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  1. WW2: What if Vichy declares war on Britain after attack on Mers-el-Kébir?

    A few thoughts: If Hitler agrees to let Vichy take on an active role, that almost certainly means he has also agreed to expand German efforts to the Med, precisely due to his fear that Vichy colonies might fall. The most obvious first step in this is the OTL German proposal of deploying...
  2. Effects of capturing a battleship in combat

    here's a thought: HMS Glorious is captured
  3. WW2: What if Vichy declares war on Britain after attack on Mers-el-Kébir?

    Even more serious than they could imagine at that moment in time, given the imminent switching of sides by Iraq, as well as the unpredictable nature of Iran. Moreover, given the snowballing nature of these things, the British could face another one of these...
  4. WI: Prussia gets Denmark's colonies after Second Schleswig War, aka German Greenland

    With the recent Trumpian stupidity over Greenland, I was reminded of something that happened in one of my Victoria playthroughs - Prussia annexing the Danish colonies (Greenland, but also Iceland and the Faroes). So, how plausible is this? Assuming Bismark pushes the issue and the Danes...
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