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I think the establishment of the CSA would introduce butterflies that might make this improbable. Given that intercollegiate "football" was primarily played by northeastern Ivy league schools and a few in the Great Lakes area at the general time immediately following the Civil War, I think it...

They entered service in 1948-49. They technically could have been deployed in Korea, but they were reserved for use as US-based intercontinental nuclear-capable bombers as deterrent to the USSR

True, but I didn't want to go to the "bitches" part...It already has a nice derogatory meaning in English

No. Germany was actually fairly well situated geographically to survive militarily for a while in this situation, and all of the victories won by Germany were counterbalanced by more strategically important Allied victories. Also, one thing a true "superpower" can do (even in 1914 before...

Ivans, Russkies, Commies, Bolshies, Beeters (sort of like "krauts" but for a common Russian vegetable) "Skis" - based on the common end of many Russian sounding names.

Clearly the Pacific War would have been more humane. There still would have been racism at play among the white Allied powers, but if the Japanese behaved honorably, obvious Japanese military capabilities would have overcome some of that, and the Japanese would be respected. The Allies might...

I went with "kind of". First, only the British Empire really qualified as a possible "superpower" in 1914, and this was the result of its control of an Empire that was already fraying around the edges. You really had only a group of Great Powers in 1914: Britain (the greatest), followed by...

You guys have chosen a fascinating way to tell this alternate history through the eyes of three very different "experts" from within the timeline. In addition to being an interesting topic, this project will help demonstrate that there is never one "true" history for anything, but only a series...

It is my understanding that the US far outdistanced the USSR in numbers of nukes and far better delivery systems in the early 1950's. I do look forward to reading this book, but Turtledove is going to have to explain to me why the US lets limited tit for tat nuking continue past the "Round 1"...

I don't see that Statement B can be presumed to be accurate in the long term. In 1940-41, the US had (legitimately) convinced itself that, without US lend-lease help and/or direct intervention, a German victory over Britain was very possible...and early German successes in North Africa and...

In the broad trend of history, how do we know that it isn't? Or that, if it lasts for several hundred more years, it isn't only a regional anomaly?

1. Risk of Belgium and the Channel Ports falling under German control 2. Need to assist France defend itself (because its in Britain's interest that France defeat Germany). The only possible way Britain stays out of WW1 (and its still iffy in the long term) is if there is basically no German...

You are correct. The popularity of the Nazi regime was a reflection of its early successes. I suppose it is possible that the military might even have mounted a coup against the Nazi Regime (as semi-planned) if the war went very poorly for Germany from the start. I'm not sure this would...

Probe and drogue methods are not the only possibility. If an aircraft can actually hook on to the tanker that could be another approach, one that would actually work best with single-engine aircraft. Hook on trapeze techniques were perfected in the 1930's. There may be a reason the technique...

The Holocaust is not just "ethnic cleansing" People need to make a distinction between "ethnic cleansing", "eliminating countries" and the Holocaust. Within living memory in 1939-40, nations had been eliminated from the map of Europe, massive numbers of people had been uprooted and forced to...

This is not insane Troll logic. Britain didn't guarantee Belgian neutrality out of any love for Belgium but to protect its own interests. If Belgium voluntarily allowed Germany unhindered transit to invade France, Belgium has in effect joined the Central Powers and is now an enemy of Britain...

Honestly, as long as Italy's principal sphere of interest remains the Mediterranean, and Italy also bases aircraft in Libya, do they really aircraft carriers? The Italian peninsula allows Italy to project airpower quite well and it doesn't sink. This was the thinking of the Italians...

A different technique for airborne refueling could conceivably have been based on hook-on technology such as was used in the 1930's in the USA with airships or a bit later in the USSR with large landplanes acting as the tankers.

A lousy selection to choose from, but given that the only real options are the Spitfire or the Bf 109. Through constant improvements both fighters were able to stay among the best fighters of the war. I'd go with the Spitfire because it excelled in fighter vs fighter combat throughout the war...

I forgot about Atlantis. You are right. Parallelism carried to a ridiculous extreme!