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They would be the tragedy of US metal. We'd wonder what they could have done after five great albums, an unblemished legacy to stand up to the best of the Scandinavians.

The Man with the Golden Arm (2018) A heartwarming biopic of James Harrison. Trainspotting A look at trains and the people who love them in Scotland.

Stalin had the ability to find Zhukov, recognize his abilities, and put him in charge. He didn't however take decisive action until it was almost too late, and this delayed response cost Russia dearly. Plus his purges had deeply weakened the armed forces. What does a leader of the USSR who had...

The airborne operation or delaying taking Antwerp would both have required a lot of foresight and resistance to The supply shortage is pretty well known given the extraordinary efforts being made to ensure the spearheads still have supplies. The reason a push slightly beyond Antwerp as a POD is...

On 2 September 1944 the 11th Army Division halted in Antwerp. Had they pushed just one town further, they would have trapped the German 15th Army on the Beveland Peninsula. It's unlikely that this would modify Market Garden: Montgomery and the British General Staff are not going to hear that...

67.5? All we need is a russiawank and it will be enormously popular.

Russia cannot win without lend lease. The United States was reluctant to help Russia IOTL. Let's have Trotsky instead of Stalin. With exporting revolution a major Soviet activity the western democracies will help Hitler win in Russia.

One issue: Many of the Mexican provinces are ready for admission as states due to population, and will want it for economic reasons. Will this happen quickly, or will there be opposition to Mexicans getting states?

Could you please explain how the Belgians take over Dutch Territory, especially since the border looks right to me. (modulo Baarle-Hertzog, which no one cares about). It's much more likely that they just don't give a damn. (Either side)

Not so. The seismographic evidence would be unmistakable. A 3.8 megaton bomb is a 6.0-6.5 magnitude earthquake if all the energy is coupled to motion of the earth. Assuming 1% of the energy is coupled, then 4.0 magnitude earthquake. That will be detected, and given the region it takes place in...

How about the British putting out a large minefield on the North end of the island?

The United States government would be caught with its pants down. Having reassured the public that nuclear testing was safe they would have been crucified in the press for killing rich white people with cancer. The Nuclear Disarmament movement would grow overnight, and the United States...

Big question: 1 on 1 or big groups, and how is it that after NATO uses nukes the Russians don't fry everything in sight.

The Dutch import Indonesians not Chinese in the 1700's.

Won't the use of nuclear weapons have immediate consequences for the conduct of the war? I see a lot of basing and air rights being immediately suspended, and a lot of screaming from France. Also, besieged troops under aerial bombardment will take much more fire then the besiegers, and the US...

The Reds accepted Jews at this time, and for many Jews facing discrimination the prospect of equality made them commit to the Communist cause.

In the 1990's the Russian army was in bad shape. Nothing that the Finns might not be able to handle. What needs to happen to make this into a war, and what will happen as a result?

In the 1930's UChicago and Northwestern considered merging. Robert Maynard Hutchins would have lead the combined entity. WI they merge, and then Mr. Hutchins eliminates the football team as in OTL? Will we have the Big Nine? Will he be able to now that there are even more alumni who like...

Keeping Indonesia after Max Haveland was published was difficult to justify and Indonesia's independence movement was well organized.

1810's-Napoleon includes all of Frisia in his Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1830's-Belgium loses its war of independence. 1900's-The British lose in South Africa as an expensive counterinsurgency campaign becomes unpopular at home. A democratic NZA becomes part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as...