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    Oh dear, Maurice Gamelin just fell down a flight of stairs, 30th April 1940

    Right, it is what it says on the title. What if General Maurice Gamelin, the French CinC, falls down a set of stairs on the night of 29/30th April, when negotiating his way to a privy in the notoriously impractical Château de Vincennes (no telephones, very few if any radios, lot of DonRs dashing...
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    The Volunteer

    Ok, this is something that has been niggling away at the back of my head for a while. I might make something out of it it. I might not. Let's see what people think of it...
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    Brunanburh

    Ok, this is something of a one-shot and I would love it if someone could make more of it. I have always wondered what would have happened if Athelstan had been not just defeated but killed at the battle of Brunanburh, one of the most significant battles of the Dark Ages (outside those of Bath...
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    Lord Gort - dunderhead or saviour?

    I've recently been rereading JR Colville's biography of Lord Gort, the commander of the BEF from 1939 to the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Obviously this was not the British Army's finest hour, for many reasons - the defeat of the French at Sedan, the success of the Sickle Cut, the destruction...
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    Saintorum!

    I'm busy reading (and enjoying) Double Down at the moment, when this damn thing popped into my head. Yes, I really am wondering what if Santorum was the Republican nominee in 2012... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ February 15, 2012 “I don’t...
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    Sealion via the Frisian Islands

    Please forgive my insane brain for this, which came up with it after reading some of the recent Sealion threads. This is a one-off, so if anyone wants to go on with it, please feel free... :D ---------------------------------------------------------------- General Alfred Jodl looked across...
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    Yet another MacArthur poll

    Having recently reread Bill Slim's magnificent Defeat Into Victory I found myself getting enraged (yet again) at MacArthur's insistence that there would be no local surrenders by Japanese commanders until he had personally signed the peace documents in Tokyo Bay on the USS Missouri. So this made...
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    Sardinia, not Sicily?

    Ok, we've had a certain thread on an invasion of Europe via the Friesian Islands, along with another one mentioning Denmark. Without making too people's brains leak out of their ears I'd like to go back a year or so. Was it possible for the Allies to invade Sardinia instead of Sicily?
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    Splinters - Rommel Dies At Alam Halfa
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    Yes, I know, I need to work on Cato's Cavalry. But this damn thing popped into my head as I slogged my way through the slimy mud that is Epping Forest today. In the middle of the Battle of Alam Halfa Rommel was caught in a bombing raid and a bomb fragment only just missed him. What if that...
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    Most Insane Airbourne Plans

    Something which got me wondering today - what was the most impractical airbourne plan?
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    Cato's Cavalry

    Here's something that I've been toying with. I'd be grateful for any thoughts. Deva, Britannia, 405AD “No! Your knees. Grip the horse with your knees!” It had been raining earlier and he’d had to order more sawdust to be scattered on the wet surface of the training ground. A small thing, but...
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    Greatest defensive Battle of the Twentieth Century

    Ok, I'm taking nominations for the subject above - what do you think were the greatest defensive battles of the Twentieth Century? I'm specifically referring to battles where the enemy attack is repelled with the least amount of loss by the defending side. I'll kick things off - the Allied...
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    The Common Cold

    This is something I wrote for the Changing The Times website a few years ago. I did about three parts and then I ran out of oomph on it. I'm hoping that posting it on here will reignite my brain on it. The premise is a simple one - that Ramsay MacDonald is defeated in his bid for the Labour...
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