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Very roughly the Battle of Plattsburgh is a British Victory, allowing Wellington to advance down the Hudson Valley and threaten New York. This combined with the discontent that led to the Hartford Convention leads to a defacto secession by New England, which is recognised post war with the...

Has everyone read Redcoats Revenge? The POD is the Battle of Plattsburgh is lost by the US, and the Duke of Wellington is persuaded to take command, with more or less carte blanche, and all the resources he can arrange. The war then goes about as badly for America as 1870-71 did for France.

Under English, and Irish, Law First Cousins do not count as Incest. And such marriages were frequent, especially amoungst Royalty. (The Catholic Church was happy to grant dispensations) William was by the standards of the time an extremely well educated man, having attended the University of...

A Lancaster B.VI is a possibility. With a top speed (Officially) of 313mph, some sources put this higher, and a ceiling of 28,500ft. (It was tested to 350mph in a powered dive, at 26,000ft) It was used by Pathfinder Squadrons and Master Bombers. However, it was something of a "Hangar Queen"...

As Marshal Trivulzio wrote to Louis XII of France in 1499, ‘To carry out war three things are necessary: money, money and yet more money.’ Similarly Raimondo Montecuccoli, one of history's rare cases of going from Private soldier to Field Marshal, said in his 1704 memoir "What wonder that a...

Would you believe that they already do have a "Nazi Moonbase"?

The general historical consensus is Operation Bagration, aka the Destruction of Army Group Centre.

Is this OTL or are there Butterfly induced changes?

If you go even further down the Rabbit Hole, you will discover that there used to be more than one Shipyard on the Isle of Wight! Walker commanded the 36th Escort Group from HMS Stork, the name ship of the Bittern Class was built in Cowes*. (Which BTW our spellcheck does not recognise as a real...

An improved variant, designed after the untimely demise of Reginald Mitchell, should not have been impossible? (And possibly in service by 1939) Increasing the forward tanks to both 48 Gallons, and adding the wing root tanks, 18 Gallons each, and the under-seat tank from the Photo...

For what exactly, they are the definition of penny-wise, pound-foolish!

The record for which is probably the Battle of May Island? Two submarines lost, and four more, and a light cruiser, damaged.

Is there some way that the ability of a Swordfish to perform an Immelmann after a torpedo drop can be worked into this?

Strictly speaking a Carrier was about 3 times the size of a Jeep, several models were directly built on the mechanicals of a 15cwt truck. (A Jeep being a 1/4 tonner)

We are talking about an army whose standard issue grenade had to be banged sharply on the ground to arm it, before it could be thrown.