I remember their being an alternate history in a Tsouras book where Hitler was an anglo-phobe rather than a anti semite. I think that he is going to hate and fear someone. If he was in the navy and fighting the British, he could develop a hatred of them depending on the situation.
Unless...
What if they got the French Navy, the one that the British destroyed? I doubt that would win them the atlantic, but it might force Britain to change their game.
Would they be able to make use of French manufacturing and infrastructure?
I would say three or five would be my personal choices. But I am not well versed in that part of the world for that era, so I couldn't offer much advise, I would like to see it though.
Most Russian timelines deal with later era pod's, primarily Russia modernizing earlier.
Poison gas would likely be used. They had the capacity to use and utilize chemical weapons, but Hitler had a phobia of chemical weapons from his experiences.
Problem being with the initial posting, it looks more like a prime minister than a king. A king is in for the long run, but is largely symbolic in their power. Aside from influcence and money of course.
It defies the nature of a King, which is a hereditary ruler for life or until abdication.
What is now believed is that Beria wasn't as evil and sadistic as he was often portrayed.
When Stalin died there were a lot of people vying for top spot, Beria was considered the biggest threat, before and after he was taken out the propaganda started and he became a perverted monster.
I...
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Morale would likely take a blow. If the Soviets fight for Lenningrad like they did for Stalingrad, then the Germans are in for a slow and costly invasion.
It would worsen the war as the first major action they take would be facing the horrors of fighting the Red Army tooth and...
I would think that a more focused and supported Regina Marina would help out a lot. I remember reading a timeline where El Duce gave the navy a lot more support and allowed a naval airforce along with a carrier. They had good torpedos, fast destroyers, and they did fairly in the original...
I don't know if giving him more to work with will make him more dangerous. It was my understanding that a lot of terrror tactics were because he had little to work with(men, material, etc...). He was definitely cruel and sadistic. But with more resources at his disposal the cruelty may have...
There was a thread about this some time ago. I don't think that it went far. But the main changes were cultural. The samurai lost any political clout they had and became elite soldiers, the emperor delegated most ritual to a subordinate so he could have more time to run the country. The...
doubtful
Unlikely. If I recall correctly the British were avoiding war at that time. It wasn't very easy for them to defend Canada and wars in American were expensive. The more likely outcome would be negotiations.
If it did escalate would imagine there wouldn't be much activity in...
I would most like to see The Eternal Glory of Persia.
It would be interesting to see a powerful modern Persian Empire.
Though the Britain in the Central Powers thread sounds interesting. It seems like it would be a bit lopsided. Germany had the best army, Britain had the best navy...
turtledove
I remember reading the short story this was based off of. I am pretty certain it was Turtledove as part of an alternate history anthology. In the short story he is shot and they look at it as an assassination, and treat the South a lot more aggressively.
Then it jumps to modern...