Search results

  1. WI: Kurt student is captured or killed in Rotterdam, 1940?

    What if he was captured or killed in rotterdam? By the time that the city was bombed, the germans were running out of ammo and supplies, and were on the brink of surrender. Later during a meeting discussing the surrender, SS soldiers marched up to the square where it was held. And upon seeing a...
  2. What if Floris V of Holland lives?

    inspired by this thread: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=38744 Anyways, Floris V was abducted and killed by some nobles. He had great terretorial and dynastical ambitions. So, What if he lived, let's say the plot is discovered and the nobles involved executed. Or...
  3. AHC: earlier rifles with magazines.

    Is it in possible to have an earlier development of rifles with a clip? bonus points if it is before the ACW.
  4. What if... the Americans nuked the moon

    according to this wikipedia article, the USAF conisdered nuking the moon. so, what if the plan wasn't cancelled?
  5. Realistic terms after entente defeat?

    I've always wondered what would be realistic terms after an entente defeat, because the Germans did not have any IIRC. So, what would be realistic terms for a quick German victory, and a late victory, like a more succesfull spring offensive etc. etc. This is however not about how they won, but...
  6. PC: the Dutch taking more in the 2nd anglo-dutch war?

    what it says on the tin. by the time the english sued for peace, they were out of money. they couldn't afford to let the fleet sail, and the atmosphere in london was rebellious. so what if the dutch try to take other colonies/trade posts of the english? either captured or in the peace treaty...
  7. WI a giant dam in the rhine burst?

    i had this discussion with some friends, what if a hypothetical giant dam in the rhine burst? IMO, it would totally ruin the ruhr industry, but some disagreed. (also, this is in a scenario where the french are at war with the dutch in 1900, the french controll southern germany on both sides...
  8. Frontline Memories: a short story in progress

    i wrote a short story once and figured i'd make an AH.com editon. Frontline Memories A short novel by M. Merkam Nieuw Amsterdam, CNN(Confederatie van Nieuw Nederland(confederation of new Netherlands), 1974 I Am Edward O’Connor, and these are my memories of the front of 1915 and the rest of my...
  9. PC/WI the Dutch sack/burn london in 1667

    what if the dutch fleet, wich raided the medway, sailed to london, landed the marine corps and sack/burn london? wich effect would this have on the peace of Breda? could they send mercenaries over to do more? (IIRC, english sailors worked on dutch ships attacking chatham et all because the...
  10. Plausiblity Check: raid on the medway is an invasion

    like the title says, can it be done? IIRC, michiel de ruyter said that if he had an army he could've taken GB... i am planning for a TL so some feedback would be applauded...:D
  11. WI the dutch kept acadia in the treaty of Nijmegen?

    as the title says. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Occupation_of_Acadia the treaty never specified the status of acadia, so what if the dutch kept it?
  12. i just found this very nice map of...

    germany split up, i got it from this site (with a lot of cool maps):http://bigthink.com/blogs/strange-maps included with translated names...
  13. WI Fall Grün?

    what if Hitler does not hold the munich conference and goes on with Fall Grün? what are their chances against the good defensive line? (i believe they had quite a big, well - trained army too, but i'm not sure) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovak_border_fortifications it is only the...
  14. AHC, colonies

    Your Challenge is to prevent nations giving up their colonies. Bonus points for pod after 1945 and extra bonus points if The USA becomesa vassal of THE mighty british empire.:D
  15. Help on a story about Kronos

    I'm doing à project about Kronos (the titan lord) and i need to write à new sort about him too, so i was wondering if the board could help.
  16. wich allied general had the biggest ego?

    what the title says, who had the biggest ego? MacArthur? Monty? or Patton poll coming soon
  17. how do you pronounce Caesar

    exatctly as the title says, how do you pronounce it the right or the wrong way?
  18. Frontline Memories

    this is the beginning of a Tl i inteded to write some time ago and now i decided to post it here. (In WW1 the fight is taken to Germany itself) here in the beginning it's pretty much the same as our TL. it's was written as a short novel at first though... Frontline Memories New York, USA...
  19. WI the allies had V1's and V2's

    what if some british spies found plans for these weapons and send them back for reverse engenering?
  20. WI The bakker-schutt plan was executed?

    Just as THE title says. What of THE sovjets were weaker and THE bakker schutt plan was given THE go-ahead by THE USA. How would this affect THE netherlands in europe/world and how would THE land THE dutch gain fair etc.
Top