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  1. Anyway, you could have South Africa collapse into civil war during the 1970s or 1980s.

    You could have South Africa go all in on supporting Rhodesia in their Bush War by deploying significant military forces into Rhodesia. This could be made to lead to the spill over of guerilla activities into South Africa itself and create the conditions for something to kick off within South...

  2. Mr Clinton Goes To War (Taiwan Strait War 1996)

    Going to Action Stations (GQ in USN parlance) only requires closing up the ship to condition X Ray. While this involves closing all doors and hatches it will still be necessary for them to opened occasionally to allow personnel to move around the ship. Even at GQ there will still be plenty of...

  3. AHC: Turn the Falklands War nuclear

    Interestingly the 1986 satirical film Whoops Apocalypse covers this scenario. Essentially following their defeat in the Falklands a desperate Argentine junta successfully mounts an operation to abduct a prominent member of the Royal Family who had been part of the Task Force with the intention...

  4. The Disappearance of the 9th Legion

    An interesting scenario. Were there any cases of this happening elsewhere? Did any legion ever suffer from mass desertion (legionaries going native) or succumbing to harsh local climate or simple recruitment difficulties or anything like that?

  5. The Disappearance of the 9th Legion

    Interestingly archaeological evidence has been found proving that a pair of officers who are known to have been part of the 9th Legion were still alive in approximately 160 AD and had enjoyed distinguished public careers. This could indicate that the Legion was still active for some time past...

  6. The Disappearance of the 9th Legion

    Are there any known cases of a legion being disbanded or amalgamated with another or of the Roman Army being downsized for things like budget constraints?

  7. The Disappearance of the 9th Legion

    One of the most enduring legends/mysteries of early British history is the supposed disappearance of the Roman Army's 9th Legion sometime around the year120 AD. The Legion comprising over 5000 Roman soldiers had taken part in the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD and had since been part of the...

  8. AHC: Apartheid South Africa survives into the 21st Century

    Have Zimbabwe's collapse happen during the 80's causing large scale white flight to South Africa and scaring the South African and Foreign governments into thinking that majority rule could result in the same happening in South Africa. If Apartheid can a few more years past the point where the...

  9. WI: The IRA assassinateQueen Elizabeth II?

    While it's very tempting an SAS death squad hunting down the perpetrators (no doubt the Special Forces and Intelligence Services would be very busy attempting to identify and eliminate/apprehend the perpetrators) its equally possible that whoever was involved in the assassination would also be...

  10. WI: The IRA assassinateQueen Elizabeth II?

    How would the Republic of Ireland have reacted both to the murder (let's call it what it would have been) of Her Majesty and the British response?

  11. WI: The IRA assassinateQueen Elizabeth II?

    It would probably be a very bad time to be Irish and extremely bad and likely fatal to be in any way associated with the IRA. It's worth bearing in mind that the IRA council were initially hesitant to carry out the Brighton Bombing in an attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher as they feared a...

  12. The Restoration of the Monarchy of Afghanistan

    If the Afghan monarchy was restored in around 2002 what form would it take (Absolute monarchy would almost certainly have been unacceptable to the US) and how might Zahir Shah have been able to avoid the image of being a foreign imposed ruler?

  13. The Restoration of the Monarchy of Afghanistan

    Mohammad Zahir Shah was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning for 40 years from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed in a coup in 1973. Today Zahir Shah's long reign is remembered for the long period of peace and prosperity and modernisation that Afghanistan experienced before his overthrow...

  14. Question: What era are ceremonial uniforms and royal attires of your country stuck in and why?

    Possibly if applied extremely broadly but even then it wouldn't be enough to be an absolute rule of thumb. As mentioned earlier for most European militaries it will most likely be the point when ceremonial and practical uniforms began to diverge. Making matters more complicated you have the US...

  15. Question: What era are ceremonial uniforms and royal attires of your country stuck in and why?

    Nope otherwise the guards would be wearing coalscuttle helmets and field grey uniforms taken from the defeated Werhmacht. If anything it's a strong sense of tradition. Its more more a continuous series of circumstances than any explicit decision or rule. In the case of the guards and other...

  16. Question: What era are ceremonial uniforms and royal attires of your country stuck in and why?

    Tradition and pride. The Grenadier Guards defeated the French Imperial Guard at the battle of Waterloo and took the bearskins worn by the French guardsman as trophies and ended up incorporating them into their own uniforms. In terms of practical benefits the hats were designed to make the wearer...

  17. Wars that could have happened, but didn't.

    Apartheid not ending in 1994 leading to some sort of South African Bush war/civil war. US/UK/France militarily intervening in Syria in 2013. Russia mounting a full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2014. The Dogger bank incident leading to something more than just angry letters The US invading...

  18. A better Imperial Japanese Navy

    In terms of actual ships: Abandon the Yamato's in favour of more fleet carriers. Scrap existing older battleships if you have to in order to free up resources. Build a lot more destroyers, escorts and ASW ships to protect convoys. Possibly (if resources allow) Build more cruisers geared towards...

  19. The Day of the Jackal: WI Charles de Gaulle Assassinated in 1963

    In the aftermath of France's withdrawal from Algeria did the OAS really have much of a game plan following their historical intended assassination of De Gaulle? Were they ever interested in trying to provoke some sort of uprising or staging a coup or anything of that nature?

  20. The Day of the Jackal: WI Charles de Gaulle Assassinated in 1963

    What would have happened if the plot to kill then President of France Charles de Gaulle described in Fredrick Forsyth's 1971 political thriller The Day of The Jackal not actually occurred but also succeeded? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Jackal In 1962 France was suffering from...
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