Recent content by actaeon

I wrote this a few years ago - didn't get around to finishing it, but it might be of interest https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=150726&highlight=duke+west

Love the feel of this, but I don't know enough of the period to know when the 'alternate' history is happening and when it's OTL. Could you do some footnotes to highlight?

The Winner is: JJDXB Congratulations, and I look forward to seeing your challenge to us!

I agree entirely - none of this credible stuff for me, just roll straight into something bizarre! And anyway, not all history is decided by the generals - sometimes the bureaucrats get their day in the sun ;)

Flag 6: In the interim period between the creation of a new nation and the adoption of a flag by that nation, the European Union allocated a temporary flag. Each such flag consisted of the EU flag in a top left canton, the remainder of the flag being white with a unique badge for each new...

Flag 5: After much bickering, wrangling and tantrums, the new nation chose a simple design. Reversing the colours of the European Union, seven seven-pointed stars in a circle were chose as double representation of the seven island groups of the nation.

Flag 4: Officially hoisted aloft for the 1st time at 12:00 noon GMT on 9 May 2011 simultaneously throughout the state to much fanfare and acclamation, the flag of Insulae Mediterraneae consists of a shell, bronze & white, symbolizing the "call to union", surrounded by 10 stars, also bronze &...

Flag 3: The European state of Pleiadesa, also known as Insulae Mediterraneae, is named for the seven daughters of Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.Cyprus, Crete, Sicily, Malta, Sardinia, Corsica and the Balearic islands make up the state. The flag has the Pleiades star grouping as its...

Flag 2: Following the sudden reorganisation of the European Union, all of the new states were given temporary flags based on the EU flag with the state's name (in Latin) written in the center of the ring of stars. The process for choosing a permanent flag were up to each new state. The State...

Flag 1: The New Flag of Insulae Mediterraneae After the shock of the EU mandate had worn off, the new ruling government of the Islands, headed by Raffaele Lombardo (president of the former Autonomous Region of Sicily, now interim leader for the new nation until a new one can be elected)...

The Challenge: On 13th December 2007, due to an 'administrative error' – or, as some Eurosceptics muttered darkly, deliberate sabotage by Eurocrats – the version of the Lisbon Treaty signed by the heads of state of the European Union was not the version that had previously been presented and...

Chapter Four 1483: On 9th April, Edward IV of England dies. He is succeeded by his son Edward V, with Richard of Gloucester named as Protector. By June, Richard has forced Parliament to declare Edward, and his brother the Duke of York, illegitimate, and Richard takes the throne. A tiny...

New Challenge: July 4th Closing Date for entries: July 8th, midnight GMT Despite the date, I thought that as we'd just had a North American challenge, I'd bring it back to Europe: On 13th December 2007, due to an 'administrative error' – or, as some Eurosceptics muttered darkly...

Thanks guys, I feel very honoured. I'll post a new challenge tomorrow, as I need to check some details and probably get a map ready.

Could be Enemy Mine by Barry Malzberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_Mine_(novella)) which ISTR had a close resemblance to a WW2 film with Japanese and US pilots who had both crashed on an island; or even the expanded version which I haven't read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enemy_Papers)