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  1. James II Fights Dutch Invasion in 1688

    You might as well share with everyone so many people can discuss!

  2. James II Fights Dutch Invasion in 1688

    Definitely would be interested!

  3. James II Fights Dutch Invasion in 1688

    James II going down fighting is certainly an important aspect of this WI. The OP is about James II fighting rather than fleeing but not necessarily winning. If Williams wins after a hard fight, it would certainly change things a lot I would think.

  4. Orthodox Reformation

    During the Reformation, many rulers decided to abandon their affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and instead embraced Protestantism. But what if Reformers decided to call for switching to Orthodoxism rather than Protestantism? Many of the rulers were attracted to Protestantism...

  5. James II Fights Dutch Invasion in 1688

    Williams wasn't another Cromwell. He was the grandson of Charles I and married the eldest child of King James II. So he and Mary had a strong claim to the throne. If he fought, defeated, and killed James II, he would be more like another Henry VII who also fought and killed a King. The problem...

  6. Germans had full knowledge of USSR military capabilities

    When Operation Barbarossa was launched, it was clear that Germany did not have knowledge of the full extent of Soviet military capabilities. During the initial stages, Germany was tremendously successful. They captured or killed millions of troops and occupied much of European Soviet Union. But...

  7. James II Fights Dutch Invasion in 1688

    Kings have been killed all the time. It wasn't that long ago when his father Charles I was killed after all. Then you have Richard III and Henry VI. If James II just stayed in London, he gets imprisoned and suffers the date of his father Charles I. I don't see how it would be an issue at all.

  8. James Francis Edward Stuart Renounced Catholicism

    James II had a son named James Francis Edward Stuart (JFES). As the oldest legitimate male heir, he was theoretically first in line over his sisters. But being Catholic he couldn't ascend the throne. JFES died in 1766. Before his death, William & Mary, Anne, George I,II,III ascended the throne...

  9. Turkish War of Independence is Lost

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_War_of_Independence

  10. Turkish War of Independence is Lost

    WI Turkish War of Independence is lost? Do Turks still get a nation and if so how small? Republic of Kurdistan forms? What about other border changes and the wider impact to the Middle East and the world?

  11. China successfully counterattacks Japan

    IOTL, Japan was able to conquer almost all of China. From 1937 all the way to the end of the WWII, Japan held the initiative and continued making gains. Only war with the USA prevented Japan from total victory in China. But what if Chinese forces performed much better and was actually able to...

  12. Deist or Atheist Revolution in Europe After 380CE

    IOTL, the dominant Roman Catholic Church's power and holdings was broken up by the Protestant Reformation. Instead of a movement to reform Christianity, perhaps some kind of Atheist Martin Luther comes about and says that Christianity is all made up bunk like Paganism before it? And then rulers...

  13. Deist or Atheist Revolution in Europe After 380CE

    With a PoD of 380CE (after Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire), how plausible and how early could a Deist or Atheist Revolution take place in Europe?

  14. AHC/WI: Government actually run like a business

    The council-manager system is nothing like running a govt like a business. All the councilman are still elected officials including the mayor. They make executive and policy decisions and are nothing like a board of directors in a corp whose only role is occasional oversight but otherwise gives...

  15. AHC/WI: Government actually run like a business

    The purpose of business is profit for the top shareholders, including top management. Care of workers, consumers, environment are just means to that end not ends in and of themselves. These are things to be exploited and cost contained. Workers get too uppity or expensive? Fire them or...

  16. Cities that could have been much larger

    If China didn't lost Outer Manchuria, Vladivostok (obviously wouldn't be called that) would have become a metropolis city of several millions. It's location and being tightly connected to the rest of China would make this inevitable. It's not happening under Russia simply because it is too...

  17. Why did China do better in Korean War than Sino-Japanese War?

    These statements don't seem right. Japanese gains slowed but never stopped. As late as Dec 1944, Japan continued gaining territory in Operation Ichigo. Chinese forces never had the initiative. In time Japan likely forces China to surrender we'e it not for Japanese losses in the Pacific War.

  18. Why did China do better in Korean War than Sino-Japanese War?

    Training and organization I can understand. But motivation makes no sense. Fighting a brutal invader pillaging, looting and raping inside China would seem to be far more motivating than fighting in Korea against a nation that was literally an ally just a few years ago.

  19. Why did China do better in Korean War than Sino-Japanese War?

    I don't think that's true. From the PoV of Koreans, the war was ultimately a stalemate. But from the PoV of China, it was a tremendous victory. Remember China only entered the Korean War when US forces were almost to the border and had basically conquered North Korea. China reversed this and...

  20. Why did China do better in Korean War than Sino-Japanese War?

    From 1937 to 1945, China was thoroughly beatened by Japan. With few exceptions, China lost almost all battles and had most of its territory under Japanese occupation. China was on the verge of being totally conquered. But only a few years later in 1950-1953, China under the Communists fought...
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