Operation Unthinkable: Churchill's Alternative
Simon Whistler · November 14, 2023 · 13 min video · Europe & NATO
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Drafters in the shadows near the end of the Second World War, operation unthinkable was a top secret plan like no other. Concerned with the growing threat post-Western Europe by the USSR, Churchill ordered the preparation of a contingency plan, attacking the Soviet Union.
Today, we're going to explore what that classifier plan entails and how the course of history might have changed if the Big Three would have gone to war. # # While not a traditional ally of the United States and Great Britain, the Soviet Union, that for a few years enjoyed a great relationship with them due to the common threat of the Axis powers.
In fact, it was in large part thanks to the massive American lend-lease programme and launch a successful counter-attack against Germany on the Eastern Front.
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Uncover the shocking story of Operation Unthinkable, Churchill's secret plan to attack the USSR after World War II. Explore the risks, strategies, and potential outcomes that could have led to World War 3! Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/
