I am finally caught up! Really enjoyed both parts of this so far (i.e 1901 and FAWHA).
I started writing this before the latest chapter went up, but I think it still stands. I admit to being a little confused as to why an American naval landing in northern Spain wouldn't have been a higher priority. With Anglo-American control of the seas, and Spanish forces stretched thin anyway, I feel like a landing in Bilbao (for instance) might have been able to roll up the whole Spanish line in the north. And if you shout "Gallipoli!" in response, I would merely point out that such a disaster had yet to occur ITTL. (American army-navy rivalry might have been a real obstacle however.)
I do wonder if the Portuguese can actually count on British help in defending the country beyond the forces necessary to secure Gibraltar, since manpower and especially materiel is in such short supply. I am worried that Portugal gets run over by the Spanish before the Entente breaks through in the north.
I started writing this before the latest chapter went up, but I think it still stands. I admit to being a little confused as to why an American naval landing in northern Spain wouldn't have been a higher priority. With Anglo-American control of the seas, and Spanish forces stretched thin anyway, I feel like a landing in Bilbao (for instance) might have been able to roll up the whole Spanish line in the north. And if you shout "Gallipoli!" in response, I would merely point out that such a disaster had yet to occur ITTL. (American army-navy rivalry might have been a real obstacle however.)
I do wonder if the Portuguese can actually count on British help in defending the country beyond the forces necessary to secure Gibraltar, since manpower and especially materiel is in such short supply. I am worried that Portugal gets run over by the Spanish before the Entente breaks through in the north.
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