Even though the updates are slow, the TL is still very enjoyable and it gives me an excuse to reread the TL to remember what happened Best active TL imo
Can I ask which theatre the first campaign will be?Thank you all! Such kind words really do keep a writer going
I do feel bad about how long it can take between updates! But the good news at the moment is there is definitely a chapter coming out on Saturday, then we get into the meaty issues of February-March, before a big April interlude and one of the opening campaigns of 1863!
Can I ask which theatre the first campaign will be?
Yay! The Virginia theatre is my personally favorite so I'm looking forward to it!The Eastern theater, so in Virginia and its environs. Following that, the northern frontier (Canada and the Hudson Valley) and then we will scoot back out west and follow Grant and Johnston over the fate of Nashville.
Yay! The Virginia theatre is my personally favorite so I'm looking forward to it!
I really like having McClellan still being in command. While he justifyably has a terrible OTL reputation, I've always found him to be very fascinating. Plus Lee hasn't had OTL's success yet. I imagine he'll probably thrash McClellan sooner or later though. Like I said, very much looking forward to it.It does seem to be the popular front, so I'm hoping I don't disappoint! Coincidentally its also my favorite front so this makes it easier to write about.
I really like having McClellan still being in command. While he justifyably has a terrible OTL reputation, I've always found him to be very fascinating. Plus Lee hasn't had OTL's success yet. I imagine he'll probably thrash McClellan sooner or later though. Like I said, very much looking forward to it.
Two questions, was Nathaniel Gordon still executed in this TL? And is the Confederate Navy assisting the British in their blockade of the United States?
The thing I find most refreshing about this story is how balanced and fair it is. In no sense is it any kind if a wank. It is equally respectful to Americans ,Canadians and the British. I just wish there were more timelines like this. Best Wishes.
The thing I find most refreshing about this story is how balanced and fair it is. In no sense is it any kind if a wank. It is equally respectful to Americans ,Canadians and the British. I just wish there were more timelines like this. Best Wishes.
That, in my opinion, is one of the most important aspects of a timeline.
I like how you talk about Canadian politics because I know literally nothing about any Canadian politicians so it's nice to learn something really new. I also agree about the common myths. It really annoys me when the US is portrayed as this unstoppable juggernaut that could do anything and beat anyone it wanted when this was far from the case.Thank you! Though personally I don't know whether it is fair and balanced but I've done the best I can to not make it look like the outcome is preordained one way or the other, as few wars really are.
The major conceit I began writing this under was to dispel the "matter of marching myth" which seemed to permeate the discussion so often in Anlgo-American war issues. This is where the US just shows up and marches to Quebec quick as you please (nonwithstanding the grand failures of 1775 and 1812-14) and the near total ignorance of Canadian affairs portrayed within. With my own research I arrived at only one immediate conclusion, and that was that it was unlikely for one side to 'run the board' as it were in 1862, and from there I began plotting out how things might have gone. In doing so a few of my own preconceptions changed, and I was either shocked or pleasantly surprised by a few things I learned.
Each of the major combatants has some strengths, and its the ability to deploy those strengths which will, I think, lead to the ultimate outcome of this conflict.
I like how you talk about Canadian politics because I know literally nothing about any Canadian politicians so it's nice to learn something really new. I also agree about the common myths. It really annoys me when the US is portrayed as this unstoppable juggernaut that could do anything and beat anyone it wanted when this was far from the case.