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  1. Glossary of Sealion Threads

    The reason Sea Lion is so fascinating is that it is not - technically - ASB: The Luftwaffe could win the Battle of Britain. The KM could force a sea corridor across the channel. The army could get an expeditionary force to the south coast of England. Germany could keep the corridor open and the...

  2. E Boats for Sealion

    Az elso= LOL: The "U" and "umlaut U" are very hard to distinguish to the English ear. When I was studying Hungarian, I would constantly mispronounce "ur" (sir) as "umlaut r" (space). I kept getting the response "I am a space man?" A masik: I think this might be a miss-post. ;)

  3. E Boats for Sealion

    Details, details! ;) This is why some of us love discussing our fave sea mammal. In theory it is possible, but requires even more astounding luck than Germany had already run through. The discussion is about how to make the odds less ridiculous. Sea Lion has three parts: 1) The...

  4. E Boats for Sealion

    In the ancient comic strip "The Wizard of Id" the king was sitting on his throne when a courtier rushed in: "Sire! The moat monsters are starving!" Another courtier rushes in: "Sire! The peasants are without water!" The king muses to himself, "I think I have a solution to both problems..."...

  5. Hyper destructive war in western europe

    I did not know this. I didn't think Bedford was unique, but this seems to have happened more than I was aware of. Re the OP: No World War I might work. Imagine if the lessons learned from 1861 to 1865 and 1914 to 1918 were not available in 1939 <Shoo butterflies! SHOO!>. If the massed...

  6. What actors/celebrities would you save from an early death and why?

    John Ritter John Denver & At least three Kennedys that should have stayed away from airplanes: Joe jr, his sister, John jr. Dorothy Stratton James Dean Ernie Kovacs Sonny Bono Glen Miller Annette Funicello

  7. Independent Virginia

    Like its predecessor Confederation eighty years earlier, The CSA didn't have the power to enforce its edicts, and devolves from a true confederation into a mutual defensive alliance. IMNSHO, once the war was over, the USA would be extremely reluctant to start another one. Don't be. This...

  8. WI: In an Axis Wank, an Italian Japanese war?

    My main question is how would the two nations, with 1942 equipment, compare in combat; including industrial support, logistical capability, etc. I'm not really interested in the how of the wank, but let us say that in the spring of '42, the Axis string of luck continued. The Soviet Union and...

  9. AHC- 'Surrender Monkeys'

    http://scienceblogs.com/laelaps/2008/05/07/that-mean-ol-mr-darwin/ :D :rolleyes: Not *quite* the same thing. I've never understood the meme. IMO, France in 1940 was well and truly beaten: A combination of bad luck and bad leadership destroyed the French military. They had no choice but to...

  10. Is Another War Between USA and CSA Inevitable?

    Maybe I should post this in the Unpopular Opinions thread. :p But I see a Unionist reconquest effort extremely unlikely. IMNSHO, a Federal defeat would cause a "Viet Nam Syndrome." "We just fought a devastating war! Unimaginable casualties, as well as horrific treasure expended! For...

  11. The Soviet Union does not intervene in the 1956 Hungarian Rising.

    Kurz ;) I'll look at the topic.

  12. The Soviet Union does not intervene in the 1956 Hungarian Rising.

    Most of the 56'rs I knew had names ending in Y (old aristocracy). They talked of re-establishing the aristocratic system. I figured at the time it was probably a pipe dream, but I'll ask here, any chance of this?

  13. AH Challenge: Keep New France French

    One single bump to see if anybody wants to take a second look, then letting it go.

  14. AH Challenge: Keep New France French

    OK, thanks guys. Option 1: France wins 7 years war. 1) Death of Frederick (Thank you for that link - even if you did "self advocate" ;) ) causes collapse of Anglo-Prussian war effort. 2) British fail to take Louisbourg, which bolos the whole Canadian front. Option 2: France loses, but sees...

  15. AH Challenge: Keep New France French

    Just what it says. I can think of three ways it could happen, but I'm curious about what the forum comes up with. Bonus points if the English colonies still revolt.

  16. One hour changed history in 1940

    I'll repeat my first post in this thread. I suspect that Germany was aware of how dependent it was on Romanian oil, and would have over run Hungary in the same manner as they did Yugoslavia, had the Soviets tried to occupy Romania. Or it wouldn't have been in the least out of character for...

  17. One hour changed history in 1940

    Tessek, as en baratom, tessek! Lusta nyelv diakok vagunk! I had a bit of fun (and a lot of flashbacks) trying to follow that quote. Petiki's Magyar is much better than mine, and if he's following the thread, he probably understood much more than I, but as far as I know, there are maybe three...

  18. One hour changed history in 1940

    Yo reggelt, Kivanok! :) Damn. I have no idea how plausible this is, but, wow. In August of 1940, war breaks out between the Soviets and Hungary vs Romania? My first thought is that Germany would immediately over run Hungary to protect Ploisti. Or possibly side with the Magyars, move...

  19. WI:No Edgar Rice Burroughs

    Loves to bash me some John Norman, me does. As I said many times before, I discovered Gor as a teen. There is a truly *special* quality to one's writing when shy, lonely teenage boys flip through the "good stuff" to get on with the story. :eek: That said, the thing that people hated about...

  20. WI: Teddy Roosevelt lived long enough to see FDR's first term?

    That works. Someone upthread (CCK) suggested that TR be given a prestigious position - far away from DC - and let him do his thing. Being an appointed dictator charged with dragging the Philippines into the 20th century sounds like a challenge he would relish. When do you mean "after...
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