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Having read this article in the Guardian-how were race relations in the Soviet Union? This appears to paint a very positive picture...

In your opinion, was the Black Death beneficial or detrimental to the areas which it struck?

How important were small arms in WWII? I ask this after glancing at yet another thread about swapping out everyone's rifles for something else. Speaking as a Brit who has never fired a gun before, I'm curious about why these are so popular. Most casualties in WWII were inflicted by artillery...

Historically, Germany deployed a number of tanks in WWI. The number was very small, and the A7V was pretty terrible. This bucks the trend somewhat of Germany being regarded as a master of all forms of innovation in land warfare. How can we change this so as Germany becomes a pioneer in WWI...

Naturally, this is based on the assumption that the Catilinarian Conspiracy did exist, as described by Cicero, and that it was successful. Of course, this is a matter of dispute. There is evidence on both sides. I've read it, and cannot remember it all. So, what happens if the Second...

Simple (ish). How to get something like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Mechanized_Force used in combat by the British army during the interwar period?

It is often argued that, in tactical terms, the Tet Offensive of 1968 was disastrous for the North Vietnamese. After watching a BBC programme about the Ho Chi Minh trail, my mind clicked into the question: how could this be improved for the North? Lets see how long this lasts before someone...

Having returned to the forum after some tedious university second-year exams (on the Tokugawa Shogunate and 19th century Central Europe, thanks for asking), it seems that little has changed. The SF/Fantasy picture threads are still works of beauty, the Nazis could still win the war according to...

I'm just reading "If Britain had Fallen" by Norman Longmate. The part involving the successful Sea Lion is, of course, implausible, but it goes into some detail about what happens afterwards (I haven't got very far into that bit yet.) It got me thinking: did the French have any preparations for...

Lets imagine that it's 1942. The war is going catastrophically for the UK, there is no US involvement, and Churchill decides to unleash the anthrax. What would the consequences be for everyone afterwards?

Inspired by the 'worst TL ever' thread, and conscious that it's probably been done before, what are the implications of Franz Ferdinand surviving the assassination attempt in Sarajevo?

I know that this sounds like a cliche "Make the Nazis win" type thread, but hear me out. I don't really make these often. Anyway, one theme that constantly returns in WWII threads is the inadequacy of Nazi logistics for the operations they had to conduct. Supplying units from Norway garrisons to...

Would this be possible? (Based off a history seminar debate.) And what would happen?

So, the year is 1945. WWII has just ended, the dust has settled, and India demands independence from the Empire; but the exact form which it will take is still very much up for debate. How would AH.com handle it?

Mohandas K. Gandhi was, for a time, a stretcher bearer in the British Army, who served in the Boer War, including (I think) at Spion Kop. What would happen if he was killed there?

If, somehow (goodness knows how, ASB perhaps) there is no large scale settlement or colonialisation of North America by Europeans, Chinese, or other non American peoples (but still possibly trade and suchlike), how does it develop? EDIT: And yes, I know that the Native Americans are actually a...

OK everyone. Next Monday, I've got a university seminar involving a debate about whether Britain should intervene in WWI or not, and I'm on the side in favour of intervention. To spice things up a bit (in no way inspired by some of this site's posts about ethnic cleansing and suchlike in...

Well, from the incredible source of historical knowledge that is stereotype and my own head, I know that a great deal of Western music has been heavily influenced by African music (ragtime, for example.) Challenge: how to remove this influence, and what would music today look like if it wasn't...

Well, I've got another uni project coming round, and AH can be helpful. Has anyone got any good book suggestions for the extent to which the Anglo-German antagonism in WWI was inevitable?

I'm currently writing an RPG plot using the Dark Heresy rules. To liven up the setting notes and house rules, as well as provide some colour, I'm thinking of including some pictures. This is where AH dot com comes in. This isn't as such alternate history. However, the world I'm using is...