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You're right, so I've decided to ignore the whole racial superiority issue for the purposes of this TL. Unrealistic, maybe, but I guess I'll have to go with it!

Ignoring the race issue could work, but it would be a stretch too far...one might say! I think I might keep the race issue alive and set up a defeat for the future, have British morale dip as they re-assess and see the Japanese as equals. Could work...?

HMS Illustrious I believe ran aground while entering Kingston, Jamaica. Had to go to Norfolk, Virginia for repairs. The race issue is going to be a complicated issue to work around. May necessitate a future British defeat sometime, but perhaps not on the same scale as the loss of Singapore.

Yes, the issue with Wingate was something I had to consider. Wingate OTL went through a long period of fighting the establishment after his service in Ethiopia. In this timeline, my proposal was that rather than have him pound on the door demanding to be let in, he was sent to the East where...

1941 Lt Col Orde Wingate, after a successful campaign in Ethiopia, in July 1941, was transferred to Malaya under the command of Lt General Arthur Perceval. General Perceval was charged with the defence of British interests in the Far East, including Singapore, the “Gibraltar” of the Far...

First post and fantastic timeline! Was just wondering whether you would ever produce a few economic statistics, comparisons of military power etc? I think it might be useful to compare at some point and just look at how this changes in the future.