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  1. Required Reading ATL

    What is everyone's "Required Reading List" for ATL Fiction and Non-Fiction? I know mine would include among others: Lest Darkness Fall - L. Sprague DeCamp: in my mind one of the best for both readability, humor and research. Lord Kalvan - H.Beam Piper: I like about everything this guy...

  2. George Washington's Older Brother Lives

    In OTL George Washigton's Older Brother Lawrence died of what was probably TB in 1752. Because of this George inherited Mount Vernon, BUT what if Lawrence had lived and actually held on to Mount Vernon? What would have happened in the French and Indian War? Would he have been more...

  3. Question on Geography and Empires

    I was just looking over some of the maps we commonly use and see that a lot of them are rather featureless, we often establish political entities divided by mountain ranges and other major geographic features. Many times the only geographic barrier that seems to mean anything is an ocean...

  4. Quiz - Modern World with no Second World War

    For some reason, maybe Adolph Hitler doesn't come into power in Germany, and as a result World War II doesn't happen. What would the world of 2005 look like? What would it look like politically, economically and socially.

  5. What next in Harrisons S & S Timeline?

    First, let me explain, it was a struggle whether to put this on the ASB discussion or not. So please understand, I know the basic premise Harrison brought to the story is [how shall I say this] flawed. But the one thing that bothered me about the story was that England was the center of an...

  6. Independent Kurdestan

    How would history be different if Kurdestan had been carved out of Turkey, Iraq and Iran at the end of WWI?

  7. Alternate England

    I'm doing sme pretty intensive research into the Anglo-saxon period of England, and came across the following website: http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Harold_of_England. Essentially, this website claims that there is a movement afoot in the Orthodox church to canonize Harold Godwinsson as a...

  8. WI Europe had a higher birth rate 1950 on?

    It is well known that the birth rate in Westerm Europe is pretty low, but what if it weren't? What 'reasonable' changes would result in a higher birth rate from say 1950 on, and what would the impact be of such a birth rate? It seems to me that this would have a tremendous impact on...

  9. What if German troops mutinied?

    I was reading in a recent issue of Strategy and Tactics Magazine about the 6th Panzer Army that was formed in 1944 to face the Russian advance into Hungary. This German army was involved in the last offensive of the war by the Germans, which ended in March. As a result of the predictable...

  10. Earlier discovery of concept of germs

    I was rereading the part of the Islands in the Streams of Time series about the doctor who begins to introduce modern medicine in ancient Babylon. This leads me to wonder: What would the effect have been of an earlier development of better ideas of hygiene and disease transmission by Galen...

  11. A-H in the Smithsonian

    My new copy of the Smithsonian Magazine (published byt he Smithsonian Museum) arrived yesterday, and it had an A-H article examining four critical presidential elections, and what would have happened if on of the other candidates won. Some of the what-if portions are relatively short compared...

  12. No Japanese Atrocities in WWII

    The question asked about Pearl Harbor made me wonder, what would the result have been if Japan had determied (for what ever reason) not to engage in the atrocities against Chinese civilians and Allied troops and Civilians and instead determined to conduct a 'civilized war'?

  13. Effect of 'Zimbabwean' South Africa.

    In the chat section there is a discussion of Zimbabwe that I have been following. One of the posts suggests that once Nelson Mandela dies there might be an uprising against the whites. What if the collapse of Apartheid had been accompanied by exactly that sort of thing? Let's say it begins...

  14. Different Oregon Timeline

    This TL isn't complete, let me know what you think. Historical Time line of the Great Compromise: Background In the 1840’s the United States began to see its westward movement as part of its Manifest Destiny. James Polk rode this particular emotion to victory in the 1844 election...

  15. American Victory in Oregon War

    Since the recent postings of related to the 54-40 American British Conflict scenario, I have been bothered by the assumption that Britain would win, and have been doing some research and have constructed what I consider a more likely scenario. The US wins, and it doesn’t even have to invade...

  16. Slightly different system

    We here in the US of A are once again facing that most terrible of choices, who is to lead our country for the next four years. But we always have a problem, implicit in a recent chat post, our process selects candidates using a primary system in which only the extremes of a party are...

  17. French Navy Vs. Chinese or Indian Navy

    I was looking into the French falklands thread, and researched the Indian Navy a bit. The modern navy is relatively large (see http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Link4.html), and getting bigger. Additionally, the Chinese Navy is getting bigger, and may be a bit more modern. (see...

  18. WI Roe v. Wade went in other direction?

    I was out on a web site yesterday or the day before that claimed if abortions hadn't been 'legalized', the democrats would have more voters. This made me think, WI Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court Decision that 'legalized' abortions had gone in the other direction. Here are a few...

  19. different Nations of North America

    This is a partial timeline around which I'm considering a story. Any thoughts would be appreciated. The Foundations of the Nations of North America: the first 100 years - 1776 to 1876 The beginning of the nations of North America is found in the Revolutionary War, which ended with the...

  20. Map Challenge 1932 North America

    Here's one I've been playing with, what type of changes get us here?
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