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  1. US response to British request to join the union after WW2

    The British economy was in ruins after WW2 and British world power was clearly on the wane. So what if after the war, the British govenrment formally requested annexation into the union? Would America be inclined to agree? Would the UK enter as one state or would each home nation be a separate...
  2. AHC: Sealion not a controversial topic on this forum

    With a POD of Hitler's rise to power in 1933, make sealion a topic that is very often freely discussed on this forum with no stigma and that is a universally enjoyed issue of discussion on this forum.
  3. AHC: Save Constantinople

    With a POD of your choosing, save constantinople from the invading Ottomans.
  4. Is it true that Churchill urinated on the Siegfried Line?

    That's what Peter Clarke claims in the Last 1000 days of the British Empire. A google search also yields some interesting results.
  5. Napoleonic Britain

    What would Britain look like if Napoleon had successfully invaded and conquered it?
  6. WI: British Ionian Islands in WW2

    What if Britain never gave the islands to Greece and they stayed British. How would the Nazi offensive in Greece play out? If it had held out, would there have been more support fro Churchill's call for a push through Greece and the Balkans...
  7. How feasible is a pre - emptive British strike against Japan?

    The British were obviously wary of Japanese aggression as were Australia and New Zealand. Is it possible that a pre emptive strike could have been launched to at least temporary disable the Imperial Navy sometime before the invasions of Malaya and Hong Kong?
  8. Integrating the dominions into the UK

    How feasible was the idea of integrating Newfoundland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as Home Nations within the United Kingdom? I think the ideal time for this would be after WW2 in order to counterbalance the strength of the US. The British connection was still very strong in the immediate...
  9. WI: No JFK assassination?

    What if JFK was never assassinated and went on to serve 2 full terms in office?
  10. Was victory at Gallipoli possible?

    How and if so, what would the consequences? Do you think the campaign was a good idea to begin with?
  11. WI: France wins the Franco Prussian war?

    How would this affect Europe moving forward?
  12. Why the need for colonies?

    I've been thinking lately.Rather than direct colonization, what if Europeans simply signed trade agreements with the natives wherever they wanted to trade with and invest in those places as well if they wanted to. If these agreements are respected by other European countries then they would...
  13. Alternative Hitler strategies to defeat Britain

    Sea Lion is obviously never going to work. As we know, the other option of defeating Britain's only potential ally(the USSR) to force Britain to make peace was a disaster. Before Barbarossa, some like Raeder and others had advocated slashing away at the flanks of the British Empire. How would...
  14. WI: 9/11 in Britain instead of US?

    Switch the twin towers with Buckingham Palace and the Pentagon with the Houses of parliarment. The queen dies and so do many MPs. What is the outcome?
  15. WI: US accidentally nukes North and South Carolina

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Mars_Bluff_B-47_nuclear_weapon_loss_incident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash What would be the result of accidentally nuking South Carolina in 1958 and North Carolina in 1961?
  16. AHC: Make Kasserine Pass worse for America

    Make Kasserine Pass a bigger US defeat than it was OTL.
  17. How bad does the American civil war need to get to force European intervention?

    Under what circumstances would Europe intervene and on which side?
  18. WI: Germany wins WW1?

    What are the consequences for Europe and the world?
  19. A few questions about India's involvement in WW2

    1. How many Indians were enlisted and how many actually fought outside India's borders? 2. Within the realms of plausibility, what is the largest number of Indians that could have served overseas? 3. What was the state of Indian industry? Could India supply a fully equipped modern army...
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