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In Vietnam the USA decided to give up on an expensive war of choice (relatively speaking.) The NVA wasn't going to march into Washington if they pulled out. There were important interests at stake-but far less than, say, in WWII. But this risks derailment.

I regard the Great Depression as the 'supercharger' which led to WWII. There would be a series of diplomatic crises and minor conflicts, but Britain and France would be in a far stronger position-and facing fewer aggressive dictatorships-to deal with them. A more assertive stance at Munich...

The Suffragettes employed letter bombs, arson, and other such devices. Depending on how you define 'terrorist', they already count.

For me the best would include the dynamic duo of Sir Hugh Dowding and Sir Keith Park, the duo responsible for the winning of the Battle of Britain. The worst would, correspondingly, be Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory. EDIT: I would not put Harris as my worst. Harris was, within the limits of...

'Barrel' and 'Undivided Pact'

My impression of Goring was someone who was-on a good day-a superb cavalry commander. The problem was that his good days (due to a combination of drunkenness and a constant quest for self advancement) were few and far between.

Because "the state should have influence in our lives" gives no one any guidance over how its powers should be used. It isn't an ideology so much as a statement of principle to anyone who isn't a hardcore anarchist or libertarian.

Just to say that, whilst I remain uncertain about some parts of accuracy in this timeline (commando raids on the Manhattan Project, for example), I admire your dedication in maintaining it for so long in the face of some pretty heated criticism and continuing to press on. Long may it endure.

My RPG setting has a pair of countries ran by Futurists. Both characters from those countries are varying degrees of insane, even by the standards of rpg characters.

I'd say Britain. No blockade of Germany, and a blockade of France greatly alleviates the resource imbalance. No loans to France makes their finances that bit more difficult. Probably Ottomans are on the Anglo-German side, meaning that they either remain neutral or open a Caucasian front...

I believe that the Tokugawa Shogunate were aready-at least before the Seclusion Edict of 1635-relatively friendly to the Dutch. They acquired the support of Dutch ships against rebels, and eagerly utilised Dutch firearms. Indeed, 1/10 of Dutch East India Company employees were Japanese...

Pretty much this.

WWII based historiography of Prussian militarism has a lot to answer for. Still, as a Sharpe fan, I'll sit on the fence for this one.

This post.

Also true. We need to dig out one of those 'more competent Italian military' timelines we have floating around somewhere to make the Italians a bigger threat.

Italy already was that powerhouse. It wasn't Nazi Germany, but was (at least until revealing its weakness during WWII) a strong regional power. We mock it now, but we weren't the increasingly worried British and French military staff as they watched Italian influence spread throughout the...

The 7th Cavalry would, until their ammunition and food ran out or carbines jammed in the heat (a major flaw from Little Bighorn) be a formidable addition to the garrison. Custer, whatever happened in his last battle, had an impeccable war record during the Civil War, and the 7th were a well...

Oh, I'm a good old rebel, for that is what I am. And for this Boss-class nation, I do not give a damn! I'm glad I fought again' her, I only wish we won. And I ain't asked my pardon, for anything I done... (Lets be honest here, the actual songs coming out of this enterprise are going to be far...

Greek plan to deploy concealed nuclear weapons against the Warsaw Pact in the event of invasion during the Cold War. Operation Scarify

Operation White Wine: NKVD operation to smuggle out Russian aristocrats living in Burgundy during the interwar period. Operation: Cauterise