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  1. WI Eamon de Valera executed in 1916?

    Eamon de Valera took part in the 1916 Easter Rebellion and was originally sentenced to death by firing squad. However de Valera was born in New York and the British authorities felt it may not be in its best interests to shoot an American citizen. How do you think Ireland would have been...

  2. WI: the Easter Rising leaders were not executed

    This subject was touched on briefly in a thread I started in chat The Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916 was an utter failure which was put down within a week. Fifteen leaders, including, all seven signatories of the declaration of Irish Independence, were executed by firing squad. What if the...

  3. WI: A Larger British Waffen SS unit?

    German efforts to create the British Free Corps were farcical. During the time of its existence fewer than 60 British and Commonwealth POWs and internees volunteered or were coerced into joining. It's greatest strength was just 27 soldiers. and it never saw action as such Recruitment only got...

  4. WI: Irish Treaty Ports remained in British control during WWII

    After Irish independence Britain retained control of three treaty ports - Lough Swilly in Donegal, Berehaven in South West Cork and Spike Island in Cork Harbour. These were returned to Ireland in 1938. If they had not returned to Irish control and had been available for use by Britain during...
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