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  1. Portugal in the event of a Republican Spanish victory

    Franco's revolution was extremely fragile, so a victory is quite possible for the established republic. I think mobilizing more men against Franco himself early on rather than trying to clean up all revolutionary forces in the interior of Span that were causing no real problems would bring his...

  2. The return of Calais

    Calais was in my view unsustainable for the English to hold long term, and while they might have gotten it back in this treaty had Cecil been aggressive enough, he might have gotten it. But by the 1500s, English possessions on the continent were just not worth sustaining, unless the French were...

  3. What if NATO and European Union never existed?

    I'd say that without NATO and the US Nuclear Deterrent, Greece will go Communist, Turkey probably would, and its likely that if the US goes isolationist, they do not oppose the takeover of South Korea and eventually, West Germany, and perhaps Italy. I really don't see how without NATO you...

  4. Korean War veteran as POTUS?

    Its vaguely possible but very unlikely that Jim Webb wins the Democratic Primary this time around if basically a thousand things go wrong for Hillary. And really, whoever wins that primary is going into the oval office. The Republicans are not serious about the presidency and are really just...

  5. atheist or agnostic king during the reformation

    An atheist in that time would be seen a lot like how 9/11 truthers or flat earth society people are today. As someone who refuses to see evidence put before them, and therefore, is utterly and completely not worthy of intellectual or moral respect. That, combined with opposition from pious...

  6. The forgotten men of history.

    Publius Ventidius Bassus was a Roman General who basically kicked the Parthian's ass so hard in multiple battles that they did not make trouble on the Roman frontier again for quite sometime. He was overshadowed by Antony, who he was allied with, but this relatively unknown and unremarkable...

  7. The Reign of Romulus Augustus

    The WRE campaign is so fucking frustrating. Its like playing whack a mole with hordes and rebellions and then starving to death right when the Huns all of the sudden decide to assfuck you. For future reference: build a ton of farms in Italy and Africa, and put a shit ton of stacks near...

  8. 1812: British Reconquest of the United States

    It would not be worth it for them, or possible for that matter. They gained far more from having the US trade with them then from conquering it, having to administer it and put down many rebellions, and ultimately taxing it. As far as feasibility went, they didn't have enough troops to...

  9. WI The Monguls stayed at home?

    Central Asia was pretty ambiguous. There was a strong Nestorian Christian element, and yes, the Khwarizmis were Muslim, but of course had local beliefs closely intertwined with its brand of Islam (much like in India), and these beliefs were vaguely Tengri or other forms of Animism...

  10. Pike vs Pike battle, how quickly they degrade into chaotic melee?

    Renaissance Pike Battles arose because professional armies needed a way to defeat traditional cavalry lancer forces that dominated the battlefield before, and the pike offered that. But beyond that, pikes were used because it allowed groups of men in formation the chance to definitively control...

  11. Were the ERE and WRE all that different in the 5th century?

    They wouldn't just be dealing with the Roman Navy if they tried that. The cities of Greece and Asia Minor for quite a long time kept independent strong fleets that the Romans were fine with existing because it deterred piracy to a point. Also keep in mind that in the Aegean, the Romans could...

  12. Were the ERE and WRE all that different in the 5th century?

    Rome in the medieval era was like most Western European cities, as it was a fetid backwater that really only had a redeeming quality in the Papacy being there. However, Rome before Alaric sacked it was still kind of a depressed city, devastated by the plagues of the last two hundred years, and...

  13. Great generals or admirals remembered for their failures.

    He was certainly a brave dude and a quality cavalry commander in the Civil War, and he won numerous victories against the Indians before Little Bighorn, but I wouldn't call him a Great.

  14. Longer Reign for Ulpia Severina?

    For my own thoughts on the matter, I think that her status as mother of the camp might just keep the coup-happy army from deposing her provided she treats the soldiers well. However, getting the Senate to go along with it might be harder to manage. It would be interesting to see how she...

  15. Switch Perceptions of French and German Military Prowess

    If conflict breaks out in the 20s over the French seizing assets and the German army performs horribly, as they would, and look like a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys. Fast forward to 1936, and the French oppose the Rhineland seizure and easily thrash the German army and make the...

  16. AHC: A reclaiming of the Eastern territory

    This seems to be what Stalin did with Poland. However, it was effective. It likely isn't going to happen.

  17. Longer Reign for Ulpia Severina?

    The only known Roman Empress to rule in her own right before the fall of Rome was Ulpia Severina, who was the wife of Aurelian. This was for a very short amount of time, and only seems to have been a transition to Tacitus taking over. But is there a way to lengthen her reign? There is little...

  18. Saint Caligula??!

    In reality, while he was likely a real piece of work, Suetonius was quite full of shit when it came to him. A lot of the stories are ridiculous or just out of context.

  19. WI: Amerispank WW2 Wank

    The Iron Curtain as a concept might not be existent if things go well enough. I'd say not selling Poland down the river (again), still killing all the Greek Communists and getting into Czechoslovakia and Austria before the Soviets do and with enough time to set up a western friendly government...

  20. How plausible is the destruction of the Byzantine Empire btwn 400 AD and 1200 AD?

    I think it was very plausible. Sieges of Constantinople are good places to look, but they are not the only places to look. There were periods where an invader controlled Asia Minor but not really Greece, and there were periods where invaders had Macedonia and a good part of Greece locked down...
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