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No More Nightmares in Europe Introduction Early 1950s. Bexley Hospital, Kent, England. 12:43 PM Dr Moore took a large bite out of his meat sandwich and accepted the clipboard offered by the young technician. Placing his working lunch on the desk and swallowing quickly, the surgeon scanned...

Something I was musing on the walk into work today. It is well known the Nazis had a massive stockpile of chemical and biological weapons in storage, however they were never used despite the impending collapse of Germany and the Nazi regime. Now I can understand why Hitler would have been...

The general agreement by most academia is that Sealion couldn't have succeeded, especially following the immediate fall of France. The German Navy could field less than 1/3 of the Royal Navy ships available. The RAF was still a present threat from the air to German aircraft. There was...

CBC - Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation Announcer: Coming up tonight on CBC Four, in an hour at Nine O'Clock we have a new episode of Celebrity Mind Challenge when another three celebrities pit their wits against the chair. But now on CBC Four, we have the first episode in new series...

So, this has been on my mind for the past few weeks. A lot of the technology we take for granted is a result of our society and our culture. Personal computers, mobile phones, the Internet, cheap international/intercontinental travel, the vast array of foods and media accessible etc. Much of...

In a TL where an early War of Spanish Succession takes place and Charles II dies early, how does Louis XIV press his claims? Say around the 1670s. Prince Louis is born at this point, but still too young to rule, so does he claim on behalf of his son, or on behalf of his wife Maria Theresa of...

Brief Summary - If the USSR doesn't materialize (IE no Communist victory over the Whites in Russia), does Communism as an ideology fail to seriously manifest? I was considering this the other day - In my opinion the greatest consequence of WWI was not the defeat of the Central Powers (although...

This year marks the 100 year anniversary of the rarely acknowledged (at least here in the UK) "Serbian Incident". I believe it involved some Austrian Archduke being assassinated by some pro-Serbian group. It could well have been a spark for the Great War as I see it, but I must admit I don't...

As part of my TL I'm working on a slightly different Portuguese Restoration War were Portugal gets help from the English earlier and in greater numbers. Now, assuming after this Spain tries to settle and gives Portugal up for a lost cause a few years earlier than OTL (wants to end its open...

Doing research for my timeline, have a question if someone could help me. Maria Theresa of Spain was wife to King Louis XIV of France. When Philip Prospero died she was heiress presumptive to Spain, though until the birth of Charles II. Now, if Charles II is not born, since she is wife to King...

Rise of the Generals, a Lord Protector Timeline Note from the Author: Whilst I've been an avid reader on these forums for a long time, this is the first timeline I have written (so if you see any obvious errors please let me know so I can correct where appropriate). I have been inspired by...

Hello AH! Been a long time lurker, first time caller. Got to say, this is my most frequent webstop during lunchbreaks at work. Always one entertaining read or another. I'm currently working on an English Civil War timeline, and I'd appreciate some help from anyone in the know. I'm trying to be...