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  1. Why did Austria-Hungary have such a terrible WWI record?

    They fought well on the Italian front, albeit in very favourable defensive terrain and against poorly led and motivated opposition.

  2. WI: Hitler Escaped

    Is there any historical basis for Hitler being drugged - was that ever an option? Reading Kershaw's book about the last days of the Third Reich his subordinates were still completely in his thrall right up to the end - what would Hitler's reaction be to being drugged in direct contradiction to...

  3. WI: Hitler Escaped

    I think Hitler was pretty set on his 'Gotterdammerung.' If he does leave the bunker I can only see it being to continue the fight for a few more weeks at the Alpine fortress that was being prepared - I just can't imagine him running away with the intention of saving his skin. Also - where does...

  4. Our Name is Rebel - The Second Indian Mutiny

    Here's the next part, the next section will be from the rebel perspective. PART FOUR Lt Colonel Christie-Smyth, commanding officer 1st Duke of Wellington’s, was incredulous as Connors explained what had happened at the parade ground.[4] The thin columns of smoke had been noticed by some of the...

  5. Our Name is Rebel - The Second Indian Mutiny

    Thanks! I'm enjoying writing it. Quick correction - I've realised that the Connaught Rangers, although attached to the 3rd (Lahore) Division, were actually based at Ferozepur. The 1st battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment would have been at the Lahore Cantonment.

  6. Our Name is Rebel - The Second Indian Mutiny

    Thanks for the interest everyone! There are quite a few intellectuals in the Punjab and Bengal behind the plot - Jatindrnath Mukherjee is the most important leader in the east, Sohan Singh Bhakna was president of the Ghadar party so behind the risings in the west. The main aim was to kick the...

  7. Our Name is Rebel - The Second Indian Mutiny

    Yeah that's exactly what happened in OTL, although by that stage even the hastily rearranged rising was compromised by the double agent. Weirdly the conspirators seemed to have suspected him for a while before they attempted to do anything - and even when they did try they were unsuccessful...

  8. Our Name is Rebel - The Second Indian Mutiny

    Thanks! Here's the next part. PART TWO The whole conspiracy had so almost been given away. Gurjinder had known there was something wrong with the newest member of their cell, Kirpal Singh. Something about the way he asked questions about aspects of the plot that shouldn’t have concerned...

  9. Our Name is Rebel - The Second Indian Mutiny

    OUR NAME IS REBEL - THE SECOND INDIAN MUTINY If anyone asks who we are Tell him our name is rebel Our duty is to end the tyranny Our profession is to launch revolution That is our namaz, this is our sandhya Our puja, our worship This is our religion Our work This is our only Khuda...

  10. Viribus Unitis - an Austro-Hungarian TL

    Ok, instead of re-posting everything I think I'll just make this post an index, with links to all the chapters so far - hopefully that'll make it easier for everyone to refresh their memories (me included!) and maybe even attract some new readers. VIRIBUS UNITIS CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER...

  11. Confederate Sports Culture post-independence.

    Confederate soccer would be very interesting - tempted to create some team names/crests now. :D

  12. Plausibility check: von Lettow-Vorbeck in Ethiopia 1935?

    Yeah that is true - I suppose the only way to make it work would be to concentrate on building up the Emperor's force into a centralised army. One can only imagine, however, that the various Ras and chieftains would not look upon that too kindly! If it did happen I can see the Germans doing the...

  13. Plausibility check: von Lettow-Vorbeck in Ethiopia 1935?

    This would make for an interesting TL. British Pathe have some fascinating films of the Abyssinian preparations for war, including this one, which demonstrates the sort of drill the European (Swedish in this film) officers were conducting. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=6258

  14. Was Medieval Poland A Democracy

    This guy's a troll judging by this and his other posts.

  15. World War 2 in CP victorious world

    Quick! Someone fetch the men in white coats! :eek:

  16. Viribus Unitis - an Austro-Hungarian TL

    Thanks everyone, good to see some people still remember it! :o Would it be helpful for me to re-post all the chapters together here to make it easier to read up to the present?

  17. Russian Revolution - the Third Way

    Exactly. It's also important to note that it wasn't a completely unified party at any point, more a collection of the intelligentsia who were, to varying degrees, largely politically liberally and socially conservative. By 1917 the right-wing section of the party was definitely in the...

  18. Russian Revolution - the Third Way

    Liberal, but undeniably drawing the majority of their support from the upper and professional classes. I'd find it difficult to argue they weren't socially conservative. ;)

  19. Russian Revolution - the Third Way

    Not in 1917. It wasn't formally organised until after the war, in 1919. Even then it took a couple of years to develop into 'fascism' as opposed to Mussolini's own brand of right-wing socialism. The Kornilov affair could be a good place to start, although I think Kerensky would make a good...

  20. Russian Revolution - the Third Way

    I'm really keen to develop an idea about a third main political strand in revolutionary Russia between the Bolsheviks and the conservative Kadets/counter-revolutionaries, can anyone shed some light as to whether this is at all viable? I'm envisaging an alliance of some of the groups caught in...
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