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I think McClellan reputation was pretty much destroyed by Sears and McPherson. They are both great historians but reading their books they regularly pick favorites. Sears for instance likes to religiously defend Joe Hooker, don't ask me why, and blame everyone else for his defeat. :eek: The...

Ohh god this is why I hate civil war debates. People are arguing both sides from ideologically predisposed positions. I'm not even white or american so I really don't care. Saying McClellan wasn't as bad a commander doesn't make you a white supremacist. I'm sick of both sides in this debate...

I think age is a factor too he was way to young for his position. Commander of the entire Union army at age 35, what!

Yeah your right Grant or Sheridan for that matter don't seem to tolerate failure or slowness Sigel, Baldy Smith, Warren. If McClellan got a corps he might have performed adequately, he could move fast on occasion, or could get himself canned. I think McClellan would be best suited for a staff...

Is it mandatory that all civil war threads on this site delve into personal attacks? Just curious.... My opinion on this thread, I'm about in the middle between the two sides. @Saphroneth has presented a very interesting idea but I'm not entirely sure McClellan could have pulled it off...

Just noticed I was a tad off with the date and posted in before 1900. I added Reinsurance Treaty to the topic to pull the POD back a bit. :oops:

Reinsurance Treaty or Treaty of Björkö Prevent WWI? I was reading through an older thread on this and was curious in opinions on the issue. Say Kaiser-Tsar are able to force the treaty through what are the potential effects? Would it have been enough to prevent WWI? Result of a German-Russian...

What if Earlier Arab Revolt Pre WWI? In OTL a number of large rebellions occurred in Yemen and Arabia in the lead up to WWI. These rebellions were intense affairs requiring, according to one source, 100,000 Ottoman soldiers to suppress. The revolts however seem to have been a localized affair...

I came across this today, "he merely showed her his sword and said 'cheer up mother as long as we have this we shall not want for money'." Julia Domna by Barbara Levick I think it answered are question.:p

Interesting thing I came across was a man named Baibars, not the famous one, fighting at Battle of La Forbie. He seems to be a skilled commander but I can't find much info on him outside of the battle details. Its curious that their were two Crusader defeating Baibars around at the same time...

I'm mixed on Saladin as a commander. He seems to always have kept the strategic advantage though he was defeatable on the battlefield. Saladin when pitted against his Islamic opponents seemed to have few who could rival him politically or militarily. Looking at his battles with the Crusaders...

What if Roman Empire Divided Between Caracalla and Geta? Perhaps Severus puts the idea into place before he dies or Caracalla-Geta just overrule their mother and agree to divide the empire. Caracalla gets the west and Geta the East. First off would Caracalla keep the deal or go back on it...

For a later period example Hayreddin Barbarossa comes to mind.

I'd be curious of opinions on the Artuqids in particular Ilghazi. Ilghazi defeated the Crusaders decisively at Battle of the Field of Blood. This is largely due to the poor generalship of Roger of Salerno who seems to have charged out before waiting for King Baldwin II and reinforcements...

Cool idea, I'd enjoy reading it.

I'm most curious about Vespasian. If he stays loyal to Nero or not it could really swing things.

Anyone for salvaging Nero?

Great thread, Its an interesting idea. It is certainly within the realm of possibility that Severus could subjugate a portion of Germania. If we look at comparable campaigns of Marcus Aurelius and Maximinus Thrax it shouldn't be hard for Severus to repeat their success. So maybe everything west...

What if Nero Fled to the East? In 68 BC, Nero's was faced with rebellion in the western half Roman Empire and committed suicide. What if he had of instead fled to either Greece or Egypt? Their is some indication that he was planning this but could not get any soldiers to support him in his...

Compared with Conrad-Louis disastrous march in the Second Crusade, Barbarossa still looks like a genius.