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The maximum Byzantine victory over the Persians should be accomplished in the same way that the best Byzantine victories all are -- sneakily. Thus ... Emperor Maurice is a bit less hard on his soldiers, so Phocas never overthrows him. This butterflies away the Byzantine-Persian war of...

I assume you're referring to the Holy Rocky Empire?

Hmm ... to follow up to this, some things are quite impossible. Sealion is probably one of them. However, and this is a pet peeve of mine, sometimes people are too quick to dismiss the low-probability result. This shows up particularly in discussions of WWII. Yes, the Axis was in a bad spot...

Some thoughts I was reading this thread, while pondering my last trip through the archives (Confederate Victory! Nappy Wins! Germans don't make silly mistakes!), and some ideas came to mind. I hope I can supply some food for thought... First, the preponderance of Western-oriented timelines...