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  1. AHC: prevent a Carolingian/Frankish empire

    I think this is the best idea. Have a Saxon kingdom crystallize with a bigger agricultural sector and a leader who is a competent commander in war. If that happens for two or three generations, the Saxons might expand into most of what is now Western Germany. Meanwhile the Carolignians fall into...

  2. Underused French Revolution PODs

    Charlotte Corday slips on the wet floor. Marat survives and eventually outmaneuvers Robespierre, but becomes more and more infirm, so the Terror ends in a whimper without the Jacobins divided. Regards R

  3. A Blunted Sickle - Thread II

    So I got a long way behind on this - I haven't commented in around three years:frown:. I've been reading it through since the Christmas holidays. Ouch. What actually constitutes the target? The dockyards, the canal, the buildings? Or the city in general? Regards R P.S. It's a shame when I...

  4. If the Confederacy won, would reunification happen?

    The odds are against reunification. I'm struggling to think of a single country that was divided by civil war/independence struggle that subsequently reunited. Maybe Yemen, but that's still not a done deal. Germany was not partitioned by civil war. Korea is perhaps the best bet, but it hasn't...

  5. No Islam: What happens to Byzantium and Persia

    The Arabs would be like other conquerors throughout history: They form a new upper class and their kingdoms/empires keep going for as long as their dynasties have vigor. Later on they split up or get replaced by more local dynasties. Persia has a much stronger civilisation than the Arabs at this...

  6. Kievan Rus: Neutralized

    How about a Swedish-Polish war for northern Russia in the seventeenth century? I can imagine a Swedish-Polish border running east from Estonia to Moscow and points beyond. Regards R

  7. Where to buy 'The Foresight War' ebook?

    You can try to get in touch with the author. He used to post here. Try his SF blog or book blog Regards R

  8. Mexico Ascendant: The Tale of a Failed Texan Revolution

    Interesting idea here. What has happened with the Mormons? Salt Lake City lies in Mexico here. Given the Texas experience, I think the Mexicans will be wary of another bunch of gringos settling on their side of the frontier, even if they say that Uncle Sam is persecuting them. Regards R

  9. Let Them Talk: A TLIAW

    A very novel idea which I don't think I've seen before. It was said that when John Major was opposite Tony Blair at the dispatch box, given their backgrounds, they should have been leading each others' parties. I can see a similar case to make with Jim Laurie and David Davis. I wonder if...

  10. AHC: Make all of Europe speak a mutually intelligible language

    Surely the best analogy is China? OTL the Han Empire fell apart, but was eventually gathered together again by the Tang, who exceeded their predecessors. So if Rome falls, have a successor Empire rise in the seventh century or so which reassembles the Empire, but includes Germany as well. For...

  11. WI: Draka Film Series by Zack Snyder

    Drakaverse would be far too graphically violent if they weren't careful. I suppose the worst excesses could take place off screen, or we could see the characters' reactions. Would Hollywood ever go for something so dystopic? Regards R

  12. Limited Nuclear Engagement

    I agree that the most likely prospect is for India/Pakistan. It would be a catastrophe, but not world-ending. Has anyone seen the HBO movie/series By Dawn's Early Light? That shows how some of these issues play out. Regards R

  13. WI Mao dies 1962

    I tend to agree with this. There may be more small scale reform, as there was in agriculture OTL 1979. The anti-western rhetoric may still be there, but there would be more trade much earlier. Would this affect Hong Kong? Maybe an earlier Shenzen zone? Regards R

  14. WI communist China in Manchuria.

    Which means that the Great Wall becomes a fortified frontier once again. The turn of history... Regards R

  15. A Blunted Sickle

    My thoughts as well. They probably feel that they can win without extra help. Italy wouldn't be offered anything, except perhaps a 'gentlemens agreement' about spheres of influence in the Balkans. They're certainly not overjoyed at the prospect of Russian 'help' later on. Just as an...

  16. A Blunted Sickle

    So I got behind on this TL, and it gets difficult to catch up again. So Hitler fired the General Staff? Was he already C-in-C here? OTL he didn't take over that role until late 41/early 42. What happened to Von Brauchitsch? Regards R

  17. Some questions about post ww2 Britain

    Don't create national champions, but create two or three companies that compete with each other. The Germans did this very well in several sectors. I give as examples BMW/Mercedes/VW in cars, and Bayer/Hoechst/BASF in chemicals. The Japanese used the same tactics with their...

  18. AHC: Get Ted Bundy elected to office

    That would make a hell of a AH short story. Especially if we only find out his identity at the end. Regards R

  19. Computerized Communism/Central Planning?

    Some good points here. I doubt that computers would make that much difference. The problem is that for a centrally planned economy, you don't just need the number crunching - you need the algorithms. These don't come from computers, they come from programmers. We've all seen how...

  20. What if H.P. Lovecraft lived longer?

    Maybe we would see a few movies based on his work? OTOH, he might despise any once he saw them, and refuse to sell any rights afterwards.... Regards R
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