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  1. Chris Oakley

    Northern Limit Line

    Also expect to see NK pay through the nose for that action.
  2. Chris Oakley

    Northern Limit Line

    Not half as costly as it'll be for North Korea. :D
  3. Chris Oakley

    Nuestra Patria: The Chilean-Argentinian Border War, 1978-80

    Nuestra Patria(continued) Chapter 9 In January of 1980 the “war of the mountains” would leap back into the world spotlight with a vengeance as Chilean commandos seeking to exact retribution on their country's behalf for the humiliation it had suffered in the Santiago air strike attacked an...
  4. Chris Oakley

    The Sloppiest Alternate Histories Out There...

    As a power-mad egomaniac who goes out of his way to persecute the older generation. Basically it turns Holly into a cross between Holden Caufield and Stalin.
  5. Chris Oakley

    Plausibility Check: Second Balkan War escalates into world war

    The Ottomans would likely have fought Russia. Don't forget the Ottoman and Russian empires went to war at least once in the 18th century, and OTL Turkey was opposed to the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
  6. Chris Oakley

    The Sloppiest Alternate Histories Out There...

    My guess is the original poster took it down in a fit of embarrassment. ;)
  7. Chris Oakley

    What If: Micheal Bay did a 9/11 movie?

    Hard to say, although early reviews for his new Benghazi flick might give us a clue.
  8. Chris Oakley

    AH Title and Description Game

    A Cold War TL depicting a hypothetical naval confrontation between NATO and Warsaw Pact naval forces at the start of World War III. Of particular note is the author's alarmingly realistic portrayal of a Soviet missile submarine's last moments as it is sinking into the Baltic. Hey, come back...
  9. Chris Oakley

    Air Force roundels and markings thread

    Welcome to the club. :) I'm thinking they might use a Maori-influenced icon for their new roundels.
  10. Chris Oakley

    AHC: A different name for the D.C NFL Team.

    Personally I think we should rename them the Beavises, since Dan Snyder's a butthead.
  11. Chris Oakley

    Britain needs an Iron Lady - The TLIAD spinoff.

    Sounds a little redundant, don't you think? It should just read "filled the void after the Thatcher-supporting Daily Mail's collapse".
  12. Chris Oakley

    Never Such Innocence

    (Bleep)Hugo Chavez and the motorcycle he rode in on.
  13. Chris Oakley

    Britain needs an Iron Lady - The TLIAD spinoff.

    Can't wait to see what happens with the Falklands and Andropov in this TL.
  14. Chris Oakley

    Operation Linebackers II with B-2 Stealth bombers

    Just what I was going to say.
  15. Chris Oakley

    AH Title and Description Game

    A political thriller ATL in which Alexander Haig's ambition gets the better of him and he tries to take over the U.S. presidency while Reagan is recovering from John Hinckley's assassination attempt. An outraged Reagan responds by ordering Haig's arrest for treason, and a standoff ensues which...
  16. Chris Oakley

    Plausibility Check: Second Balkan War escalates into world war

    Reason doesn't always factor into Balkan politics.
  17. Chris Oakley

    Hard AHC: Mongolia-Bolivia War

    The ASB factor is off the charts here. There's no way on earth Mongolia and Bolivia go to war.
  18. Chris Oakley

    Plausibility Check: Second Balkan War escalates into world war

    And if Bulgaria isn't dismembered but chooses instead to put up a fierce resistance to the division of its territory, what then?
  19. Chris Oakley

    Plausibility Check: Second Balkan War escalates into world war

    Powder keg waiting for a spark, indeed. :eek:
  20. Chris Oakley

    Plausibility Check: Second Balkan War escalates into world war

    Last night I was perusing Wikipedia and I came across an article about Romania being a participant in the Second Balkan War(June-August 1913). After a while I got to thinking: could the conflict have escalated into a world war, and if so what would it have taken to bring that about? So now...
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