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  1. Germany does not lose WW1. What happens to Eastern Europe?

    Even if the Entente doesn't go on the offensive the Germans are likely to fight for a result, their record was being bullish on war aims when things were going their way and they can't afford to wait out the British in particular. IOTL the German economy shrank by 28% during the war, France's...

  2. Germany does not lose WW1. What happens to Eastern Europe?

    I've never seen any, which isn't surprising since this era changed so much that any map would be a snapshot at a time of great change and not definitive.

  3. Germany does not lose WW1. What happens to Eastern Europe?

    I made that comment to point out that the British and French who had fought since the start were not in the mood for a white peace. With or without the USA all combatants wanted to fight for a result.

  4. Just How Much Harder/Farther/Uglier Can Thatcher/Thatcherism Get?

    Britain had the Winter of Discontent in Nov 1978 to Feb 1979, so things weren't smooth sailing after the 3 day week in 1974.

  5. Postwar election results of a victorious German Empire

    I didn't see the importance of it before, but having Reichstag members be acting State Secretaries is an important step to making such arrangements permanent. Did it require a constitution amendment or change to legislation, or was it just done because it wasn't specifically forbidden and...

  6. Postwar election results of a victorious German Empire

    I expect constitutional development in peacetime to be a very slow process. Franchise reform in Prussia postwar will be the only step for many years, maybe even decades. However that step is a significant one, for example it will address the demographic shift from country to cities since 1871.

  7. Just How Much Harder/Farther/Uglier Can Thatcher/Thatcherism Get?

    Thatcherism didn't fall from the sky, it was a direct response to the horrific problems of the 70s; IIUC Britain was rationing electrical power like a failed state in 1974.

  8. Is a Late CP Victory Possible?

    In my mind a long war is a virtual certainty, victory for either side can't come before 1917 even with such great and early PoDs as the Germans destroying a French Army or two in their initial offensive. In my mind the later the PoD the tougher it is to get a CP victory. Indeed the later the...

  9. AH Cuisine and Culinary Practices

    That would be awesome.

  10. Germany does not lose WW1. What happens to Eastern Europe?

    From March to December 1918 Belarous was spilt into 2 parts, the German occupied Belarusian Democratic Republic and the Soviet controlled Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia. This all fell over with the defeat of Germany and the Polish-Soviet war of 1919-21. I'd think that with a German...

  11. Germany does not lose WW1. What happens to Eastern Europe?

    You're comparing wartime behaviour with peacetime behaviour? I think it's important to compare apples with apples: wartime is different from peacetime, puppets/buffers are different from colonies, indirect colonial rule is different from direct colonial rule.

  12. Postwar election results of a victorious German Empire

    Prussia's position in the Imperial Federation is unlike that of any other constituent state in other Federations I know. 17 of 58 seats in the Bundesrat, 2/3 of the land area, 3/5 of the population and a constitution that meant the King of Prussia, the Prussian Minister President and various...

  13. Germany does not lose WW1. What happens to Eastern Europe?

    Is a puppet/buffer state in Europe the same as a colony in Africa? It's worthwhile to look into the different between Mitteleuropa and a colonial empire.

  14. If General Belgrano isn't sunk, how long does she last and what happens to her?

    Perhaps the US could do a trade in, or part payment for a new ship or other arms transfer as a way of getting her back.

  15. Postwar election results of a victorious German Empire

    The change to the Prussian franchise I think would satisfy the appetite for reform for some time during peace. The next step in constitutional development would need to await a constitutional crisis to force status-quo peacetime politicians and leaders to make a change, I can't see the OTL...

  16. AH Cuisine and Culinary Practices

    I'd like to see what sort of wine a surviving Byzantium and Crusader states could produce. IIUC modern Turkey is a major producer of table and drying grapes and Israel makes some high quality wines. However I believe that Israel uses French varietals, it would be interesting to see the...

  17. Night Probe = implausible ?

    Yes, the topic of US vulnerability in about 1914 has come up from time to time and people get really upset at the notion that according to the correlation of forces in mid 1914 Europeans could attack the US and be militarily successful. To be fair the idea of the US as a military pygmy is a...

  18. Night Probe = implausible ?

    The Permanent Active Militia of Canada (Regular Army) was 3,110 strong in April 1914 and tasked with training the Non-Permanent Militia which had an establishment of some 55,000 in 1914 and was organised into 6 divisions. The US Army was in a very low state in 1914, the Regular Army was 100,000...

  19. Postwar election results of a victorious German Empire

    I can't speak for Nivek but my guess is that the October 1918 Constitutional reform was a last ditch effort for the almost defeated Germany to get better peace terms. If Germany isn't being defeated then there is no need for the drastic reforms in order to get better terms. I agree that the...

  20. Night Probe = implausible ?

    Upper and Lower Canada were united in 1840, and had their own Parliament as the province of Canada. Canada was granted Dominion status in 1967, with it's own Prime Minister. Britain can't simply sell it (or transfer Sovereignty) without Canada's knowledge or consent after 75 years of self...
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