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  1. Disaster at Dunkirk and German invasion of Russia in August 1940

    This is a retread of a previous post I made about an earlier German invasion of the Soviet Union but this time with a disaster at Dunkirk. If Germany had captured a large amount of British and French at Dunkirk in May 1940 this would have brought about an armistice with France a few weeks...
  2. AHC: Have Hawaii dump the Union Jack

    Yeah, that would definitely do it. Though I should probably have specified that I was thinking more of PODs resulting from internal Hawaiian or US politics. Granted, the "anti-British sentiment" suggested in my OP could indeed lead one to posit something on a world scale.
  3. If the Japanese win the Battle of Midway, would Japan be able to invade the US?

    Is a Japanese successful Operation MI in the list below operation sea lion then.
  4. The German Century

    They are far better! Much nicer to visit in summer! But you're right. The northern coastline can't be attacked. The western is more vulnerable, but it would probably be covered by dense minefields.
  5. Khmer Rouge adopts Primitive communism

    How do you "adopt" primitive communism? It isn't an ideology but was described as a premodern state of society.
  6. Request Maps/Flags/Coats of Arms/Heraldry here, II

    I appreciate the thought, but it struck me that a Maple Leaf might be a tad TOO 'Canada' rather than 'North America' (I'm tempted to suggest an oak leaf, with it's connection to the Royal Oak and to the US Army insignia for major, as being a more 'Anglo-American' symbol). Having done some...
  7. Alternative UK response to the invasion of the Falklands

    If they leave it too long the political impetus would fade away, this is what doomed the Suez operation and it was what Argentina was counting on. However the British might be well served in military terms to wait until the southern hemisphere spring, they would have all sorts of military...
  8. What were the key developments that enabled the Age of Exploration?

    Given that that problem wasn’t particularly well solved until much later in the colonial era, I don’t think time keeping was a big distinguishing feature between the 15th and earlier centuries.
  9. King Tosti?

    WI, instead of getting shpwrecked in Normandy in 1064. Harold Godwinsson had been drowned? Presumably that leaves his brother Tosti (or Tostig or whatever) as head of the House of Godwin. Does Tosti stay in Northummbria or resign to become Earl of Wessex? If so, who is lkely to get...
  10. Khmer Rouge adopts Primitive communism

    Okay. We'd all be spared Burning Man.
  11. Place In the Sun: What If Italy Joined the Central Powers?

    If Britain ever chose to allow Germany to try to annex French West Africa, it would be out of a sense of schadenfreude in the knowledge that doing so would vastly overextend the German colonial empire and leave the territory German in name only. As others have pointed out, they’re already pretty...
  12. The Forge of Weyland

    The communications link with Emperor David Innes is in Algeria. Also, time is funny there, so by the time the mole comes back, it may be 2020.
  13. FalconHonour

    A Queen Twice Over: Mary Tudor the Elder Marries Francis I of France

    I doubt Henry would want to let a Plantagenet out of England, but I will give it some thought. If only James V's older sister had survived... :P. She would have been perfect...
  14. Lincoln Lives: How a failed assassination changed the course of a Nation and a newly freed people

    Born 1786 WinField Scott? For the 1880 elections? A 94 year old was the best they could do? No wonder they lost. I do not think an illegitimate child from an indigenous would have been a huge thing, even in this time line.
  15. What if Argentina won the falklands war?

    Given the British won without these helicopters the loss can't be considered critical. The only opportunity to critically damage the carriers themselves was on 2 May before the Belgrano was sunk, but even that would require a naval battle that the RN would likely win. Sinking troopships was...
  16. How early could a horse-bus public transport system be successful?

    A cool thought question and thank you. Excellent answers already given. Ya gotta have that before you can have that and so on. Graded smooth roads. Invented active wheel and wagon suspensions. Some sort of token system or just small coins. Barter would not work. Some compelling reason to...
  17. The Professor

    Request Maps/Flags/Coats of Arms/Heraldry here, II

    Probably not stripes but some sort of symbol. Maple leaf perhaps?
  18. The German Century

    The West Frisian Islands are not one bit better than the East Frisian islands 😁
  19. America Be Watching With The Popcorn: A Sino-Soviet War TL

    All those hardened antenna associated with ICBM silos were supposed to let Looking Glass remotely launch missiles if a nuclear blast had took out the local control centre were just for show? Seems more probable they can be hardened or at least have a shielded spare or two ( might be built...
  20. If the Japanese win the Battle of Midway, would Japan be able to invade the US?

    Actually you need the Japanese to somehow construct about 3,00,000 tons of amphibious shipping, around 600,000 tons of underway replenishment tonnage, develop an actual workable Unrep system, and pull about 1/3 of its total forces out of China. The Empire then gets to watch 300,000 of its sons...
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