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  1. The Handmaid's Tale

    Not exactly Alternate History but in the right space. Anyone read it. Having just finished it I must say I really liked it, subtle and well-written. Particularly amused by the postscript at the end moving to the academic seminar and "all those signed up to the fishing trip," talk about...

  2. Civil War: Air Force vs Army

    All this talk of Pinochet has reminded that in Chile in the 80s there was briefly talk of a civil war between the air force and the army (the air force were tired of the regime.) The Carabinieri would probably have backed the air force. The Chilean army had circa 70,000 men at this time, the...

  3. BEF in the Worker's Paradise

    In autumn 1941 Stalin requested that the British ship "25-30" divisions to the USSR. A similar request was made in lat summer 42 regarding the Caucasus. These were not proposals that went anywhere. However, what if British troops had ended up on the Eastern Front? How would this have...

  4. Who is 'V'?

    I read the V for Vendetta graphic novel last night. Not bad, will probably repay a closer re-reading. Has anyone ever actually worked out V's identity?

  5. DBWI: George not Jeb

    Imagine if George W Bush had actually become Governor of Texas and then got the Republican nomination in 2000, instead of Jeb. What would have happened?:p

  6. West Rome holds, East Rome Falls

    As far I know we have never discussed this one. I will need to do more research on this. But I am reading Peter Heather's book at the moment, and am wondering of this result is possible. I was struck by how during the 378 Adrianople crisis the forces of the Western Empire were much more...

  7. Prince Arthur lives

    Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII, died in 1502. Consequently Henry VIII succeeded Henry VII. What if Arthur lives longer? He will still be married to Katharine of Aragon, let us assume she still has problems providing an heir. Only, he does not have Henry's excuse to divorce her...

  8. 1984 - How to get there?

    Orwell never reveals the precise POD for his future/alternate history. We know the end result but not how it was arrived at. What could it have been?

  9. Evil British Empire

    I am sure many of the victims of the British Empire thought it was evil enough. However, in its heyday it spent a paltry portion of GDP on defence and generally shrank from taking territory. Imagine a POD around the 1840s, maybe at the time of the Corn Laws, giving rise to a protectionist...

  10. Team America and the Draka

    Sadly this is not a "who would win?" thread. I have seen the one and read the other recently and feel the need to pour out my feelings. Team America - the funniest thing ever by far, in the History and Alternate History of the world The Draka -mixed feelings Book 1 - so, the Draka...

  11. Last Stand on the Maginot Line

    Red Army at the Maginot Line This is not what you think! I read yesterday that the Maginot Line was brought back into use post WWII. It continued in use until 1964... Imagine then that Stalin struck in the early 50s. NATO recoils, southern Germany falls. Only the French Army stands...

  12. AH Challenge: No AH

    2 options 1. Create a timeline where the concept of alternate history has never occurred to anyone (may be tricky but I am intrigued by any ideas) 2. Creata a timeline where AH is banned! Websites like this are shut down. AH is socially unacceptable and one is liable for imprisonment for...

  13. Franco-Prussian War

    So it all goes wrong at Gravelotte St Private The Prussians are stalled, maybe in retreat What does happen next?

  14. Another sensitive Topic

    We have in the past discussed the level of US support for Saddam Hussein. Englightening and sensible information on the extent to which he was would assist the following discussion: I would like to explore the situation if Saddam were a US puppet, with the US his main arms supplier and...

  15. East Yorkshire

    What if the East Riding of Yorkshire had been made a separate county? Like north, east and south yorkshire? I was inspired to ask this by the threads about if Long Island or the District of Columbia had been made States.

  16. WI: Moscow Fell

    In July 1941 the Wehrmacht Army Group Centre was completely turned round, it was diverted from Moscow to Kiev, by December it has turned right round again and was only 30 miles from Moscow. It is highly likely that if Hitler had not diverted Army Group Centre to Kiev Moscow would have fallen...

  17. What if there were no Oktober Revolution?

    TIMELINE: CAPITALIST RUSSIA AND THE COLD WAR I know a similar question is being discussed on another thread, but here is a timeline exploring the broader issues. It is rooted in facts - 15,000 demobilized officers were sitting in Petersburg in oktober 1917. Krasnov is a real figure who fought...
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