So, a lot would have to happen to make this work. Using the Me 262 for example, that fighter went on the drawing board in 1939, three years after the first test. In order to get the Me 262 faster, designers would have had to have been spot on about their engine designs; IOTL, they were plagued...
Question to Vexacus: I have read what was available for your Occupation America, except an actual TL. My question is was the U.S. actually committing war crimes or what???
In the Battle of the Bulge, the 101st Airborne Division and part of the 10th Armored Division was held under siege by the by the Germans. General Eisenhower called out to his commanders in the field and asked who can push in through the German line and get to Bastogne and rescue the 101st and...
I wanted to jump in on this mainly because this is true. The reason why the U.S. military was caught off guard with the Iraqi insurgency and Afghanistan is mainly because our military leadership at the strategic level have the East/West German mentality because that is what they were trained...
Doesn't survive beyond Cartoon Network at 0200 in the morning in the U.S. Some day people will realize that your average Joe American views anime like the sour milk in the fridge. Everyone knows its bad but no one wants to toss it.
I can't see the U.S. staying isolationist completely during the entire war. I think best case scenario is a WW1 type into where we show up 15 minutes into the finale and claim credit.
The best idea would essentially take the Serenity movie and have it take place in 1868 rather than 2508. What the writers could do is have the POD be 20 years prior to the civil war when the invientions of the zepplin and dirigible are introduce leading the Dirigible as a main weapon earlier in...
Kennedy isn't assassinated and pursues the joint moon program, resulting in friendlier relations with the Soviet Union and more advanced space program.
I don't see a way to achieve this scenario without ASBs or an earlier POD. Even by 1900, the United States Navy was a growing and powerful entity. By the end of WW1, I would go so far as to say that it was one of the best and by 1942 it was unmatched.
If this were to be a west coast attack and using the same parameters that AQ used in 9/11, their intentions were to hit an economic symbol (Twin Towers), military symbol (Pentagon) and a political symbol (White House); they are going to hit similar targets in the west coast.
Economic Target...
Unfortunately, that is a myth.
I could hug you right now. The White Star Line knew that they couldn't produce ocean liners as fast as Cunard, IIRC Cunard could get their vessels at 23 knots and White Star Line could do 21 knots if they push all the boilers. Since the White Star Line knew...
We all know the story and we all know the facts. I have spent 18 years studying every rivet, deck, passenger and crew member on that voyage. Although there was no single fatal error that caused the maiden voyage to end suddenly, there were many small errors that caused the liner to sink and...