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  1. Arnold d.c

    Army in WW1

    Well, if you are open to using wargaming designer notes, the John Tiller designer notes are available. There is East Prussia 1914, Serbia 1914 and France 1914. In each webpage there is a designer notes under the "Updates and Downloadable Files," which are filled with comments on the various...
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    ATL More Fitting Commands for OTL American Civil War Generals

    I think that Pemberton would be better suited to a command in a quiet sector like North Carolina. While I think that his ineptitude at combat roles is exaggerated, Pemberton had very little combat experience to deserve a field command as important as Vicksburg. He reacted well to Grant's moves...
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    ATL More Fitting Commands for OTL American Civil War Generals

    Eh, I'll like to say that while I don't disagree with the point that Beauregard was good with fortifications, this is a little harsh. He did pretty well at Bermuda Hundred and First Petersburg though he did seem overwhelmed and was constantly deceived by Sherman during the March through the...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    I think not. Liberia had declared independence in 1847, which was unrecognized by the United States until 1862. Given that the Liberians wanted independence, I doubt that Radical Republicans like Charles Sumner would vote for annexation. It would also undermine the status of independent black...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    On sugar, given the greater scarcity of post-war labor, it might bring about 'Yellow Peril' earlier ITTL. IOTL Louisiana brought over Chinese coolies to work in the sugar plantations. The planters had hoped that the Chinese laborers' lower pay would force the freedmen to compete with them by...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    Now, this is a fairly significant change from OTL. To this day, unless the US President calls for their service, the National Guard of a state is the state's militia, governed by the laws of the state. It would certainly be an acceleration, given that the National Guard was only federalized in...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    Yeah, IIRC there was some talk of abolishing the National Guard IOTL because it was mainly used for breaking up strikes and serving the interests of the upper class. Matter of fact, the upper echelons of the National Guard were staffed by members of the upper class. I suspect that the Civil...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    Great update! It was real interesting to see the reactionary forces come out in full force. IIRC he escaped from Florida and was described as being uniquely eloquent. I wonder what happened to him IOTL, maybe a career in politics ITTL. I think this will be a thing for a long, long time. As...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    Come to think of it, I could see the possibility of Kentucky regiments choosing to lay down their arms and refusing to fight or deserting, much like the 109th Illinois and the 128th Illinois. Both were regiments recruited in Democrat counties and reacted negatively to the Emancipation...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    While I am inclined to agree that would be the picture in the long-run, my concern is more in the short-run and more-specific to Kentucky. Kentucky, of all the border states, gets away with no internal reconstruction. There was no real anti-slavery cadre in Kentucky as there was in Missouri and...
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    Biggest operational blunders of WW2

    On its own, the Dyle Plan wasn't stupid. By accepting a 60-70km march to the Dyle, the Allies save half of Belgium and shortened Allied defensive lines by 30% relative to fighting along the French-Belgian border. The foolish part was the choice of the Breda variant, which upped the original...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    True enough. I'll be interested to see how Kentucky is handled. I suspect that the Union commanders in Kentucky can't go all out as in Missouri and Tennessee because Kentucky is still a Union state. If I had to guess, Kentucky will probably be one of the most conservative states in terms of...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    I don't disagree that it will still be very bloody and I do think that a quick war is exceptionally unlikely save for collapse of political will due to vastly different pre-war circumstances . But what I am trying to argue is that a quick war will decrease the image of static trench warfare at a...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    It's been a while since Kentucky was in the spotlight. I assume that Federal commanders Burbridge and Paine are enacting their "reign of terror" on Kentucky's guerrilla problem? Breckinridge's higher status and a more radical war should have interesting impacts on Kentucky's elite, which seemed...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    The issue is more of the transportation crisis towards the war's end. IOTL the Tennessee River Valley, Georgia and Northern Alabama had reached near-starvation level in late '64-65. It also seems like Union commanders underestimated the needed supplies for humanitarian efforts - Thomas was...
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    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    Great update! It'll be interesting to see the civilian reaction and situation in these months. With regards to the backlash to Radical Republican measures, I think that it won't be limited to just votes in the retaken slave states. Maryland, Louisiana, Kentucky and Missouri are all hotspots for...
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    What If: Union Army fights defensive battle at Pipe Creek, summer of 1863

    Should Lee choose to attack Meade along the Pipe Creek Line, it would practically be Fredericksburg in reverse. While the Pipe Creek itself was not much of a barrier, the high ground along Parr Ridge made it near impenetrable to frontal attacks. Meade's orders also emphasized to his subordinates...
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    Lincoln losing in 1864?

    Presumably the Cassville counterattack being called off. Cassville is a popular "lost opportunity" where the concentrated Army of Tennessee supposedly could have taken advantage of a divided Federal force and strike a hard blow on two of Sherman's corps - Hooker's XX and Schofield's XXIII. Much...
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    Challenge: French Victory in Franco Prussian War, POD after Sedan

    There were two problems to Austrian intervention: 1) reluctance on the part of civilian leadership and 2) the preparedness (or lack thereof) of the Austro-Hungarian Army. It should be remembered that Franz Joseph had been hustled into two disastrous wars - the Second Italian War of...
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    Challenge: French Victory in Franco Prussian War, POD after Sedan

    That's a good point - though I should also note that the Austrians felt ready for a second round with the Prussians in unofficial discussions with France - with an ability to mobilize 600,000 in six weeks. Apparently, King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy was tempted by French offers of Papal Rome...
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