Recent content by General Zod

A PoD that either makes Hitler somewhat more pragmatic, or puts another more pragmatic successor in place late enough for this alliance to blossom, is far from impossible. Remember, they signed the M-R pact and made serious negotiations to make it a full alliance in late 1940. In the brief...

Karl, your analysis is otherwise fine, but I don't really think it is too much realistic to assume that if TTL Hitler and Stalin are wise and sane enough to strike a productive long-term cooperation, the former would prefer to risk serious defeat in France rather than allow Soviet troops to...

Well, as far as a later union PoD is concerned, I think that somewhat later but still relatively early ones, in comparison to ARW (say a victorious War of 1812, or a A-A War in the 1890s, or as a part of WWI), would still see the long-term assimilation of Canadian electorate in the American...

Very doubtful that a Quebecois regional party would emerge with any but a very late annexation PoD and the US electoral system in place. Why mainstream Quebecois voters should willingly consign themselves to political insignificance in Congress and Electoral College alike by voting for a...

True, but not going to happen if America joins the fray before Britain falls. Given that it's going to take some years before the Nazi-Soviets can prepare a successful Sealion, that is a distinct possibiliy, esp. if Japan starts to act up in South East Asia, even short of Pearl Harbor antics. A...

First of all, I'm going to assume that, notwithstanding political differences to the contrary, ITTL Nazi and Soviet leaderships have enough commont sense to avoid backstabbing each other at least as long as they have a common enemy to fight, otherwise, it defies the whole purpose of the...

I've received and I'm tackling the revision of the next update's draft. If you have good ideas about the political events of TTL 1930s, European and American parties, movements, Presidents, Premiers, noteworthy leaders and minsiters, etc. this is the best moment to proffer them. Abstain from...

My original idea followed your line of reasoning, and placed the line on the next obvious natural border, the 40th parallel and the neck of the Korean peninsula. I later changed it since it was argued that the US would not manage to land in time to stop the Soviets. I would like to see more...

Sorry, but I find your post weird. What has a Valkyrie PoD (1944) has to do with the Kristalnacht ? Are you sure you are not making a mistake with my other TL where Hitler dies after Munich, perhaps (about that, I would say that KN is simply butterflied away) ? Himmler is surely killed during...

Technically, you are not right since the Presidential Succession Acts of 1792 and 1886 gave the title of Acting President to the person that performs the duties of the office of President, if both the President and Vice President are dead, have resigned, or are otherwise permanently unable to...

This is all true, but expansion in Manchuria was an old Russian strategic objective, so Stalin would be eager to reap some extra war booty against Japan for its own reason, not just to help the AA (not an issue ITTL, indeed), espeically since he conquered less in Europe. So he would want to...

The initial peace deal was generous to Hungary, since it left Transleithania with Bosnia intact, but within a year, Croat-Serb-Romanian rebellions backed by Serbia and Romania happened and showed how fragile that state was (since Magyars were only a minority). Nonetheless, the great powers did...

Cool. :D Yes. Remember that the Dutch are getting Flanders and Ceylon from this peace deal, and the USA are paying for what they buy, since the Dutch are an ally. The outcome of the war indicates in no uncertain terms that the writing is on the wall for any European colonial possession in...

There are still Switzerland, Andorra, and the Channel Islands around. Iceland, too, could easily take the role of tax haven.

This is a rather interesting point. Do you think this would prompt Italy to annex Monaco and San Marino, too ?