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U.K.

- At the worst possible moment ever, Prime Minister Law dies of throat cancer. He is replaced by Stanley Baldwin, who’s name is much less cool.

- General mobilisation is declared in British Arabia (Yemen, Oman and all that). An invasion of Ottoman Arabia begins, but quickly devolves into trench warfare, brutal and difficult in the hot weather. Also, have you ever tried digging trenches in sand?

- Troops from British Raj are diverted to help out in Washington as Canadian troops must transfer to the New England area.

- In Florida, several large offences end in no real gain for the British, but much loss.

- The Royal Air Force bombs New York and Philadelphia. A squadron attempts to attack Washington DC, but are intercepted and cut to shreds by the U.S. Air Force.

- Several Royal Navy ships sail up and into the Strait of Constantinople. They take heavy damage, and all but two are sunk, but they cause great damage to the city. Despite this, it is seen as a great strategic blunder by the generals high up.

- Troops from New Zealand land in the Panama Canal Zone, which I think the U.S. controlled at the time. For such a small area, the fighting is bloody and fierce.

- All surviving Kiwi troops have successfully evacuated from Los Angeles, demoralised but alive.