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If he hadn't killed himself, what are guesses on how long Hitler would have lived? Let's assume the war ends in some kind of negotiated peace, he's still in power and has access to the best medical care. Hitler had a host of medical problems, including Parkinson's. His father died at age 65...

#1. From WW2 until the 1980s when they got replaced by Hummers, the US Army used Jeeps. Jeep wasn't a specific model name, it was the term for the vehicle. Is there a British Army equivelent? A universal ground vehicle like that and if so, what would it be called? #2. The US Army for a good...

I don't know enough about Britain and Northern Ireland, these questions are out of ignorance. I don't know enough about the culture, geography and politics to make things not ASB. So I turn to you all, my friends! If Britain goes communist, does Norther Ireland go communist with it? Or...

I need a defunct grocery store/supermarket chain, that operated in Florida, or at least the Southeast US in the 1990s. I'm not from Florida, so I have no chance in hell to name one. Anybody got anything?

I'm just going to spew some thoughts here. How far do the butterflies fly? If the South wins the ACW, how does it impact Russia? Not much, I'm thinking. But am I just wrong here? The USSR comes from the Russian Revolution. The Russian Revolution happens because of WW1, but 1905...

A lot of the theory of rockets and rocketry came in the early 20th century. But I'm curious, if you had a technological regression to 19th century tech levels, but you had some books with the early 20th century designs, I'm curious if you could get a plausible 19th century spacecraft.

I'm writing a piece of AH set in 1990, but where events have conspired to create an agency similar in function to the TSA. Obviously I can't put the TSA in 1990, but I need an alternate name for it. Any pitches? Also, any pitches for alternate names for other agencies?

I'm wondering how US light infantry, I'm thinking specifically of Air Cav, would do against the Soviets on the plains of Europe in a WW3. Anybody with thoughts?

Why was it done away with? Would Air Cav have gone away without Vietnam? How would it have been deployed in a conventional war in Europe against the USSR?

I've been thinking about winners and losers in wars. Specifically, war accelerates some things and retards others. And I'm thinking specifically of examples from the US from its three major 20th century wars: World Wars I and II and Vietnam. (I'm excluding Korea bc it was so short and not as...

Presented here for your comments. Still working on it. The decision to use nuclear weapons is not a military one, but a political one. Thus the limited use of nuclear weapons. November 22, 1963 - Assassination attempt on President Kennedy. John F. Kennedy survives, both the First Lady...

War is a great teacher. Ideas get tried out. Things are learned. Perceptions are shattered. I keep reading about weapons systems that came about because of things learned in Vietnam. For example, the A-10 came about because of experiences re close air support during the Vietnam War...

Use whatever standard you wish, Who are the 10 greatest generals in alternate history?

Sometimes you read some history and think "What are the odds? That could've easily gone the other way." Like how George Washington had multiple horses shot out from under him. I was wondering about probabilities. The question I'm asking is: What are the odds of the given scenario? If you...

Sometimes you read some history and think "What are the odds? That could've easily gone the other way." Like how George Washington had multiple horses shot out from under him. I was wondering about probabilities. The question I'm asking is: What are the odds of the given scenario? If you...

I'm and reading (well, listening to) TMitHC right now. How does everyone here regard it? I haven't finished, so if your comments include spoiler, please put them in white or something for the time being.

I've thought about how, but idk if my notions are ASB. So I wanna know what other ppl think. How would the USSR survive to the present day? And where would the PoD need to be? Where is the point of no return?

WI Wilson didn't stroke out? Would he/could he have run and won a third term? How would things have turned out differently?

I'm listening to the awesome podcast The History of Rome and he did a couple of episodes about Julian the Apostate. He made huge reforms, but was only in power for a year and a half before he was killed in battle. The most impactful emperors usually were in power for a couple of decades, so I...