Recent content by Grimbald

As I recall there was an "almost war" between Sweden and Russia early in WWI. A Russian admiral went rogue and tried to attack the Swedish fleet. He got called back just in time. Adding Sweden to the Central Powers would have changed a great deal.

This is really a question and one I have often thought about. The US enters the war on schedule in April 1917 and starts building its army. France is on the verge of collapse and is staying afloat only with promises of American troops imminent arrival. The US insists that the submarine threat...

Certainly a bad outcome for mankind. But The fleet alone is strong enough to destroy the Soviet Union. MAD

Retain German monarchy rebuilt on UK mode. Willy II abdicates in favor of grandson No lost territory except AS-L. Plebiscites in areas of AH empire to see which areas if any wish to join Germany. No reparations except to Belgium. No other terms. France did not win this war and should not be...

US post Corwin Virginia eliminates slavery of its own accord eventually and upper south follows. Deep south eventually destroys land productivity by over production of cotton and tobacco. Slavery becomes unprofitable though remains legal well into 20th century.

If you graph Southern military capability vs. Northern it looks like an X where the crossing point is probably in the late 1840s or early 1850s. Time only makes the Northern advantage greater. Eventually it gets so great even deep south fire eaters see the futility of sending their sons to die...

Jeff Davis, by natural causes, in the summer of 1864. I believe Alexander Stephens would have seen the "handwriting on the wall" and cut a reasonable deal in the Hampton Roads conferences. My proposed solution: All Southern states readmitted immediately. Northern army withdrawn within six...

US stays out of WW1 Implies limits on submarine warfare by Germany. Germany wins quasi white peace. Keeps eastern gains. Reds deposed. Probably by joint Brit-German force. US collects debts in colonies. Mostly in Pacific, Newfoundland and Bahamas. Nuclear research goes slow - delay at...

My second bite at this apple Lincoln and Lee both living to 80 Both favored rapprochement. The country might have gotten a better outcome for everyone including the former slaves.

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Kaiser Fredrich Wilhelm III -- make the German Empire more liberal German PM Hindenberg -- dilute Hitler's power longer King Edward IV -- the Cousins War was over; let it stay that way

The electors would have picked someone.

Lincoln says "Be gone and take your cursed economic system with you."

Without the US loans GB and France run out of money in late 1917. War over.

Truly great read.