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  1. Grimbald

    DBAHC: Keep The War Of 1914 Going Past Christmas

    Why Would Germany give up A-L when their troops are deep inside France? Would Italy get anything? Would any reparations be paid anyone?
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Jack may be just fine. LHO may be in Berlin going after Louis or the PM on in London or Paris. P-M is not the most predictable of authors.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    When fighting a "real" war US strategy has always been: Lose the first half badly. Lose the next quarter close. Win the fourth quarter and the war. Lose the peace. I see no reason why this would be different.
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    WW2: What if Vichy declares war on Britain after attack on Mers-el-Kébir?

    Short term this makes things more difficult for the UK but is not a game changer. Long term the US comes in and the war goes much like OTL. France will merely get to surrender twice; once to each side. BUT, and this is the big change, the fig leaf that France was a Great Power and an Ally is...
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Ben may be lurking out there somewhere
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    Man of the Hour, A Franklin Pierce Story

    There is no doubt the odds were against them and strongly so. But it was not impossible. Had it been so northern troops would have been in Richmond in 1861 rather than four years later. IMHO the 1850s and 1860s were the worst time for the south to attempt to contest the union. In the 1870s...
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    Man of the Hour, A Franklin Pierce Story

    Contrary to current popular opinion, the leaders of the south were not absolute idiots. As the economic power and population of the north grows, they will eventually figure out that they CANNOT WIN and decide to attempt to deal with their problems in other ways the most logical of which is a...
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    PM I look forward to your writing about Kiki's grandchildren.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Cesar Chavez ?? Edit: Oops ... too old
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Was Manson Hispanic?
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Are we sure Runt is Kiki? PM has played mind games before. Could Runt be Freddie? Or one of Kiki's friends from basic destined to be a major player going forward? "i want to help people" is not "I want to destroy Germany's enemies"
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    She had a son.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    PM I absolutely love this time line. You present more left turns, u-turns and bumps in the road than any author I follow. Please keep it up and take the characters or their children well into the 21st century.
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    What Mistress Boleyn Wants (Mistress Boleyn Gets)

    Delighted to see this moving forward.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    I think that whatever is done will be done quietly and the post trial clean up will be just as quiet. Anything public potentially harms Kiki and further hacks off Louis.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Reiner will be lucky to be cleaning toilets in an area of Viet Nam without running water.
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    USA manages to get Canada, Australia and New Zealand

    How about this: US gets Upper Canada and Maritimes in 1783 peace settlement after Washington sends troops north in 1782. This stifles Canada's growth. Western provinces become US since path west for Canada effectively blocked. Larger north effectively butterflies ACW. US and UK never develop...
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Gus earned the damn suit.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Dumping or modifying Salic Law is up to the Emperor and the Reichstag. The UK did it IOTL.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Why not? Germany is ITTL the most liberal of the constitutional governments. She needs to run it by "Dad" and have them meet but it is 100% possible.
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