indeed.
Informers were always the problem with Irish rebellions. The Irish War of Independence was the exception to this rule with Dublin Castle downgrading its informer network with the expected reduction in nationalism to come with home rule. Michael Collins head of the IRB for once had a...
Splits in paramilitary groups continued into the 20th century and beyond in Ireland.
Brendan Behan famously said that the first item on the agenda of a meeting of an Irish paramilitary/secret organisation was always the split...
Nice work.
My grandfather and his brother were in the IRB(later the IRA) in Longford much later and fought in the war of Independence in the 1920s.
They took the free state side in the Civil War.
Depends on how willing the French are to promote an officer that is not an aristocrat. Given his background, I do not think he would get much promotion in France with the revolution.
Yes minister as always explains the British attitude to the balance of power in Europe.
divide and rule.
Always make sure one power cannot dominate the rest of Europe.
No.
The Brits would fight on.
The army would take much longer to rebuild. but RN or Raf are not affected.
Surrender was never the aim of the Germans they wanted the British to withdraw from the war and end the blockade.
with the British out of the war, the Germans are in a better position to...
Ireland.
Ireland is under penal laws and those will need to be repealed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_laws_(Ireland)
strangely, the education of ordinary people is more common than you might think with a widespread network of illegal schools providing primary education in the 3 Rs and...
Depends on how successful he is a putting his own people in positions of power. and how many of the voters he can buy with subsidised food and entertainment etc. Bread and circuses.
A great nation like America is often brought down by internal problems.
Long policies would probably go well beyond (free education and healthcare, a four-week holiday, pensions etc). massive money printing, big government infrastructure projects and corruption have the potential to bankrupt even America many times over. Even the best and richest country in the...
A lot depends on how much support he would get in Congress and how many of his bills he can pass. The role the Supreme Court plays could be important and if he goes for court packing. In my view, there is the potential for America to become more like Argentina.