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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Winthrop_Hackett_Junior hmmm, I only found out yest that this premier British & NATO Gen was born in Perth, WA. So, WI he'd served in the Australian army instead of becoming a Pom ?

OK, quick qn- after my research on the names of US warships, I've discovered-to my horror- that there is in fact no current serving USN vessel (whether LPD, LHA or CG) named after this epic WWII US Marine battle :( Now, why is this ? There are fictional namesakes, such as the LHA of the same...

Just read Anthony Mockler's book THE NEW MERCENARIES today, where he discussed how during the ARW, there was a proposal- which didn't come to fruition- for Catherine the Great to have sent 20,000 Russian soldiers to fight for the British in America (of course, before the Hessians' services were...

Hmmm, just watched an episode of APOCALPYSE on nat-Geo- covering the 1942-43 period- incl Stalingrad, where it was commented that von Paulus & many of his 6th Army soldiers who'd surrendered at Stalingrad were embittered with hitler for not adequately supporting em, which led to their defeat, &...

WI London had possessed its own professional police force prior to the Bow Street Runners being established in 1749 ? How would a proper police force in England have created better law & order conditions- & with what effects- instead of the haphazard thief-taker system ?

http://www.lighthorse.org.au/Pershist/billsing.htm So, WI Billy Sing, as Australia's highest-scoring Gallipoli sniper (with 150 confirmed kills) had had his exceptional sniping skills recognised to a greater extent after 1918 ? WI the Australian army had set up a special sniper skill to...

WI Cat Stevens didn't convert to Islam in the late 1970s ?

Just read an article in a wargaming mag on this 1814 total defeat & rout of US forces during the War of 1812- but WI the 6,000 US regulars, militia, sailors & Marines hadn't been routed by the 2,500-strong British force ?

So WI TR doesn't shoot the mother bear & spare her cub ? What toher replacements could there be for the teddybear in popular culture ? :)

I vaguely recall from my research back in Australian hist in uni a cable in 1 collection of Australian foreign policy documents- from early 1942- which stated that Churchill was prepared to send to Australia 2 British Army divs (the 2nd Inf Div & 8th Armd) to assist in Australia's defence, in...

WI the Union cavalry was better- quality, quantity & leadership-wise during the ACW, before the engagement at Brandy Station (June 1863) which marked the start of the decisive ascendance of Union mounted forces ? Of course, there was always the disparity at the war's outset where Union troopers...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_Hayha Simo Hayha, with 505 confirmed kills during the Russo-Finnish War, is recognised as the highest-scoring sniper of all time. Now, WI after WWII he'd taken a similar route to Larry Thorne by migrating to the US to offer his services to either the Special...

Is there any way that the reagan admin could've openly supported the Thatcher govt in retaking the Falklands by deploying a USN carrier battle group ?

After the extremely lopsided Texan victory at San Jacinto in April 1836, many Texan soldiers- understandably- wished to hang the captured Santa Anna, after he was taken, on the spot in revenge for the atrocities committed by Mexican forces at the Alamo & Goliad. Sam Houston however had the...

What would be required, since the foundation of Liberia in 1847 by freed American slaves, for this West African state to have NOT been such an oppressive, oligarchical, nepotistic kleptocracy which it became infamous for until Samuel Doe's coup in 1980 ? How could the Americo-Liberians have...

WI the controversial landing at Peleliu hadn't been made by the 1st marine Div & 81st WILDCATS Inf Div in Sept-Nov 1944 ? Where could these troops & USN resources have been used instead ? Also, WI australian photo-journalist Damien Parer (who was responsible for the renowned footage of the...

OK, is there any way that the US public's willingness to continue the war in vietnam could've NOT been damaged by the Tet Offensive fin 1968 ? is there any way that the US public could've been told the real truth that US & ARVN forces has DESTROYED the VC as a fightinf force, instead of the...

Is there any way that any ancient or medieval culture could've raised falcons, hawks, eagles or other domesticated hunting birds in such a manner & on such a scale as to develop massed air cavalry ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_El_Dorado_Canyon WI the USAF F-111s and/or USN A-6s had suffered more casualties from Libyan SAMS during the arid, resulting in at least 1 or 2 aircrew being captured then paraded on TV ? How would such captured US airmen have been treated- could they...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldensians What would it have taken for the Waldensians to have been more widespread & influential in medieval Europe, & with what effects- esp with being a proto-Protestant movement ?