vietnam

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Let's Imagine the French simply can't get Vietnam. Either because its Chinese, British, stronger idk. The point is there is never a "French Indochina". What could be their next colony instead? I've heard the French REALLY wanted a colony there, so I suppose that even if they never acquire...

Hi! I am currently writing an alternate history timeline in which the KMT defeated the Communists and re-united China (excluding Mongolia and Tuva). Note that in this timeline, Tibet is a Chinese protectorate because China chose to vassalize Tibet instead of annexing it. In this timeline, the...

Would it have been possible for Vietnam to have stabilized under the DRV or even the State of Vietnam such that a two-state division as seen in Geneva 1954 would have been rendered impossible? I mainly have read about the DRV, so I know there were some points where the DRV faltered that could...

French Indochina, initially a protectorate in southern Cambodia, expanded northwards over time. But here I contemplate a scenario wherein France retains solely over a more expansive Cochinchina region Cochinchina was the most "developed" among the territories, and was de facto and de jure...

I’m not decided on a particular TL but the something in the 60s could be interesting. My best guess would be fighting would would be funneled into Korea due to it “sore thumb” like nature for both sides. Beyond that IDK. Let me know if this has been discussed before. Also please let me know if...

Bill Ruger always said that if he only made the Mini-14 a few years earlier it would have been adopted instead of the Colt Ar15 which became the M-16. While you should always take Ruger with a grain of salt I believe him on this one. The M16A1 was very fragile and while the Mini-14 did have its...

Would Have Mao Zedong Execution by Kuomintang? Would Have a South Korea Won Korean War and Annexation North Korea After Kuomintang Won Chinese Civil War? Would Have COVID-19 Never Happened After Kuomintang Won Chinese Civil War? Would Have a Cultural Revolution Never Happened after Kuomintang...

Usually, the opposite question is asked about Kennedy, or about less escalation or different (nuanced?) escalation if Kennedy had survived. This question goes the opposite direction. What if, instead of withdrawing [mentioned at time, but not *really* on the table, standing pat with the...

Lately, I've been reconsidering some worldbuilding I've done for a project I've been working on since last year. At first, I was solely focusing on how China under the Qing Dynasty could have modernized earlier. However, I noticed that after comparing notes with my creative consultant in which...

For the sake of a concrete POD, let's say around March 1965. Operation Rolling Thunder still commences, but LBJ decides against putting boots on the ground, instead sticking to the current policy of military "advisors" and slowly winding down the amount of US troops in the region over the next...

Like it says on the tin. Before its subjugation at the hands of France, Vietnam was an empire that was in the process of expanding its borders southward, in the Mekong Delta and Cambodia. So, was there any way it could've kept its independence? Is it a matter of not providing the French with a...

Recently I’ve became more interested in learning about the Vietnam war, and what a South Vietnamese victory or stalemate would mean for the Vietnamese Diaspora in the US. Without the North taking over the whole country it’s obvious that there won’t be as many people moving to the US to escape...

I suppose it would be more accurate to title this "Make the PRC and DPRK collapse at the same time as the Eastern Bloc" but this is easier to make into a shorter title. Basically what it says on the thread: The challenge is to find a way to make the Communist countries (or at least, countries...

I am curious about my own personal AH ideas and one dilema that came to me is which "anti-war" candidate would be more preferable. So, I wanted to ask on here which sounds like a more interesting anti-war candidate Eugene McCarty: The U.S. Senator with a massive following among the college...

The Yongle Emperor famously gained prestige by reverting a loss of the Tang Dynasty by conquering Vietnam and holding it during his reign. However Vietnam was extremely rebellious during his reign and once he dropped out, the region seceded almost immediately with the local Ming garrisons and...

Axis win WW2 Nazis conquer or puppetize Mainland Europe, Middle east, Central Asia, Africa and Japan puppetize China, Mongolia, Russian Far east due to US absolute neutrality i.e., no lend lease, no embargo. India,Oceania,French IndoChina and Dutch East Indies develop a siege mentality and join...

PoD no earlier than the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, raise up organized and visible conservative opposition in the US to the Vietnam War. Marches, signs in the streets, speaking out against the draft, etc., all done by 'conservatives', Democrat and/or Republican. It could be Dixiecratic 'no...

MEMORY AWAKE; OR: THE GHOSTS OF THANH PHONG I'm very excited to present you with a short story in alternate history, a timeline in a week: Memory Awake; or: The Ghosts of Thanh Phong. While in The Other Place, I was playing around with different lists of presidents, and I found myself...

Part I: The Hawk August 1964, Washington D.C: Lyndon Johnson was not a man for deep and introspective thought. He noticed the problems at hand, and acted against them with brutality and efficiency. Whether it was wrangling support for a bill when he was Senate Minority Leader, working...