No. I meant that ww2 has ended and the story has entered into cold war.
I know that the pod is france not falling in 6 weeks
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I know that the pod is france not falling in 6 weeks
Germany was a giant with feet of clay, and it didn't get its iron boots until it could loot France.
Without all the freebies, particularly the french stockpile of copper (necessary for driving bands on artillery shells) the "unstoppable Nazi war machine" is rapidly revealed for the insanely klutz-lucky house of cards it truly was.
Yeah, ITTL Germany never had the time and resources to properly expend, they had to patch depleted units facing increasingly well equipped ally troops (who have access to an empire and the USA)
Nope, didn't had the time nor resources
The soviet mostly made money by selling to Germany much needed resources at high prices
Others have asked for a quick summary to save the process of reading the entire threads. This timeline is worth reading in full, not just as a timeline but also for the incredible conversations that have developed around the story.
It is not a multiple Turtledove winner without very good reason.
Read and enjoy.
It is not a multiple Turtledove winner without very good reason.
Read and enjoy.
- French war planners realize that Belgium is incapable of stopping a German advance and switch to a different defensive strategy which doesn't leave them overextended.
- The Dutch are informed of this and plan to retreat behind the Water Line instead of leaving certain routes open.
- The Germans still invade France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, but only manage to fully occupy the latter. However, Belgium is reduced to a tiny strip along the coast and the remnants of the Belgian military are propped up by the British and French.
- The Germans push deep into France using blitzkrieg tactics and manage to capture Paris after it was surrendered by defeatists. However, they soon become cut off from the other German forces, forcing the French to besiege the city.
- Because Germany is unable to capitulate France, Mussolini never joins the war on Germany's side. Instead, he focuses on expanding Italian influence into the Balkans and gets Yugoslavia to agree to allow troops through their country to access Romania.
- With Italian backing, the Romanians are able to keep Bukovina but are still forced to cede Bessarabia to the Soviets. However, the situation is still unstable since none of the Balkan nations want to be forced into the Italian sphere.
- Without the resources from invading France, Germany is much weaker and has no ability to invade the USSR. Stalin is able to make a mint selling direly needed war materials to Hitler at inflated prices.
- The Entente is able to keep Germany from gaining full control over Norway and keeps the port of Narvik open. This allows them to keep trading with Sweden, which not only prevents the latter from being in the German economic sphere but allows the proposed military union between Sweden and Finland to go forward.
- Because the French and Dutch aren't crushed in Europe, their colonial empires in East Asia aren't ripe for the picking as they were IOTL. Although Japan continues its war with China, it doesn't attempt to secure full hegemony in the Pacific. This also deprives it of necessary resources and increases the conflict between the Army and Navy.
- Eventually, the German offensive falters, and the Entente is able to push into Germany instead. This forces Britain and France to rely heavily on colonial troops, which means they are given more political consideration.
- Lord Linlithgow doesn't unilaterally declare war on behalf of the British Raj, and the lack of that scandal means the Indian National Congress stays in government and pursues its goals of a united, independent India.
- The Warsaw Uprising still happens, and because of its better position and different political circumstances, the Entente decides to accelerate their push through Germany to help the Poles. General Piłsudski is flown in to coordinate their efforts and lead the restored Polish state.
Or, if one were to put it more succintly, French grow half a brain and Germany rolls far fewer nat 20s.
To put it more in D&D terms, the French (a ranger) instead of attacking when the thief opens the door to jump backwards instead. The Lich *does* get one attack of opportunity, but the ranger does manage to make his way behind the heavy cover. This means that the wizard doesn't have to try to jump forward to protect him and both the wizard and cleric have a chance to put buffs on him. Meanwhile, the wizard's familiar has taken all of the party's gold (including the ranger's) and bought arrows from the dwarf paladin in the next room.
If the ranger had attacked when the door opened, the Lich would have knocked out the ranger, taken his gold and more importantly his +1 Sword and Fire resistant Armor, which would have been enough to convince the Mummy to attack the remaining party as well.
No. But really, if you want just to skim through you're not getting the whole experience. Even if you want to ignore reader comments author makes many interesting out-of-story comments.
It would be like reading LotR via wiki summary.
Is it pdf27 who offered story only versions in return for charity donations or am I confusing timelines?