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  1. Why are the western allies bombing civilians?

    I think leaflet bombing during WW2 was pretty much inherently useless. As in "strategic bombing" and it's effectiveness is controversial but leaflet dropping was pretty much inherently 99 percent of the time a waste of fuel and often enough manpower (Since a bomber even when dropping leaflet is...
  2. While this legal wrangling ultimately caused an enormous amount of bloodshed and destruction, it...

    While this legal wrangling ultimately caused an enormous amount of bloodshed and destruction, it did result in one of the Beaufort descendants ascending the throne as Henry VII. So, yes, the Yorks were probably usurpers.
  3. This prohibition was not specified in the original act of 1397, but appears in a 1407...

    This prohibition was not specified in the original act of 1397, but appears in a 1407 confirmation by Henry IV (Pollard 158), making the ultimate legality of the addition uncertain.
  4. Even though they were the grandchildren of Edward III and next in the line of succession after...

    Even though they were the grandchildren of Edward III and next in the line of succession after their father's legitimate children by his first two wives, the Beauforts were barred from succession to the throne by their half-brother Henry IV.
  5. Several replies coming (as I can't post it in one!)

    Several replies coming (as I can't post it in one!)
  6. The Plantagenet Succession

    If you can find it, PM me, and I'll let you know so as not to spoil it in here for others. :-D
  7. Why are the western allies bombing civilians?

    The immediate object was the destruction of cities. Even if the ends (stopping the Nazis, preventing them from murdering millions of other innocent people) were good, this does not justify immoral means to attain that end. In the case of area bombing, the death of civilians was positively...
  8. Primavera d'Italia: War, Love and Revolution

    which translates: "Pius IX was made by others, and unmade by himself"
  9. AHC: Save a notorious flop

    ...Mac?" New York cabbies), as well as some of its more outdated comedic motifs(eg. crazy Slavic merchants, horny Japanese tourists, swish bellboys). (*) And an earlier setting would also help prep the audience for accepting "Gosh, the subconscious can tell us a lot about sex and relationships"...
  10. French Baden

    In general terms, yes - they theoretically could have. However, you'd need to establish the right PoD. France never conquered Baden because it had other pressing issues to deal with and frankly, the conditions just weren't right. Alsace, if I remember correctly, was a patchwork of divided...
  11. RedKing

    The Plantagenet Succession

    Oh boy, I'm going to have to look very carefully then!
  12. Can Persia Avoid Islam? If it Does, Can it Remain Zoroastrian?

    Could it happen, that Mesopotamia falls to Arabs but Iranian Plateau remains under Persian control?
  13. The Plantagenet Succession

    As soon as you see it, it'll stick out like a tonne of bricks.
  14. The Eden-Dirksen Pact: A Deal With the Devil?

    The Soviets didn't "kill their own people". They repressed it, yes. But they didn't engage in democide, at least after Stalin. The Nazis run the death camps up until the final day of surrender. Germany was in ashes, people became refugees, but the death camps still worked. For god's sake, they...
  15. Boldly Going: A History of an American Space Station

    i assume the area itself will be open to space, making it airtight again seems a massive issue. But an enclosed working space will have lots of benefits, not just keeping the tools onboard. lets say it gets sealed with a fabric barrier, you then have a thermal stable environment, compared to...
  16. AHC Screw Russia as hard as possible.

    We really need a laugh response
  17. SealTheRealDeal

    Was Austria-Hungary really doomed?

    Austria-Hungary's capacity for independent military action, diplomatic autonomy, economy, and political frame work all disintegrated before the nationalists were able to declare independence. Far from overturning the Empire via nationalist revolutions, the nationalist politicians simply stepped...
  18. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    Hitler "Make ready" "Present" "Fire"
  19. The son of Anne of Brittany and Charles 8th lives?

    The New Time Line and started thinking about the children of King Henry VIII and went on a tangent and ignoring the fact Charles IX would need to marry some a lot sooner
  20. Little Rock Nine Massacre

    When does this take place? If it’s after the federalization of the NG and the deployment of the 101st, it’s not happening. You might get one of the nine in a surprise attack, maybe two. Three armed KKK wackos dressed in robes and a mob are not winning against a military unit detachment.
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