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What if LTGEN Lavarack was the commander of the Australian Military Forces rather than Field Marshall Blamey during WWII, possible side effects?

As the title says, what would the POD required to have a Philippine navy MTB or a S boat?

If the USSR vetoed Resolution 83 for the introduction of UN forces to stop the North Korean invasion, would the US act unilaterally?

Although this topic has been debated, my POD would be that Italy recognises its military weakness in the Spanish Civil War. Consequently it concentrates on reforming / improving its economic base and offers to support Nazi Germany with a volunteer division (ala Blue Division) / Volunteer air...

I am considering a Cold War TL where the Republic of Vietnam is able to survive until the present day. However I am trying to ensure that I consider all options and would like AH ideas on how to make the ROV a stable, prosperous state? To focus your thoughts I ask that the POD be post 1950...

After the French returned to Indochina in 1945, there were a dearth of nationalist leaders that could rival Ho Chi Minh. This meant that those people that wished for an independent Vietnam joined the Viet Minh. So my question is how would the return of Duy Tan following the abdication of Bao...

During the late 1950's Canada and Australia constructed a refined Sabre for their respective air forces. Both versions were considered the ultimate derivative of the Sabre. Is there any possibility for this to occur behind the Iron Curtin, i.e. the Czech or Poles refine the Mig 15 / 17...

WI General Stilwell had become a Field Marshal of the Philippine Army in 1936, instead of General MacArthur? How would the Philippine military perform with Vinegar Joe at the helm?

My question is if General Vo Nguyen Giap remained a school teacher, how would that affect the development of the Viet Minh and later the North Vietnamese army?

The Vichy French colonies of Indochina were in a difficult situation in September 1940 being isolated from their homeland and facing a numerically superior enemy with shorter lines of communication. In your opinion what POD is required to have the French fight their occupation by the Japanese...

With a POD set in the present day is there any possibility that the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao could have a hereditary government (read Sultan) reintroducted similar to the Yogyakarta Special Region of Indonesia? If this is possible would it be essential that a descendent of the Sulu...

East Germany or the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist in 1990, when their citizens voted for reunification with West Germany. My question is what POD is required for the GDR to remain as a separate state and how long would it be possible to remain as a separate country? The...

I have been reading about the Japanese, RN, Regia Marina and North Korean operations with midget submarines. My question is if a revolutionary group is confined to an island and want to secede from their archipelagic country, what would be more effective midget submarine, FAC, or underwater...

In Simon Scarrow's novel 'The fields of Death' one of Napoleon's staff officers informs him that Great Britain and Austria would support a cessation of hostilities from the sixth coalition if he withdraws to his borders. Does anyone have any material on this and what would the possible side...

Prologue: Jack is as good as his master At some point on his return to France Admiral de Suffren completed his report on his squadron’s involvement in the Carnation war. His prose contained the usual superfluous phrases, yet it also made an insightful recommendation that would alter the...

I am writing a TL on Burma modernising after the first Anglo - Burmese War in the 1820's and am after a suitable foreign military officer as a major character. My criterion is: A light infantry officer who has fought in the Napoleonic Wars or a subsequent conflict and would be suitably restless...

With a POD of General Patton's jeep narrowly avoiding hitting a truck on 9 December 1945, what do you feel are the long term consequences in a military and political sense? Would it be possible for Patton to be a military governor either in Europe or in Asia (Extra points if he can be placed in...

After the British deposed King Thibaw and his court following the third Anglo Burmese war in 1885, an insurgency developed that took roughly a decade to quell. So the POD would be the insurgency would be stronger and in a way to placate the Burmese they install a King. Even today if you have the...

ABC's recent thread on an Australian superpower has prompted me to consider a TL in the 1960's where the Australian FAA has the opportunity to engage in air to air combat. So without further ado I am considering a couple of aircraft to replace the Sea Venom / Skyhawks that were operated in the...

As the title says what would happen if the P-38 was used in the Korean conflict as a fighter-bomber? Would we see P-38's as a COIN aircraft in Vietnam?