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Well, the US did kick the stuffing out of the Vietnamese every time they stod up to them in a fight, so I don't think the Iranian Armed Forces will pose much of a threat, but the aftermatch might be bad, but I'm tempted to think that at this point there would be strong anti-Khomeini forces still...

Part XII Soon there will be no one who remembers when spaceflight was still a dream, the reverie of reclusive boys and the vision of a handful of men! - Wyn Wachhorst, 1995. It has been said that he who controls the moon controls the earth. Our planners must carefully evaluate this...

Exactly! Besides, one point often overlooked in regards to Britain in the WW2 was that we're talking about a democracy here. Even with Churchill at the helm only so many lost ships can be accepted! Each lost capital ship sent shock waves through the public and if enough ships in general is...

I've rewritten the piece on French Presidents and included a little bit on the French Empire/Community. And changed the faith of DeGaulle. Hope you like it! Hehe, yes, I can easily imagine our French and German friends behaving very badly! Oh, I don't know, Passit! I haven't really...

French Presidents There will be no peace in Europe, if the states are reconstituted on the basis of national sovereignty... The countries of Europe are too small to guarantee their peoples the necessary prosperity and social development. The European states must constitute themselves into a...

A most splendid idea, good Sir! And thank you! I thought that the US in this ATL would be more reluctant to withdraw from occupied territories in Europe, so yes, Austria would form part of the loose German Federation. And I suppose the French would like to see Germany divided as much as...

Haha, indeed I am! And thank you! As I said most impressive, and at times quite frustrating, but that's actually part of the charm of TS that one has to make an effort to keep this ATL straight in ones head! I think that's a very good idea as the reading experience will be more fluent and...

Well, you're actually making my point for me, Johnny, with only one viable route, Marked-Garden should not have been even considered in the first place. You just simple do not deploy armour like that! Oh, and regarding the generals, you're are quite right about the whole seniorty debacle...

Quite so, Singapore became part of the Malaysian Federation, if memory serves me right, and Hong Kong was indeed left, but I think it could be fun for Hong Kong to petition the Commonwealth for acceptance as the situation in China deterioates or something along those lines. What do you think...

To the very best of my knowledge it was an integrated part of Neptune (Edit: to the best of my knowledge Opr. Neptune was the initial phase of Overlord, not only the naval part, but I might be wrong) that Caen should be taken! We're not talking MacArthur boasting about Soul here! It was part of...

Oh, I might have been a bit harsh in my wording, but I really can't stand the levels of praised heaped upon Monty. And as I said, he was a mediocre corps commander and something of a failure as an army/army group commander! Sharp end? Well, Dempsey, Horrocks, Brooke, Slim, Alexander...

I'm sorry to hear you're not able to continue this TL regularly, Oddball! And I'm equally sorry I've been so bad at commenting! That said, the timeline certainly have evolved since I read it last! It's actually rather interesting, albeit I must admit that many of my favorite historic periodes...

WOW! This still is a remarkebly well-thought out and written ATL! Well done, SK! The level of detail and insight into the time it portrayes are quite impressive (not that I expected anything less, naturally)! :) I for one look forward to seing John II again as well, whether with or...

Thank you very much, Kalvan! Yes, I have, but I got swamped with work, private life and the little fact that I'm back at the University after a looooong pause - can't believe how rusty one's mind becomes! It's good of you to notice, though! :) My regards! - B.

Thank you! I haven't quite worked the China-thing out yet, but I'll get to it at some point! I have an idea for some fun stuff (read: trouble) regarding Hong Kong, but any indeas or suggestions will be more than wellcome! Thank you very much, RM! Yes, there is! Passit was kind enough...

The Monty-Patton thingie... Oh, dear, the old debate of whether Monty was a lucky dimwitted primadonna or not once again turned into a Patton versus Monty contest! Well, my opinion is clear, Monty was at best a mediocre army commander and more or less a catastrophe at higher levels. As...

New instalment up. It is only preliminary as I think it lacks something here and there, so do comment and suggest. :) Furthermore I posted a list of French Presidents along with some history. The situation in Germany gets its share of attention in both posts. The list as well as the French...

Part XI The rockets... can be built so powerfully that they could be capable of carrying a man aloft! - Hermann Oberth To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act! - Anatole France. Due to numerous factors - the Egyptian debacle amongst others created fear for...

Rough outline of the French Presidency and history... French Presidents There will be no peace in Europe, if the states are reconstituted on the basis of national sovereignty... The countries of Europe are too small to guarantee their peoples the necessary prosperity and social development...

Good points, Birdy. Humbum, I’d like to do more cultural stuff, but I’m not certain how I’m going to included it and what angle to take. I’ve did, as you noticed, a bit on Space Trek, music and such. Should I do more? I’m wondering whether I should let parts of Kenya and Rhodesia have a...