Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-400920-20130110195525/@comment-3428312-20150616071758

I haven't read the TL in question, so I'm not sure what exactly the OP is asking. If you're wanting an Italian Empire to exist, that's arguably OTL. If you're wanting a larger Italian Empire, that is also doable. In OTL, the Anglo-French IIRC offered Tunisia as well Eritrea to the Italians in exchange for continued neutrality by them. Simply remove Mussolini in late 1939, and the Italians under Ciano (Most likely IMHO) or Italo Balbo will accept the offer. Neutral Italy reaps the economic benefits of staying neutral and can focus on developing its territories while also fixing up its armed forces. Depending upon who is in charge and the general course of the war depends upon what Italy does from 1943 onwards.