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@BurkeanLibCon consider the above "love" one for the whole timeline. Being a bit of a "fan" of that era of history I certainly enjoyed reading your take on a Cuban missile crisis gone wrong, and am looking forward to the aftermath.

@BurkeanLibCon I like what you've done here. I would suggest one minor change. In chapter 10 you state: At Antietam the casualties were overwhelmingly military. You might want to make a better comparison with cities such as Dresden, Hamburg, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, or Tokyo in World War II...

A few observations. First - assuming the OP here I agree with those on this thread who say Japan doesn't have the manpower for a full scale war with Russia. They might however have the manpower for a limited attack with the goal of taking Vladivostok. This would mean curtailing some of their...

I'm inclined to agree. If Mikawa can get his force to wreak havoc in the transports he has won a major victory. Likely the USN decides to withdraw all naval forces until they have enough heavy support to properly protect the transports that will replace those sunk. This gives the IJN the...

I had a thread that discussed the aftermath of the Battle of Savo Island. Here is the link to the brief discussion there. https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/battle-of-savo-island-aftermath.493758/ I am still of a mind that Mikawa could have won a substantial victory against the...

Larry Bond who helped Tom Clancy with his book Red Storm Rising and developed the Harpoon wargame system was asked back in the 2000s to referee a wargame using that system with the following assumptions. First, there was no surprise, or rather the Kudo Butai is potted as it takes up position to...

@Spherical_light Below is a link to my story/TL "Year of the Jinx." I hope this is useful. https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/year-of-the-jinx-an-ah-story-timeline-by-geon.457419/ And...it looks like YYJ barely beat me to it!

Thank you @Raikkappa23. Everything is well here. I have just been busy and also trying to figure out how politically things should go here. I am not as skilled as many on this forum in the art of building political timelines with election boxes, tallies, etc. So, I would like to open this up...

I have a question for @YYJ. Regarding your post of what guns could be brought to bear on the Japanese fleet in post #24. Given the surprise nature of the attack, how long would it take for the gun crews at the forts and on the battleships to get to stations and get their guns firing? How...

Having not seen the film I couldn't hazard a guess save to say, that it is likely he survived. He might have simply avoided any interviews especially since during the Johnson administration such things would be ruthlessly censored.

I am so sorry @BigRIJoe . Please accept my condolences. I am so very sorry for your loss and I deeply apologize for having delayed to let you know this. As I just now saw this on the thread. Again, may she and you know God's peace!

To expand on my earlier answer. Remember I indicated in my post that these would not be the same team as Operation Pastorious in OTL. These would be loyal to the point of fanaticism Nazis well aware this would likely be a suicide mission ultimately. Canaris would have only limited control of...

I know it's been a while since I last posted. And I am afraid my postings will be somewhat sparse for now. But here is a brief post to show I haven't forgotten this. Havana, Cuba; February 13th, 2:00 a.m.: Fidel Castro awoke feeling terrible. He was feverish, coughing, and his stomach felt...

Then, for the sake of the actual operation working, perhaps Hitler entrusts the operation to Himmler alone?

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, they were aiming for a knockout blow that would cripple the USN and clear the way for their conquests in the Pacific. Assuming, as some have here a somewhat "rational" Hitler I would suggest the following scenario. The Tripartite Pact stated in section 3...