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While there were many Swedes who were friendly towards German, especially after the Soviet assault on Finland, there was a significant...

Can the British without American assistance successfully invade Northern Norway during the summer of 1942, via Narvik, and subsequently...

The fundamental problem isn’t the speed of communication or the lack of preparation, availability of personnel, it’s simply the mindset...

Dislexia rules ko. 😁 RR.

Stalin who while being a viscous cunning thug, was not a great intellect, or had the slightest clue about maritime operations. Is once...

If the information about the attack on HMS Reguius, manages to reach Pearl Harbour by the evening of the 6th, and into the hands of...

The big difference is that the Atlantic was an active war zone, whereas the South China Sea is not. The overwhelming majority of ships...

1941, Saturday 06 December: The captains and navigating officers had all been called over to the ‘Prince’ late last night. The...

Oh dear, strictly speaking and from a purely technical standpoint, the Japanese attack with depth charges against HMS Regulus is in and...

@Monty Man , if you are suggesting that the Italians can send warships through the Dardanelles from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea...

The question of how much the Germans can use shipping as an addition to their logistics efforts ITTL, is a complex one and the answer is...

As an old fart myself I will take your request into consideration. RR.

So the Chiefs of Staff in London have been able to overcome the intense objections of the Foreign Office, and persuade Winston to give...

Was the British various intelligence agencies successful during the intra war period and WWII, to which I believe the answer is Yes/No...

The resent regime change in the French Levant has served to achieve a number of British objectives, and tremendously increase the...