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  1. Franco Italian war in 1941: how badly is Italy screwed?

    I know, but I assumed that Italy still prepared its navy specifically for fight the French one (like in OTL, hence why the Regia Marina kept getting slaughtered by the Royal Navy). Naturally, if that didn't happen, that might be a problem...
  2. Franco Italian war in 1941: how badly is Italy screwed?

    Not as badly as OTL's Italy, that's for sure. First of all, Corsica ain't fortified, and, since Italy is more prepared now, I think we could see it as Belgium's equivalent in this timeline (as in, a way to get around the defenses of the Maginot Line.) Maybe Italy managed to get a full hold of...
  3. Poll: What was the Greatest Empire in history?

    The Roman Empire. Yes, I am Italian and can't let it go. Do you have problems with that? :p
  4. AH Title and Description Game

    Title of a famous ASB scenario where every world leader turns into copies of Berlusconi, going in similar antics and doing similar laws and reforms. Due to this tendency, soon the old Republic system is replaced by a Pornocratic system, with different shades and ideologies...
  5. DBWI: WI: Giovanni Falcone dies in Capaci's Murder Attempt

    Recently Giovanni Falcone, has published a new book, "Il Rantolio della Mafia," ("The Death Rattle of the Mafia"), and, in-between the tales of his work, he mentioned the various attempts to murder him. The closest one, according him, was at Capaci, near Palermo, on the day of 23 May of...
  6. DBWI: Jugoslavian troops do not pass from Trieste in 1991.

    (OOC: Oh. Thanks, I will keep that in mind next time.)
  7. DBWI: Jugoslavian troops do not pass from Trieste in 1991.

    20 years ago, in this same day, the peace deal between the Republic of Italy Jugoslavia was signed It was the end of a blood war, started with the pretext of Jugoslavian troops breaking Trieste's inhabitants closing of their city, and the sacking of Trieste. That day, the Parliament, with the...
  8. Two Italies in 20th centuries

    Two Sicilies had a latifundism eceonomy and very little factories. And nobody was planning to add more industries. So, yeah, very poor compared to the rest of Europe.
  9. Two Italies in 20th centuries

    It will simply be a slightly delayed unification, because, by that point, most of the population in Two Sicilies was simply too pissed against the Borbone for keep them in power along with their institutions. However, said delayed unification may shrink down banditism and, thusly, the Mafia.
  10. AH Title and Description Game

    In a world where crossdressing is tolerated, a book series, called "The Adventures of Tom Burry" is created by a New Zeelander writer, Reinald Kelly. The series is about the cases of a crossdressing "detective of the occult" akin to Dylan Dog both the cases dealt with and the similar structure...
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