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  1. TheKnightIrish

    Austro-Prussian War with the French Twist

    With a few exceptions I believe the general view, at least on this board, is that if the French tried to get involved in the Austro-Prussian War it is probable that the Prussians can still manage to knock the Austrians out of the war before the French can play a useful part. But is that really...
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    Any Suez Crisis TLs?

    I am searching for any Suez Crisis TLs where there is a better outcome for the UK (France meh). I haven't had much success but if anyone has spotted any please let me know.
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    Forstchen's The Lost Regiment

    Is anyone aware of a decent map, official or fan made, for this series? Particularly for Down to the Sea at the end of the series.
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    Too Big To Swallow - The Treaty of Versailles in a Central Powers Victory

    It has often been said that Britain had no choice to pursue an alliance with France and Russia (her longtime rivals across the globe) because the creation of Germany upset the balance of power and the one thing Britain could not tolerate was a German Empire which dominated Europe (and very...
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    Eisenhower and the Empire

    During his presidency Eisenhower was convinced that the dismantling of colonial empires was an unequivocally good thing, including the British Empire. What if he came earlier to his later conclusion that the British Empire in particular was a vital bulwark against Communism? Would Suez play...
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    Grand Army of the Republic

    Does anyone know any sources for the early veterans movement after the Civil War? I am trying to work out why the Grand Army of the Republic became the dominate organisation for veterans (and also in truth I am looking for cool plausible names for an alternative(s))? Thanks. TKI
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    A Novel:Arabs seek to defeat Israel by conquering Ireland

    It's a weird premise I know but about 15 years ago I read a novel along these lines but I lent it to someone and never got it back. Now all I can remember is the story. Can anyone remember the author or the novel's name? Basically Arabs terrorists conclude that the only way to defeat Israel...
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    The Anglo-American Federation..under Theodore Roosevelt

    I am reading the third and last volume of Edmund Morris' biography of Theodore Roosevelt and have learned a new and awe inspiring thing: former British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative, Arthur Balfour, desired and aspired to an Anglo-American Federation to stand up to the challenges...
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    POLL: The Greatest Battle of A Glorious Union

    What was your favourite battle of A Glorious Union? This is a multiple votes poll so vote for all you liked. 1. Battle of the Rappahannock - Kearny auditions for command of the Army of the Potomac by saving the Army of Virginia. 2. Battle of Mount Vernon - Bragg thrashes the overconfident...
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    Taiping Rebellion Question

    Who is the most rational/sensible figure in the Taiping leadership, religious or military? I am looking for a leader that could negotiate rationally with the west and set down a realistic program for success. It doesn't have to be someone prominent from the beginning of the rebellion. I have...
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    McCain Speaks Out: 2000 Election Crisis

    Lots of what ifs about McCain being bandied about today, lots of which have been done before. I have one however I haven't seen before about the "good" John McCain of the year 2000. What if, early in the Florida vote counting crisis, McCain speaks out against the involvement of Jeb Bush's...
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    Alternatives to Salmon P. Chase

    I don't want Salmon P Chase to get nominated to the Supreme Court by Lincoln. Can anyone come up with some alternative appointments for Lincoln? It doesn't have to be to directly replace Taney as Chief Justice as Lincoln can always promote from within (say David Davis). Any ideas?
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    Awesome Boris Idea That I Don't Have Time to Write...

    ..."I'm not bloody well going home. We're staying here. I have been offered a fantastic opportunity here Charlotte...Bugger Oxford. You can sit the ruddy exams anytime you like...I'm sure I'll hardly be able to hold onto this job for long but while I can I want to do this" "Alright Stanley...
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    An Anglo-Saxon European Union

    What if Prime Minister Anthony Eden, not plagued by medical problems, drug dependency or delusions of Imperial Grandeur, gets into the EEC at the ground level - agreeing, as was proposed initially, that it should be based out of London? This all at the time the Anglophile Guy Mollett was Prime...
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    A Glorious Union

    1864 Presidential Election From A Glorious Union or America: the New Sparta National Union Party Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and Joseph Holt of Kentucky The National Union Party's platform calls for pursuit of the war until the Confederacy surrendered unconditionally; a...
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    The Overlords - Churchill and the King at D-Day

    What differences would arise if Churchill called the King's bluff and both were on HMS Belfast on D-Day? Or for that matter if Churchill and the King had briefly landed on the British sector Normandy beaches on the first day?
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    A Franco-Austrian Alliance

    Lets assume a POD that Austria holds up against the Prussians long enough for Napoleon III to realise they aren't going to curb stomp the Prussians (ironic I know) and France intervenes successfully (lets say by supporting/reinforcing the already victorious Hanoverian army in the West), so...
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    WI - Senator Gore Vidal

    I heard someone say that "There is something wrong with this country if there is no place for Gore Vidal in the Senate". Can Vidal beat Jerry Brown for the nomination in California in 82? Or is there a different opportunity for him to get into the Senate?
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    A Glorious Union or America: the New Sparta
    Threadmarks: Chapter One How a Little Napoleon Was Drowned

    Chapter One How a Little Napoleon Was Drowned Taken from "A Revolution at Sea: How the Confederate States Navy changed the making of war at sea" by Admiral Sir James Sinclair-Davies RN KCMG Portsmouth Press 1978 “The enmity between the Secretary of the Navy, Stephen Mallory and the...
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