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  1. Gabingston

    English Canada/French Carolina: A Timeline
    Threadmarks: Part 106: Moon Over Mexico

    Part 106: Moon Over Mexico For this update, I’ll be looking south of the 37th to the newly independent Mexico. I did do a Mexican update with Part 88, but that was rather small, and this will hopefully be more extensive than that one. After having been a Spanish colony for four centuries, Mexico...
  2. What would the Americas be like if the Chinese colonized it?

    Indeed. It would lead to interesting dynamics in the Americas. This is why I like this. History is not a static force and this question and site allows us to explore the implications
  3. AHC: The US with a high speed rail system as prolific as in East Asia or western Europe

    I'm aware of the cost, which is why you don't hear me banging on about 220mph techno-porn (although obviously 220mph trains are very cool). You won't hear me support an upgrade of the NEC to 220mph, I don't think the conditions would warrant it and IIUC there is a lot of much cheaper low hanging...
  4. AHC: The US with a high speed rail system as prolific as in East Asia or western Europe

    Because the real competitor to HSR is not the Interstate system. It's air travel. The second air travel became viable, long distance trains went on life support with the doctor telling everyone it is only a matter of time. Here's the problem as I see it. When we think about air travel today, we...
  5. The Anglo/American - Nazi War - The on-going mystery

    Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, said this when Lesley Stahl called the men his prosecuted savages. "Was the man who dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki a savage?" The fact is this: throughout history, normal people can commit any atrocity, and still think they were...
  6. Amadeus

    WI: Root vs Wilson in 1912

    Hadley was only 40 in 1912, so there might be concerns about his age. But he'd be only 2 years younger than TR when he took office in 1901.
  7. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    The main British tank force the Germans fought around Arras and Dunkirk was made up of Matilda I's backed up by Matilda II's, both were able to shrug off the 3.7cm gun. I agree that the Germans will only take the Valiant seriously once they have fought it, until then it is the Italians trying...
  8. Pop-culture of the Kaiserreich

    First time posting here. not sure what to expect so here you go. Herr meets Hare directed by Friz Freleng, was made in 1945 wherein Bugs Bunny, having made the wrong turn at Albuquerque, ends up in Germany and is pitted against Hermann Goering. The cartoon was inspired by Goering’s war time...
  9. Have the Short's Belfast be more successful

    300 aircraft is a LOT for a strategic transport, and make no mistake the Belfast is much more than a scaled up Hercules. A number of countries have a potential requirement for such a large aircraft, Australia is one but I'd also suggest Canada, India, South Africa, China and Brazil come to...
  10. pattontank12

    Photos from Alternate Worlds II (read FAQ first)

    Here's some possible fun alternate casting Bruce Campbell as Negan from the Walking Dead Christopher Lloyd as the twelfth doctor
  11. For All Mankind (AH Tv series at Apple TV)

    First, the bullets would face no air resistance, and would arc less due to lower gravity. Second, if you’re not on a solid surface (like the moon), recoil is going to be an issue, like @Expat just said. Treat any gun as an equally powerful rocket thruster. https://what-if.xkcd.com/21/
  12. water123

    Alternate Migrations general discussion

    Fair, but they were still some of the most impressive fortifications in the entire world at the time. A hunnic sack of Constantinople i guess is possible then, but the issue is that what happens after that is kind of like asking what happens if demons from hell emerge from the streets of london...
  13. GauchoBadger

    Alternate Migrations general discussion

    Well, to the Huns’ advantage, the Theodosian Walls surrounding the city had been greatly damaged by an earthquake in 447...
  14. AH Cultural Descriptions

    A 1978 movie based on the Battle of Celery Hill during the Anglo-Quebecois war in which a number of socialist soldiers on both sides deserted in May 1st near Three Rivers Quebec. The battle was known as “Celery Hill” due to one commander saying that they got “chopped like celery.” The film was...
  15. The Anglo/American - Nazi War - The on-going mystery

    Yep. Although I disagree about Stalin. I genuinely believe he WAS a psychopath. Based on his behavior, he seemingly had zero genuine connections to others, not to mention his own reckless behavior as a revolutionary.
  16. Boldly Going: A History of an American Space Station

    Well, that wasn't the case in the late 1970's and early 1980's, when it was first deployed -- it was considered to be moderately survivable against then existent Soviet mobile air defenses. Obviously in the 21st century it's just been used against non-peer states and insurgents, where it still...
  17. water123

    Alternate Migrations general discussion

    Basically anyone. Ainu, Several groups of Polynesians, Chinese folks, Koreans, Ket, Navajo, Inuit, Yukaghirs, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch. Just depends on what you're looking for.
  18. water123

    Alternate Migrations general discussion

    ...invasion of Europe would be... weird. It depends on how coherently Attila and Friends could fight the ERE. Chances are, they ransack most of *Bulgaria before getting fucking roflstomped at Constantinople like so many other invaders. A germanic tribe settling Anatolia would be unacceptable to...
  19. GauchoBadger

    Alternate Migrations general discussion

    Attila decides to invade the Eastern Empire instead of Gaul after the local emperor declines to continue paying exorbitant sums to keep off raids. Perhaps the Goths that had settled in Thrace could be pushed out in a panic, causing them to settle across the Bosphorus in Anatolia for safety?
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