United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom has a rich history that includes a great influence on the world.

During the time that Britain was the queen of the days, she fulfilled her will indirectly or directly, through "Gunboat diplomacy". The British navy was a decisive factor in the existence of the empire. As a lesson from the loss of the 13 colonies in America, colonies with extensive white settlement gained dominion status that also included self-government. At the end of World War I the empire reached its peak in size when the British took over most of East Africa and formed a territorial continuum from the Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. In World War II the UK was the central power that continued to actively oppose Germany after the fall of France and before Operation Barborse. It was during this period that Britain surprised the world by not only refusing to surrender but also created a name for itself with several military operations that managed to defeat local Axis forces. London became the headquarters of the Western Front and British forces were an important part of the invasion of Sicily and Normandy. During the war, deep disagreements were revealed between Britain (and later France) and the United States, and the Soviet Union, but the alliance continued until the end of the war. In the post-war years, London invested immensely in the production of an independent bloc for itself and France against the United States and the Soviet Union, a move which culminated in 1949 with the establishment of the ECO.

In the year 1962 the British Empire remains as vast as ever, triumphant twice over German expansionism, master of Europe, suzerain of a dozen nations. The loyal old dominions stand proudly at Britain’s side in the struggle against Bolshevism. The ever-invincible Royal Navy dominates the trade lanes, and the Army crushes native rebellions with honor and chemical weapons. Western Europe looks to Britain as the shield of democracy against the Red terror. Countless petty autocrats in Africa and Asia remain propped up by the grace of London, selling off their nation’s liberty to secure their power. Ultimately Great Britain is a nation at odds with the reality of its situation and the situation of the world.

The 1960s will prove the toughest decade the old lion has ever faced - whether it shall fall from power with grace, hang on to its leading position with guile and luck, or rage against the dying of its might is yet to be seen.