras99 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This series shows the greatness of history and proof of A.J.P. Taylor's dictum that nothing is inevitable in history until it happens. Bravo gentlemen.

  • @citykangaroosrlfc9326
    @citykangaroosrlfc9326 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The Battle of Mons and the heroic rearguard action of the BEF is given scant regard here. Without the BEF contribution, a replay of 1870 was the most likely outcome. Still a great episode. Thankyou to Times Radio and James for this wonderful initiative.

  • @sharonwhiteley6510
    @sharonwhiteley6510 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Thank you for not only answering the question about the WW1 Christmas Truce; but, the WHAT IFS about different potential outcomes.
    Wasn't there a very localized Christmas Truce during WW2 mainly involving one town only?

  • @piercebros
    @piercebros 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This is such a brilliant channel concept.

  • @ThingsToKnow5
    @ThingsToKnow5 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    This is one of the best historical videos on TH-cam. You put a lot of effort into editing the video. We are all very grateful to you.🎉

  • @Tydla23
    @Tydla23 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    What a nice Christmas gift! Thank you

  • @gordm3527
    @gordm3527 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    You’ve got Drach in the fold. Love to see you add Mark Felton as a guest. Absolutely love his stuff!

    • @paulwood6729
      @paulwood6729 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Mark picks out interesting & unusual stories but he tends to just read the Wikipedia page with some very minor changes.

    • @gordm3527
      @gordm3527 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@paulwood6729 Felton has over 2 million subscribers! Drach has 500,000. I don’t think Mark Felton could reach that level reading Wikipedia pages.

    • @paulwood6729
      @paulwood6729 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@gordm3527 Try it. Find a video of his with a Wiki page and you'll notice the distinct similarities between the text & pictures on the page & his video.

    • @cyberfutur5000
      @cyberfutur5000 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @gordm indeed, he also invents stuff that he can't back up and when confronted he just goes silent, instead of naming sources. Mark Felton is the history channel of youtube

    • @ficklefingeroffate
      @ficklefingeroffate 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Mark Felton is a hack who repeats, as fact, urban legends.

  • @loafersheffield
    @loafersheffield 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fascinating.
    Thank you, sincerely.

  • @LarsRyeJeppesen
    @LarsRyeJeppesen 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Amazing as always

  • @IanLees-n3n
    @IanLees-n3n 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thanks for another wonderful episode. It was good have a bit more disagreement as it further stimulates thinking. Any plans to do shows or more recent conflicts such as the Iraq wars?

  • @emissarial6598
    @emissarial6598 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Fantastic video and an excellent panel as always.

  • @7iger4ce
    @7iger4ce 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    RAdm Chris Parry really knows his onions... I love listening to his insights and perspectives, perhaps because they resonate well with my own 'what if?' conclusions, and view of the actual unaltered histories... but I'm flattering myself with such a comparison.

    • @jackaubrey8435
      @jackaubrey8435 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you - appreciated.

  • @Assassin7451
    @Assassin7451 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Hope Chris gets better soon!

    • @jackaubrey8435
      @jackaubrey8435 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Thank you. Happy New Year.

  • @chrissimpson1183
    @chrissimpson1183 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    O Tannenbaum,
    O Tannenbaum,
    wie treu sind deine Blätter.
    Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,
    Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.
    O Tannenbaum
    O Tannenbaum,
    wie treu sind deine Blätter.

  • @mrgoodygoodygumdrop
    @mrgoodygoodygumdrop 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    Mark Felton as a guest would go so hard. You would have to play his intro music though when you introduce him

    • @cyberfutur5000
      @cyberfutur5000 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      But, he is a bad historian that fills gaps in his stories with stuff he can't name a single source and the rest is more or less just wiki. He is not a good historian. Not even a bad one, really he's just a story teller with wikipedia

  • @watchthe1369
    @watchthe1369 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Schlieffen was an attaché in Washington when RE Lee made his hook around the Potomac fortifications...

    • @watchthe1369
      @watchthe1369 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Schwarzkopf made it work in Desert Storm.

  • @LHA8925
    @LHA8925 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Alex is the history teacher we all wanted

  • @PeteOtton
    @PeteOtton 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Oh, I remember the silence
    On a cold winter day . . .

  • @dalerobinson8051
    @dalerobinson8051 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The Christmas truce dropped out of the discussion, but it was still interesting. Thanks.

  • @rob5944
    @rob5944 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    The Christmas truce, of course. What an inspired choice for yiur special edition. P.S. get well soon Chris, sounds like you have a bit of a cold.

    • @jackaubrey8435
      @jackaubrey8435 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Thank you. Over it now - not nice. Happy New Year.

  • @DanH-u3f
    @DanH-u3f 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    The heartless politicians wouldn't have that. Get back in the trenches.

  • @dougm5341
    @dougm5341 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Myth, legend or reality, it really doesn’t matter….. Merry Christmas to all.

  • @lokenontherange
    @lokenontherange 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Monarchy isn't an ideology. Monarchists dont have the semi religious drive to maintain other monarchies like you get with certain political fanatics.

  • @MichaelDeutschman
    @MichaelDeutschman 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    No more brothers wars

  • @sowelie1
    @sowelie1 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    We in Serbia would be best off with peace in winter 1914

  • @will2000ism
    @will2000ism 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What if the French and British shortened the line 1914 and the British landed near Hamburg, Germany after the sinking of the German fleet? (ie a conclusive Battle of Jutland)

    • @philipebbrell2793
      @philipebbrell2793 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      A better POD is Fisher's Baltic plan, which Churchill rejected.

  • @ok-pj4eu
    @ok-pj4eu 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great podcast but the maps need to be better

  • @Googledybunkers
    @Googledybunkers 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Canada would still eventually break away I think, they were a dominion for 50 years, already mostly self governing....i think it would take a bit longer but Canada would still seperate.

    • @oeiras99
      @oeiras99 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Has Canada separated from Britain? Charles III of England is still king of Canada. Pity.

  • @TheMarynator
    @TheMarynator 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Dla zasięgu komentarz składający się z przynajmniej siedmiu słów

  • @MichaelDeutschman
    @MichaelDeutschman 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Hope Mr. Parry gets better, sounds like he has the flu.

    • @jackaubrey8435
      @jackaubrey8435 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Thank you. Over it. Happy New Year.

  • @theancientone3318
    @theancientone3318 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The peace they describe would radicalize the French,and probably lead to the rise of a French military revival .

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    @JoshStar-i7i 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

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      @Mute_Nostril_Agony 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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  • @Mute_Nostril_Agony
    @Mute_Nostril_Agony 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sweaters for goalposts

  • @sheilah4525
    @sheilah4525 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The final delusion.

  • @johnhouser2529
    @johnhouser2529 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What might have happened in Palestine?