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  1. Why are the western allies bombing civilians?

    I mean, many did enthusiastically support imperialism. Many would enlist in the Army or the Navy to "do his duty" for the Empire. The addition of a new colony in Africa or Asia would be regarded with pride by the average citizen. Let's not attempt to erase the British people's role in...
  2. DracoLazarus

    Map Thread XX

    Maine should go to the French too, then, since it is named after the French province of Maine (based around Le Mans)
  3. Revival of Mongolia as a military power

    Sadly, the Dzunghar genocide by the Qing crushed the last chance of a powerful Mongolia. If AK-47s flowed freely as they do as in parts in the Middle East, they probably could. But those aren't soldiers, they're tribal levies most concerned about defending their own land or raiding other tribes.
  4. Why are the western allies bombing civilians?

    In both cases these countries were already pretty much beaten, it wasn't just airpower that did it, as the proponents of airpower said. They could have fought till the bitter end, but that wouldn't have made much sense. They weren't going to win. Although the Netherlands eventually was at the...
  5. AHC: Earliest Possible Philippine Independence (American Period)

    With a POD start by 1917 where the Jones Law i just signed and it is stated where the united states must free the Philippines, when they see that the country has the capability to self determination. Free the Philippines as soon as possible. possible leaders ? and consequences?
  6. Place In the Sun: What If Italy Joined the Central Powers?

    Berlin has 4M today, this TTL Germany would have much more people and would be the center of the Europe, i don't think it's much a stretch, maybe not 10M then will reach 7M-8M. I tried to be conservative of a population of 120M and could be higher than that... Much higher prestige, no bombings...
  7. Mary Tudor bears a son and lives till age 60

    Well, I think that the most interesting option out there would be Carlos himself surviving longer and without his imprisonment in 1568 he'd have every chance to do so, as his health alone wasn't enough to kill him, if he outlived Sebastiao of Portugal he'd become king of Portugal, and THAT would...
  8. A Hippie in the House of Mouse (Jim Henson at Disney, 1980)
    Threadmarks: British spins on Classic Americana

    Seven Great ‘80s British Shows you Never Knew had American Origins From Five Alive! Netsite, posted May 4th, 2017 You’ve seen it happen a thousand times: a popular British show is remade – and in the opinions of the original British fandom ruined – by American producers for American audiences...
  9. AHC: Rename a country, that unified from a long-described region

    So a Republic of Venice that spans the whole peninsula? I have never really thought about that, but it could be interested. Not sure if this State would be called "The Most Serene Republic of Venice", though.
  10. Grains of Sand and Salt

    No I didn't mistake it for the freshwater variety, but I made a mistake based on my experience with the saltwater variety. Eel grass is very common in Denmark, it was traditional used as fertilizer, cattle feed, building material, filling in matresses and in lean times food[1] . I looked into...
  11. Mary Tudor bears a son and lives till age 60

    A daughter (likely married to an Austrian cousin) also would be much interesting and enough for prevent a dangerous union
  12. Little Rock Nine Massacre

    What do you mean? People said negroes ton TV in the 1990s. I have seen newspaperarticles from the turn of the centuy writing negroes or gipsys.
  13. Mary Tudor bears a son and lives till age 60

    Well, it's all up to OP (since it's OP imagination determining whether they would or not have children), I simply pointed out that this is not guaranteed. Well, Elizabeth certainly could have children, if she had a son with Carlos that would the best option for Habsburgs, on the other hand...
  14. DrakonFin

    How important was the Dunkirk evacuation ?

    ...perspective, the apparent Allied, especially French, commitment to join the war on Finland's side against the USSR in February-March 1939 was *the* crucial thing in making Stalin abandon his plan to conquer Finland during that conflict. He made a hasty peace deal with Finland, with minimum...
  15. Why are the western allies bombing civilians?

    It's a good point about Italy, and why it was different then Germany & Japan. Both the Italian People, and military leadership never had their hearts in the war. The military thought it was ill prepared, and beyond their means to fight. Who thought it was a good idea to send 200,000 men to die...
  16. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    Okay but it probably wouldn't be mined any worse than OTL and isn't much use until the rest of the med is cleared anyway. Is taking Rhodes worth the mass death taking a port usually involves?
  17. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    Err , Suez was mined , among other measures , they put nets over the top so they could check for holes to see where mines had been dropped.
  18. Coluber

    DBWI Alexander III of Macedon victorious at Gaugamela

    I'm pretty sure that we might have witnessed the largest terrestrial empire in human history. Once he conquered Persia, Bactria, Sogdia and other portions of Central Asia would have followed, not to mention the Nanda Empire. to the west, he would have certainly conquered Carthage and Italy, and...
  19. Sony never makes PlayStation

    There‘s another intriguing possibility that‘s rarely being talked about: What if Sony teamed up with Sega, instead of doing their own console? That was actually something that was being discussed back then; after Nintendo stabbed them in the back, Sony approached Nintendo‘s rival about a...
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