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  1. WI: No Cadorna

    What it says on the tin, without Luigi Cadorna in charge how much better off would the Italian Army's war effort against Austo-Hungary be?

  2. He came back again -the Jacobite role in a planned French invasion of Great Britain

    Having watched Culloden 1746 starring BRIAN BLESSED! Yesterday, I was wondering about the prospects of the Jacobite cause post 1746, if for example the French could carry out an invasion plan they'd been considering in 1759. Would there be any prospect of a thrid Jacobite rasing given that...

  3. Alcohol, Syphilis and Journalism: The fall of the Third Republic

    Alcohol, Syphilis and Journalism The fall of the Third Republic and the rise of France An Alternative history By Urban fox FAUST: The mob streams up to Satan’s throne; I’d learn things there I’ve never known… MEPHISTOPHELES: The whole mob streams and strives uphill; One thinks one’s pushing...

  4. D-Day Delay

    What it says on the tin. OTL there were some doubts about launching D-Day in June 1944. Due to weather problems. So what if D-Day was pushed forward to a later date, what would the effects be? Discuss.:)

  5. WI: The Battle of Philippi won by the Republicans

    What it says on the tin. What if Brutus and Cassius had beaten the Second Triumvirate at Philippi? For a start their fleet had already defeated the Triumvirate fleet wiping out sizeable Triumvir reinforcements and the Triumvir were in an akward postion even before the battle...

  6. The Dark Valley: The 50 Year Reign of II Duce

    The Dark Valley: The 50 Year Reign of Il Duce The Dark Valley: The 50 Year Reign of Il Duce. It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them...

  7. Flavius Aëtius becomes Western Roman Emperor

    On September 21, 454 Aëtius was slain by Emperor Valentinian himself. So what if Aetius is instead able to overpower & kill the Emperor, then is proclaimed the new Western Roman Emperor?

  8. WI: Brian Clough is a successful Leeds United manager?

    Just read a bio of the late Brian Clough, as well as the novel ''We are the Damned United''. So this one isfor for all the football fans on the site. What if Brian Clough somehow had managed to become a successful Leeds manager? Maybe he would do better if Peter Taylor had joined him at Leeds...

  9. Byzantines win the Battle of Ajnadayn

    What it says on the tin. Perhaps with a POD that the Emperor Heraclius dosnt fall ill and is able to lead his armies against the Arabs. Giving them a much needed boost in morale & leadership. The Byzantines win the Battle of Ajnadayn, perhaps preventing the Arabs overunning the Levant. What...

  10. Stalin in the 60's

    I know this wont be the only thread like this, but it's worth another go.;) The premise of this topic is simple what if Joseph Stalin survived to reach the age of 90 or late 80’s, whilst retaining just enough mental faculties and physical fitness to stay in office? (This is not impossible...

  11. Sassanid's win the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah

    The Battle of al-Qādisiyyah was one of the most decisive battles between the expanding Muslim Arabs and the declining Sassanid Empire. After the battle the Sassanid rule in what is modern day Iraq was pretty much doomed. So what do you all think the long and short term results of a major...

  12. The Man With the Iron Heart – What happens next?

    I’m not entirely sure which forum to post this in, So I’ll put it in the post-1990 forum and assume the Mods will move it if needed. On the main topic, assuming a scenario similar to Turtledove’s book, takes place where a post VE-Day Nazi insurgency, causes the Anglo-Americans to pull out of...

  13. Moscow 1941: The Ost-Heer goes from defeat to disaster

    When people talk about the German ''failure'' before Moscow on AH.Com they tend to imply it was more due to German mistakes rather than hard fighting by the Red Army. This very much unterates the massive shock the Ost-Heer suffered before Moscow and the efforts of Red Army's winter...

  14. Auchinleck retains 8th Army command

    What it says on the tin ''The Auk'' was relived of his 8th Army and Middle Eastern Theatre commands following his victory at 1st Alamein and was eventfully reassigned to India. To be charitable to Auchinleck this seems to be the result of his poor relationship with Churchill rather than any...

  15. WI: No Khmelnytsky Uprising

    Despite getting the ‘’Braveheart’’ treatment by some Ukrainian nationalists, for most of his life Bohdan Khmelnytsky served as a ''registered Cossack'' in the Polish army rising through the ranks and took no part in Cossack uprising prior to the one he himself led. His reasons for his abrupt...

  16. Islamic Vikings

    Ok, with a POD between 700-1000 AD during the height of Viking raids across Northern Europe and the British isles. How could be Vikings plausibly convert to Islam instead of Christianity and would this make a good TL?:D

  17. WI: The Germans fight the WAllies with the same intensity as they did the Soviets

    Ok, so the matter I’m intrigued to hear you opinion on, is what if Nazi Germany fought the Western Allies with the same degree of intensity and viciousness right to the end of the war. Up to and including letting Allied POWs starve or be used as slave labour. Like their Soviet counterparts and...

  18. WI: JFK conspiracy theories accepted as fact

    Ok, the old Oliver Stone film ‘’JFK’’ was just on TV here in the UK and it got me thinking, WI the elaborate conspiracy theory promulgated by District Attorney Jim Garrison gained overwhelming acceptance in the US public mind during the late 1960’s as fact and therefore unleashing a massive...

  19. Volkssturm used in 1942

    Ok, we all know that the Volksstrum were a last desperate measure used by the Germans late in the war. But what if Nazi Germany due to it's setbacks inthe U.S.S.R adopted the idea of total war a wee bit earlier. To the extent of pretty much mobilizing everyone who could stand upright and hold a...

  20. DWI: Hitler’s attack on France succeeded

    Pretty much what it says on the tin. What do you all think would happen if Hitler had actually been able to knock France out of the war quickly in 1940 as he had hoped? do you think the Nazi’s really would’ve put all their crazy plans into to action & what do you think would’ve happened in...
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