Recent content by irishyannk

Thanks for the information. I'll have to read up on that.

If anything, drugging the garrison in order to carry Sumter would be an even more reviled act than firing on the fort. You have to remember, this is 19th century America. Men, especially soldiers, were supposed to act with honor.

Cal Bear, You have made my day. Always wanted to see a nuclear shell fired from a battleship's main guns. It's fitting, what was once the most powerful weapon of war firing what is now the most powerful weapon of war. I don't know that in OTL if the USN ever developed a nuke shell for the 16...

Glory is good and all. But what really matters who is left standing at the end of the day.

How Few Remain was the only good book in that entire series. Somehow the idea of Longstreet as CS President makes perfect sense to me. Though, being a huge Robert E. Lee fan I was saddened not have him around. Back on topic, I'm sure you all know that this scenario could have likely...

Well, for one, I'd have to list Sergeant, USAAF and not Senior Airman, USAF on my resume. Unless they still went ahead and created the rank as they did in OTL. Anyways, I think the idea of having the Army retain control of the Air Forces was doomed from the moment Brig. Gen. Mitchell...

Hello there, long time reader first time poster. I guess this topic touched this Irish-American's heart. It's certainly an interesting idea. Imagine Ireland does go fascist and ends up in the Axis camp. Can you imagine Germany being able to launch a two pronged Operation Sea Lion, with one...