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What if the Teutonic Order had won a victory against the Polish and Lithuanians at Tannenberg? Also, what would a modern (or semi-modern) Teutonic nation-state look like?

Gao Xianzhi surveyed the battlefield. So, it was over. The Arab incursion had been crushed, the Xi Er (1) valley was firmly in Chinese hands. Even with the Qarluk betrayal, even after the cowardly Ferghanans retreated, the Chinese infantry and cavalry had held firm against repeated Arab, Tibetan...

Alright AH.com, your job is to help me come up with the most ASB possible timeline for the 20th Century. It'll work like this, I suggest events that happen in the TL, and you tell me why they're completely ASB given our current timeline. Let's start off with the first 5. 1914: Archduke Franz...

Most people use 1933 as the POD for any Marine Mammal scenarios. This time, you are allowed to go all the way back to 1871 in order to get any invasion of Britain by the Germans to succeed. There are a few catches though: 1.) The invasion of the British Isles must happen during or before 1940...

There are various PODs that can be ascribed to the Eastern Front of World War II. However, I would like for the members of this forum to weigh in on the following POD. What if Fall Blau had been executed with greater success? Factors: *More limited objectives: The original plan of the...

Here's an AH challenge for you all. Using a POD no earlier than 1920, have Huey Long elected as President of the United States before 1950. Extrapolate on what effect this might have on the United States (up to the present day). I already have one in mind for the Batavia TL, which I will be...

This WI might seem ludicrous to some, but what if the following celebrities were gay? *Elton John (May his wife, kids and fans not lynch me) *Liberace *Rock Hudson *Freddy Mercury Would it have delayed awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic? It's a well known fact that the deaths of all the above...

As we all know, Paris Hilton is quite the intelligent young woman and is widely praised for her wit. Her ability to run the family business has made the Hilton hotel chain bring in more profits than ever, and her quick thinking prevented the sale of the company to Blackstone. The Question for...

Clearly, the IJA wielded more political authority in Imperial Japan post-Meiji restoration. Your challenge is to reverse that so that the IJN has a much greater voice when it comes to strategy. POD can be at any time. Manchuko should not be occupied and China should not be invaded as the IJN was...

There are several small PODs before the major PODs: Table of Contents: *Road to the Second World War (Western Europe) *Road to the Second World War (Far East) *Road to the Second World War (North America) *World War II (Europe) *World War II (Far East) *World War II (North America) *Das Reich...

Due to a recent PM exchange with CalBear and Adam, I decided to post this question for the rest of AH, who probably all have answered this question a thousand times: "What if the German Panzer divisions were available for immediate action at Normandy?" As I understand it, not only did...

Note: Was deeply, disturbingly BORED. Alternate Komenian Military: OOB: The Tagmata: *-Scholae: CHQ: Emperor Manuel I, Byzantine CHQ -1 Bandae Cavalry Honor Guard -1 Turma Heavy Cavalry -2 Turma Light Cavalry Equipment: Heavy Cavalry: Fully armored man and horse, armed with lance, mace and...