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  1. The Dirty Dozen: Vietnam Edition

    I just had this idea floating around in my head If I decide to develop this further, any and all updates will be here. -------------- Dirty Dozen: Vietnam Edition Date: Sometime in 1971 Premise: A group of elite soldiers with disciplinary issues is recruited by a CIA operations officer to...

  2. What if Japan remained isolationist until the present day?

    Let's just say that for whatever reason, the West decides to largely ignore Japan, making only cursory requests to trade as they had been doing. Perry's fleet never shows up and Japan is never forced to open up trade with the West. How long could Japan sustain Sakoku assuming continued Western...

  3. DBWI: Michael Mann's Suicide Squad

    So, Michael Mann's Suicide Squad, most realistic superhero movie, or just the best one?

  4. 东方红 (The East is Red)

    Do not post here - instead go to discussion thread Decade 1: The Red Scare PLA soldiers celebrate their victory over UN forces in the Korean War POD: October 2nd, 1950. October 2nd, 1950: In response to UN forces crossing the 38th Parallel, the Chinese government decides to...

  5. 东方红 (The East is Red)

    PLA soldiers celebrate their victory over UN forces in the Korean War POD: October 2nd, 1950. October 2nd, 1950: In response to UN forces crossing the 38th Parallel, the Chinese government decides to intervene in the Korean War. Zhou Enlai immediately flies to Moscow to confer with Stalin...

  6. The Dashing King (Timeline Only)

    Premise: The Shun take over China. Hilarity ensues. POD: On March 27th, 1641, as Shun forces were laying siege to Kaifeng. However, an attempt to breach the walls via gunpowder failed and Shun forces had to try again in the next season. The defenders of Kaifeng were better prepared next time...

  7. WI: Hunter S. Thompson's Twitter Feed

    I noticed that Hunter S. Thompson killed himself right before the advent of Social Media. Had he known about Facebook, Twitter, Obama, etc. I doubt that he would have killed himself and probably would have stuck around to see how things unfolded. I wonder what the man's Twitter feed would have...

  8. AHC: Most Powerful Sweden Possible

    How could we get the most powerful Sweden possible? They were quite powerful in the 17th Century but tended to be demographically and materially outmatched by their neighbors despite being tactically proficient on the field.

  9. Song of the Raven

    Author's Note: Just a basic outline since I'm quite busy at work. 980s: A Viking expedition, led by the Rus lands in Azerbaijian. The Rus have many Pecheneg, Oghuz and Bulgar mercenaries with them. They march overland, sack Tabriz and call it a day. The huge haul of loot from Tabriz begins...

  10. WI: AKP deposed by the military

    What if the AKP was deposed by in a military coup after the Turkish General Elections in 2002? What happens to Turkey? Would revolts have taken place there? Would there be some sort of armed rebellion?

  11. Middle Kingdom Chronicles: Timeline Page

    My old thread got de-railed here, so I started a new one. Without further ado, I present to you... New and Revised, A Brief Timeline of China from the First United Front to the 1st Sino-Soviet War: Early 1920s: Shanxi Warlord Yan Xishan decides to violate more American intellectual property...

  12. Militarist Position in Japan Post-Mukden Incident

    What would happen to the miltiarist faction in Japan if the Mukden Incident resulted in a poor outcome for the Kwantung Army? I have a scenario where China is much more unified and coordinated than in OTL, which makes the Mukden Incident and Japan's subsequent invasion of Manchuria turn out...

  13. AHC: Operation Uranus Fails

    Here's a challenge for you: Operation Uranus and Operation Saturn fail about as horribly as Operation Mars (aka The Rzhev Meat Grinder). The Soviets can retake Stalingrad and push the Germans out of the Caucasus, but the 6th Army will definitely need to escape intact and the Soviets will...

  14. Middle Kingdom Chronicles: A Narrative TL

    Reference and Commentary Thread Here. Anyway... This is the narrative portion of Middle Kingdom Chronicles. Chapter 1, Part 1: East Beijing, April 2012. Two men in crisp green military fatigues stood in the middle of a tastefully decorated bedroom belonging to a teenage girl whose nude...

  15. Republic of China Election Map

    Alternate Republic of China Ideas Thread. This is just mainly a thread for me to throw ideas around. Below is an electoral map of China by prefecture in 2012. The Communist Party has a coalition proof majority in the National Congress portion of the Legislative Yuan, thanks to their tight...

  16. Inception: The TV Series

    I wonder, what would the movie Inception be like as a TV series? The world of Inception seems so deep and complex that somebody could turn the film into an very good TV series, on par with shows such as Firefly or even The Wire. The whole format lends itself to a more complex plot arc than what...

  17. AHC: Sudden Loss in Janissary Influence/Ottoman Modernization

    With a POD of 1640, have the Janissary Corps lose a great deal of power and influence over the next 4 decades or so, so that by the 1680s, a new Ottoman army can/could be raised. At minimum, the Janissary Corps has to be drastically reformed, so that it can return to its warrior roots. I'm...

  18. DBWI: Smoking in China?

    Now, I'm not a smoker, but I'm just wondering why China has such a low rate of tobacco usage. The entire country has one of the world's lowest rates of tobacco consumption, with about 80 cigarettes per adult in the country. I understand that lighting up in public is completely socially...

  19. AHC: Ludovicus XIV, Roman Emperor

    Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to have Louis XIV take Rome and crown himself Roman Emperor. Would such an endeavor be possible?

  20. AHC: Chinese Minority Rule in Southeast Asia

    So, as it says in the title. With a POD of December 7th, 1941, have a country in Southeast Asia run by a Chinese minority, preferably Indonesia or Malaysia. Bonus points if you make the Malays lose the Malaysian Emergency despite Western intervention. No, Singapore does not count.
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