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    Little Serb: A Longer Lasting Lazarevic Dynasty in the 15th Century
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    Little Serb: A Longer Lasting Lazarevic Dynasty in the 15th Century Historically the Lazarevic dynasty ruled Serbia for two generations following the collapse of the Serbian Empire. During that time the dynasty was both an enemy and ally of the Ottoman Empire. Stefan the Tall, the second ruler...
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    WI: Franco-Swiss War of 1860

    Yes really As part of securing French support for Italian unification, Sardinia-Piedmont agreed to cede Savoy and Nice to Napoleon III to obtain France's backing in a war with Austria, leading to a French-Italian victory in the Second Italian War of Independence. Once the secret agreement...
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    WI: Confederate Victory at Malvern Hill

    This is somewhat difficult for OTL due to disorganized orders and uncoordinated attacks on the Confederate side, against excellent Union dispositions on the high ground under Porter and his generals on the other side. But let's say the Battle of Malvern HIll is a Confederate victory for whatever...
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    Dan Sickles doesn't lose his leg at Gettysburg

    While losing a leg at Gettysburg was not great of Daniel Sickles' miltiary career, it was great of his personal reputation. He became known as a war hero, received the Medal of Honor, even got got a personal visit from the President, and had an affair with the Queen of Spain (this one could be...
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    WI: Latin Emperor Enrico Dandolo

    Making Boniface of Montferrat the first Latin Emperor is a relatively popular AH idea. For a truly cursed TL however, Doge Enrico Dandolo was among the first names proposed during the conclave to choose an emperor after the Fourth Crusade. Which isn't surprising as in the composition of the 12...
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    WI: Alexander the Great bypasses Egypt

    What if Alexander the Great concludes that Egypt is a secondary goal compared to the prize that is Babylon and Mesopotamia. Therefore following the Battle of Issus and Siege of Tyre Alexander leaves a holding force to defend Phoenicia and heads east to pursue Darius and the Persian army, rather...
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    WI Bush was Carter's CIA Director

    Historically George HW Bush offered to continue his post as Director of Central Intelligence for Jimmy Carter after the 1976 election. The two had built a working rapport during the election due to Bush personally providing intelligence briefings for Carter and Bush's tenure as DCI was very...
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    WI: Marines remain on mail duty

    During the 1920s the US Marine Corps got the billet of defending the Postal Service from mail theft. This included guarding post offices, railways, mail trucks, strategic postal routes, and by all accounts the marines did it extremely effectively under Smedley Butler. The marine guards would be...
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    Bloodier Sonderbund War

    Historically the Sonderbundskrieg was a short Swiss civil war that turned out to be surprisingly... civil. Which was surprising considering this was a civil war with deep religious and ideological undertones involving over 170,000 soldiers. The war lasted 1 month, with less than 600 casualties...
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    WI: The Diadochi followed Alexander III's Last Plans

    What if the Macedonians had actually tried to execute the will of Alexander? Specifically Alexander's instructions included: -A Pyramid be constructed in Macedonia for Phillip II -Creation of six great temples in Greece and a monument to Athena at Troy -Conquest of Arabia -Construction of...
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    After Alexander: The Fourth Persian War

    POD: Bessus doesn't just leave the body of Darius III lying in a cart along the road while fleeing from the Macedonian army and has the common sense to bring the body with him. Later on Bessus and the Persian nobles realize their cause is lost and surrender to Alexander in Bactria rather than...
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    WI: Nicholas II was a great general?

    In reality Emperor Nicholas II was not well-suited for rulership and was not involved much in the practical management of the Russian army during WW1, despite a (mostly symbolic) decision to assume the role of commander in chief after the Great Retreat he left most decisions to his chief of...
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    WI Augustus dies after the Sicilian War

    After the war with Sextus Pompey, the triumvirs Octavian and Lepidus disputed over who would claim Sicily which led to Lepidus' dismissal, and we know the rest is history. Now, an anecdote tells that during the standoff, the future Augustus attempted to pull a Napoleon in Hundred Days by...
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    The Russian Enigma (WW1)

    During the early stages of WW1 the Russian campaigns in East Prussia and Austria were seen as having gotten off to a very favorable start. The Battle of Tannenburg quickly put a stop to that when Second Army was destroyed, First Army routed soon after, and Lvov abandoned to form a new line at...
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    AHC/Technical Study: Rational German Rearmament

    The year is 1933, the Nazi party has taken power and now it is time for Germany to prepare for war and avenge their defeat in WW1! Well not quite. First the Reichswehr (perhaps soon to be the Wehrmacht some day) seems to be a bit... underwhelming. A bit light with the artillery so to speak...
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    WI: The Italo-French War

    Something discussed on this forum a few times is WI Italy stayed neutral in WW2 for whatever reason. Personally i find it a bit of a stretch for Mussolini to NOT go to war, but lets roll with it since we've had enough threads about that. However that is settled, this is still Mussolini we are...
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    WI: Napoleon Captured in Russia

    In many ways Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov could be compared to US Union General George McClellan. A protege of both Generalissimo Suvorov and Frederick the Great, and student of George Washington's war, he was one of Russia's finest generals in his own right. He was Napoleon's opposite...
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    Chemical Weapons used in the Battle of France

    Pretty simple WI. Lets say France adopted chemical weapons into its war plans during the interwar period and chemical weapons were used on German forces during the Battle of France. Assume that it becomes an integral part of France's backup plan. At the most ideal time during the Battle of...
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    Nicholas I abolishes Serfdom

    Pretty self explanatory WI. Emperor Nicholas I of Russia didnt really like the system of serfdom and wished to abolish it. By 1835 a plan was presented to the Tsar regarding a program to emancipate the serfs. In OTL the plan was shot down in fear of the Russian landowners who benefited the most...
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    WI Ottoman-Russian Alliance

    The Treaty of Unkiar Skelessi was signed in 1833 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The treaty was part of a rapprochement between the two nations and basically stated they would support each other if attacked by a foreign power. France and England, being suspicious of this treaty held the...
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