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IIRC a lot of it stemmed from anti-immigrant sentiment fueling destructive riots. Perhaps a different experience during the Civil war could help? Speaking of the region, Jeffersonville/Clarksville across the River in Indiana could have easily supplanted Louisville of their canals had been...

They did this in OTL during the war. All it would take is an earlier emphasis and embrace of the SMG concept. Probably the biggest thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is that the Italians learned all the wrong lessons from the Spanish Civil War. The only issue with focusing on this, is that...

I guess what I meant by the element of surprise was that the Danes either refused to/weren't able to capitalize on their initial warnings. If they can marshal their navy and confront this German force without the Luftwaffe catching wind of it, the Kriegsmarine is going to be in for a tough...

IIRC the Germans had the element of surprise in OTL. Do they know the Danes are coming in this scenario or are they caught off guard? Also is the battle during the day or night? If it's the former, I'd wager that the Luftwaffe shows up early enough to impact the battle. That being said, the...

Even if the Japanese switch the orientation of the centrifugal offensive after facing a stouter British force in Malaya, that doesn't guarantee that they'll have the exact same experience they had in OTL. Take Java for example, in OTL the Japanese needed airbases in both Sumatra and Bali to...

It's probably worth noting that the Confederate government was incredibly inconsistent. Despite being ostensibly formed out of a desire for "states rights," Richmond was far more tyrannical and trod all over states rights during the American Civil War. Why would this change afterwards...

I completely agree with your assessment of McClellan's aversion to attacking fortified lines, I should have been more clear when I wrote "force back." I was thinking more along the lines of what happened at the Warwick Line where McClellan used his numerical and material superiority to compel...

Fair point. When I wrote that I was thinking more of the quality of the defensive positions abandoned. AFAIK there's nothing on the Peninsula similar in quality to the bluffs at Fredricksburg or the bends of the North Anna River though I could be wrong. But of course it's certainly possible...

I haven't been able to find the information I need, so forgive my ignorance, but I seem to remember that Grant's performance at the Wilderness and his Overland campaign was very much reliant on the ability to ship supplies to his army up Virginian rivers. McClellan wouldn't have that same luxury...

I completely agree about the Union's ultimate victory but I'm not sure that the civilian rams would have propulsion issues. If anything, the quality of the armor and rams would be the biggest issues IMO. The Galena on the other hand had propulsion issues in OTL. Though that's certainly a...

The E.A. Stevens looks a bit under gunned to me even when one doesn't take into account the fact that her main weapon, a single 100lb Parrot Rifle exploded at the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. Other than that, her armor seemed to hold up alright, but I don't know that the Union Navy would feel...

Churchill definitely shaped the course of the war IMO. Assuming that he dies in late 1940, there's a good chance the Greek campaign looks very different. The RN wanted Suda bay in Crete but not much else. This change likely has ramifications for North Africa and in turn Malaya. The Canadians...

I don't have a whole lot to add at the moment save for an observation about the longer term development of the US Navy. In OTL the Monitor's victory led to the Navy's fascination with the new design and the ordering of almost a hundred similar craft if memory serves. Similarly, Ericson took his...

There would need to be some additional political pressure from French Canada in TTL to make this happen as it would be a substantial concession on the part of English Canada. Not impossible, but tricky IMO. Given the geographic realities of the region, and the importance of the river to trade...

Agreed. However, the only way English Canada accepts a permanent capital at Montreal in the 19th century IMO would be for the government to transform it into a federal district with English Common Law etc. Quebec's not going to go for that, even if the English ceded certain rights in the west...

Gah, I realized how that sounded only after the fact I tried to edit it in time but didn't quite make it. I completely agree about the Pegasus, I was referring to the Tiger being a piece of junk. As for the "Short Flight Time," all the testimonies I read (granted not that there's a lot out...

AFAIK the Whitley was never fitted for the Pegasus but rather the unreliable Tiger radial engine so that's a non starter I suppose a pair of Pegasus' could be incorporated if the need arose. Some Ensign's had 4 Wright R-1820's put in instead which were markedly better than the Tigers they...

If anyone would humour an idle thought of mine, particularly those with specific, technical aviation knowledge, I'd appreciate it. Now in OTL the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley was the oldest of the bombers available to the RAF at the outset of the war. Yet it remained in production until 1943...

Agreed. Voltaire's antisemitism also played a role IMHO, particularly in the French case as a bridge between anti-Judaism and antisemitism.

Sorry if I gave you the impression it was a bad question. Thay was not my intent. Given even an above average level of knowledge on the subject, it is a well founded one. Though I'd want to look at the sources for the Hungarian and Romanian buildup in 1949, I'd wager that it was sabre rattling...