AHC: World War Zero, or all is quiet on the western front...
Short Premise:
What points of divergence could come together to have a 'first world war' last to the Atomic Bomb Age?
Longer Premise:
How could a 'first world war' develop into a form of 'Cold War' with the stalemate in the trenches and very little fighting actually going on due to the horrendous casualties faced in opening phases of the war, but the 'states of eastern Eurasia' and 'western europe' still technically engaged in a war over the course of decades until nuclear weapons threaten to upset the status quo.
Thus a premise similar to what occurred during the 20thC between North and South Korea, except this occurring at a much earlier date.
I have left the combatants suitably 'vague' as to East and Western Europe (or other non-european powers) to place this in a context of the event of an 'early cold war' being fought and to allow for greater flexibility in what could cause such a timeline.
"WW0" due to the fact; "...it's a world war, but with 'zero fighting'". Heisenberg commenting on to the strange predicament in this ATL.
Short Premise:
What points of divergence could come together to have a 'first world war' last to the Atomic Bomb Age?
Longer Premise:
How could a 'first world war' develop into a form of 'Cold War' with the stalemate in the trenches and very little fighting actually going on due to the horrendous casualties faced in opening phases of the war, but the 'states of eastern Eurasia' and 'western europe' still technically engaged in a war over the course of decades until nuclear weapons threaten to upset the status quo.
Thus a premise similar to what occurred during the 20thC between North and South Korea, except this occurring at a much earlier date.
I have left the combatants suitably 'vague' as to East and Western Europe (or other non-european powers) to place this in a context of the event of an 'early cold war' being fought and to allow for greater flexibility in what could cause such a timeline.
"WW0" due to the fact; "...it's a world war, but with 'zero fighting'". Heisenberg commenting on to the strange predicament in this ATL.