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  1. The Restoration of the Monarchy of Afghanistan

    Mohammad Zahir Shah was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning for 40 years from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed in a coup in 1973. Today Zahir Shah's long reign is remembered for the long period of peace and prosperity and modernisation that Afghanistan experienced before his overthrow...

  2. The Day of the Jackal: WI Charles de Gaulle Assassinated in 1963

    What would have happened if the plot to kill then President of France Charles de Gaulle described in Fredrick Forsyth's 1971 political thriller The Day of The Jackal not actually occurred but also succeeded? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Jackal In 1962 France was suffering from...

  3. WI The Imperial Regiment of Foot guards

    The British Army's regiments of Foot guards are perhaps the most famous military units in the world. Instantly identifiable by their red tunics and bearskin hats the five regiments of guards are famous for both for their ceremonial roles in London and for their legendary battlefield successes...

  4. WI Unsanctioned Rhodesia?

    Following some of my earlier threads regarding the effects of sanctions never being imposed on South Africa I thought it would be interesting to look at the same question regarding Rhodesia. https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/south-african-defence-force-without-sanctions.531919/...

  5. WI Megaroc, Britain Launches The First Man Into Space

    In 1945 as the war in Europe came to a close the allies scrambled to acquire German technology and scientists. In particular the V2 Rocket was highly sought after with the various allied nations almost racing against each other to recover as many rockets and technical staff as possible before...

  6. WI South Africa Without Sanctions

    During the Apartheid era South Africa was subjected to various economic and military sanctions and embargos by the international community. These sanctions were one of the most significant factors that led to the end of Apartheid as the South African economy became unstable and began the slide...

  7. South African Defence Force without sanctions?

    During the Apartheid era South Africa was subjected to various economic and military sanctions by the international community. These sanctions were one of the most significant factors that led to the end of Apartheid as the South African economy became unstable and began the slide towards...

  8. WI The Crystal Palace Survives

    Originally built in Hyde Park in 1851 the gigantic Crystal Palace (named owing to its glass and cast iron structure) was and to an extent still is considered to be an iconic building and a symbol of the Victorian era and British Empire. The 990,000 sq ft building was originally intended to...

  9. Military Pilot Defections and Equipment Thefts

    During the Cold War there were many examples of Soviet and Warsaw Pact pilot's taking their aircraft and defecting to the west. Examples include Victor Belenko who detected to Japan in a cutting edge Mig 25 in 1976 and Aleksander Mikhailovich who detected to Turkey in his Mig 29 in 1989. Both...

  10. State of the Vietnam Era US Military

    Recently I've been reading about the particularly poor state of the Vietnam War era US Military and what seems to have been a particular low point in its history. It looks like at times the US Military was in danger of seeing a collapse of morale, order and discipline due to anti war sentiment...

  11. DBWI Yuri Gagarin was real?

    Everyone today knows the name of the first man to leave the Earth and journey into space. US Navy Commander Alan Shepard was launched into space on May the 5th 1961 aboard Freedom 7 which was the first manned mission of the Project Mercury programme. The name Alan Shepard is one of the most...

  12. WI The Hunt For Red October?

    Having read and reread "The Hunt for Red October" more times than I care to remember got me thinking about what would have happened to the Red October and her defecting officers? The book ends with the Typhoon class SSBN Red October arriving in the US and being hidden in a covered dry dock with...

  13. WI Operation Ten-Go Successful?

    In April 1945 things were not going well for the Empire of Japan. The once formidable Imperial Japanese Navy had suffered an uninterrupted string of crushing defeats which had left the once mighty fleet a mere shadow of its former self with only a small handful of operational ships remaining as...

  14. HMS EAGLE in the Falklands (Story Only)
    Threadmarks: Prologue

    Westminster, 31st March 1982 Pausing only to make a quick phone call to get an update on the disposition and readiness of his fleet and having found the defence secretary not in his office in the Ministry of Defence but at an emergency meeting to discuss the emergent situation the fully...

  15. WI Rhodesia's Operation QUARTZ was carried out?

    After the election of Bishop Muzorewa’s government in 1979, the Rhodesians had hoped that Britain and the international community would recognise his administration and end sanctions seeing how British observers had pronounced the election free and fair with a high turnout of African voters...

  16. The United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Malta

    In 1956 a referendum was held in the then British colony of Malta to decide whether Malta should be integrated fully into the United Kingdom and become the fifth constituent nation of the UK. It was proposed that a number of seats be added to the House of Commons in Westminster to represent new...

  17. Irish Military Intervention in Northern Ireland

    What if at some point during the Troubles in Northern Ireland (between 1969 and 1997) the Republic of Ireland for whatever reason decides that it could no longer stand idly by and that it must intervene militarily in Northern Ireland? In 1970 military the Irish Government examined the...

  18. British Military Intervention in Zimbabwe

    Since the creation the end of the Rhodesian Bush War and the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979 which led to the transformation of Rhodesia into Zimbabwe relations between the United Kingdom and its former colony have generally been less than friendly. Various sources have...

  19. HMS EAGLE in the Falklands
    Threadmarks: Whitehall 31st March 1982

    Story only thread: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/hms-eagle-in-the-falklands-story-only.506141/ 31st March 1982 Whitehall Pausing only to make a quick phone call to get a quick update on the disposition and readiness of his fleet and having found the defence secretary not in...

  20. WI No Rolls-Royce Jet Engines for the USSR

    In 1947 a total of 55 Rolls-Royce Nene jet engines were sold to the Soviet Union as a gesture of good will. A part of the sales agreement was that the engines not be used for military purposes. The Soviets reneged on the deal after the Cold War began and reverse engineered the Nene to develop...
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