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  1. what if Horatio Nelson is not killed at the battle of Trafalgar

    So basically you think this is totally crazy: A military leader with an un-opposable force that he had the loyalty of and was made up of people with no political voice and no wealth and really nothing to lose was in no way a threat to a government that had a recent history of political unrest...

  2. what if Horatio Nelson is not killed at the battle of Trafalgar

    1. Loving one's country is much different from loving one's government. Remember, this was an era when lots of people were overthrowing their own governments in the name of patriotism. 2. How long would it take the other fleets to return home to fight Nelson? Several months at least and they...

  3. what if Horatio Nelson is not killed at the battle of Trafalgar

    I'm not claiming that if he didn't die he would have tried to take over England. I'm just stating two facts that Parliament knew at that time: 1. Nelson was in a position to blackmail his country using the fleet and celebrity status at home. 2. A man of Nelson's talent was no longer...

  4. what if Horatio Nelson is not killed at the battle of Trafalgar

    A coup in a traditional sense isn't possible but he had the power to cripple trade in England. For an island overly reliant on oversea supplies this would be devastating. He probably couldn't declare himself dictator but could demand that he given special privilege and wealth. To get the men...

  5. what if Horatio Nelson is not killed at the battle of Trafalgar

    I've always suspected that Nelson was murdered by his own government. He was in charge of the most powerful navy in the world and his men had no political voice or wealth. Nelson had the power to convince his men to return home hostile to England in exchange for political reform that gave them...

  6. WWI Entente Victory With Russia Still In?

    What about Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia? Would they be formed?

  7. WWI Entente Victory With Russia Still In?

    Would Poland be formed still?

  8. Does Megaengineering ever work?

    Are you suggesting filling the Lake Eyre Basin with ocean water?

  9. Does Megaengineering ever work?

    Could the Bosphorus Straight be dammed? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosphorus

  10. Does Megaengineering ever work?

    Something tells me that Atlantropa would be something the Peoples Republic of China would have done in the 1960s.

  11. Does Megaengineering ever work?

    It seems that you couldn't use the Suez canal any more. At least by areas not bordering the Mediterranean.

  12. Custer wins Little Big Horn

    What is the requirements for Custer to "win"? Does he have to defeat the natives or can he just be able to withdraw his men from the hopeless battle in one piece?

  13. What if Edward VIII never abdicated?

    From what I've read about him, he wasn't that bad a guy, he just said a lot of stupid things when he should have kept his mouth shut. That's one of the reasons they stuck him on an island in the middle of nowhere during most of the war. I imagine if he was king, he'd probably say some...

  14. How bad would the financial situation be for an independent CSA?

    Towards the end of the war the CSA government began encouraging the farming of opium. Not for recreational use but for the manufacturing of morphine, laudanum and other medicine for the war effort. However, few farmers grew it and very little was produced. If after the war the CSA began...

  15. A WI regarding the Russo-Japanese War

    From what I've read about the Russo-Japanese War, France helped Russia out immensely. They allowed the Russian Baltic Fleet to stop and refuel in Madagascar and Vietnam. This might not seem like much but it was in fact an act of war. France was willing to risk it though in order to solidify an...

  16. Global One Child Policy

    The problem with the one child policy is that it disrupts the ratio of retirees to working taxpayers. Right now in the United States, we are having a difficult time dealing with retiring Baby Boomers and the problem isn't going to get any better. This problem would only be escalated when they...

  17. Global Economy w/o WWII

    Without the great European war hanging over everyone's head, would the great powers allow Japan to take over China? I imagine that Europe would either stop Japan (not necessarily through direct armed conflict though) or else cutting up big chunks of China for themselves.

  18. WI: US Has Better Tanks and Tactics In WWII

    I've heard complaints about the Sherman's engine being gasoline rather than diesel. Supposedly, a gasoline engine is more combustable than a diesel one. Is there truth to this? Would replacing the Sherman's engine make it better overall? Or would it slow it down or make it less reliable?

  19. WI Weimar Republic Survives

    I could still see the Republicans losing in Spain. The Nationalists don't have the benefit of German assistance but as a result, the Republicans might not have the benefit of Russian assistance. If by chance there is Communist support for Republican Spain then France may support the...

  20. WI: Leningrad instead of Kursk

    Just finished that book. It's a good one. The basic German strategy for Leningrad was to take the city in mid-1941, join up with the Finns and strike south towards Moscow. This would be a huge blow to Soviet industry. By mid-1943, however, an assault on Leningrad would be pointless...
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