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Professor Christopher Andrew and guests imagine how the past could have been different.

Professor Christopher Andrew and his guests re-write history by imagining how events from the past could have been different.

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What If...: D-Day Failed?

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What If... D-Day Failed?

D-Day Failed?

BBC Radio 4 Extra - What If..., D-Day Failed?

Christopher Andrew explores what would have happened if the Normandy landings had failed

Christopher Andrew asks veterans, and historians, what would have happened if the Normandy landings had failed. From 2004.

A special D-Day edition of the series which rewrites history.

Professor Christopher Andrew, and a group of distinguished guests, discuss what would have happened if the Allied landings in Normandy had not succeeded. 

In the Map Room of Southwick House are: 

*   D-Day veteran John Gritten, who was on a landing craft moored in nearby Southampton Sound 
*   Professor David Stafford (University of Edinburgh)
*   Professor Dennis Showalter (Colorado Liberal Arts College in the USA)
*   Dr Soenke Neitzel (University of Mainz in Germany)
*   Dr Gary Sheffield (Kings College London and Joint Services Staff College in Shrivenham). 

Presenter: Professor Christopher Andrew (University of Cambridge)

Producer: Mark Smalley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.

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