An idea that's dinked around in my head for the last couple years, but I figured if I want to write a TL I ought to get a feasibility check.
I have often wondered what if WWII evolved into a war of the USA vs. USSR? obviously this probably won't happen without some serious change in leadership in one of the major countries. I would think it might be the USSR (maybe Stalin dies and a crazy general takes over? Maybe the western powers are blamed for his death?). Because the British and American generals were already pretty anti-Communist to my knowledge and i don't think would have minded fighting Russians.
I know this could be difficult to see the realistic aspect of waging continuous war. Most countries were pretty war weary by this time or simply broke and unable to continue war.
The premise is that maybe a month after Germany surrendered the USSR simply attacked the Allied Forces in Germany. This sparks a new war against the USSR and her allies. But this is a larger scale war: The USSR invading Alaska and trying to bomb the West Coast, The Allies and the USSR slogging it out in Europe, A theatre in China as the USSR tries to establish the communists in China and the Allies put troops in to support Chiang. Perhaps some brush wars in South and Central America (possibly involving the Panama Canal). At the same time both sides tried to stir up trouble in the minority areas of their opponent's territories (The USSR in the European Empires and the USA in Poland and Central Asia ect.) In general just a much larger war with the U.S. mainland seeing combat.
Obviously there is much to be considered here: How would new technologies influence the fighting? Especially the atomic bomb. I wouldn't want this to simply be a wank so perhaps some sabotaging by Soviet spies or maybe the option wasn't pursued until after this new war had begun? How would the conflict end? Just another cold war? How would this change what we know as the course of history, would the U.S. prop us the Europeans to keep their colonies as bulk wards against communism (but for real unlike in the OTL where the U.S. threatened to sink the Pound if GB didn't withdraw from the Suez)?
Here's the alliance break down as I thought about it
Allies:
U.S.A.
Fourth French Republic
United Kingdom
Brazil
Kingdom of Italy
Nationalist China
Canada
Ethiopia
Greater German Republic (captured officers agreed to lead their troops into battle against the soviets in return for a Germany with 1938 [including Austria] borders restored)
Spain and Portugal (Possible, not entirely sure...)
Turkey (again maybe....)
Free (anti-communist) Forces of Poland, Hungary, and in general exiled White Russians
USSR and Allies:
USSR
Peoples Republic of: Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Mongolia ect.
German Democratic Republic (same premise as the above for the allies, much less successful)
Peoples Republic of China
Empire of Japan (though neither side is particularly friendly to the other Japan has just fought a major war against the U.S. and GB and is willing to side with USSR for support and Moscow doesn't want the U.S. to have a backdoor into the USSR).
Peoples Republic of Iran (Persia)
Peoples Republic of Greece (Democratic Army of Greece finally wins one)
United Socialist Italy (Communist Partisans in Italy that establish minor state in Northern Italy)
Peoples Republic of India (I would hazard a guess that perhaps the Indian communist party could garner support under the guise of independence from GB. I don't know how big they were, but I know Stalin's daughter loved one of them.)
Zulu Republic (Black South Africa)
Communist insurgents in other parts of Africa as well as Europe (Communist insurgents in America?)
(Insert name of Central/South American states that might support the USSR. I don't know enough about their history to make educated guesses)
Neutrals:
Scandinavian countries including Finland
Yugoslavia
Iraq
Let me know what you guys think criticism/critiques/ideas all welcome
I have often wondered what if WWII evolved into a war of the USA vs. USSR? obviously this probably won't happen without some serious change in leadership in one of the major countries. I would think it might be the USSR (maybe Stalin dies and a crazy general takes over? Maybe the western powers are blamed for his death?). Because the British and American generals were already pretty anti-Communist to my knowledge and i don't think would have minded fighting Russians.
I know this could be difficult to see the realistic aspect of waging continuous war. Most countries were pretty war weary by this time or simply broke and unable to continue war.
The premise is that maybe a month after Germany surrendered the USSR simply attacked the Allied Forces in Germany. This sparks a new war against the USSR and her allies. But this is a larger scale war: The USSR invading Alaska and trying to bomb the West Coast, The Allies and the USSR slogging it out in Europe, A theatre in China as the USSR tries to establish the communists in China and the Allies put troops in to support Chiang. Perhaps some brush wars in South and Central America (possibly involving the Panama Canal). At the same time both sides tried to stir up trouble in the minority areas of their opponent's territories (The USSR in the European Empires and the USA in Poland and Central Asia ect.) In general just a much larger war with the U.S. mainland seeing combat.
Obviously there is much to be considered here: How would new technologies influence the fighting? Especially the atomic bomb. I wouldn't want this to simply be a wank so perhaps some sabotaging by Soviet spies or maybe the option wasn't pursued until after this new war had begun? How would the conflict end? Just another cold war? How would this change what we know as the course of history, would the U.S. prop us the Europeans to keep their colonies as bulk wards against communism (but for real unlike in the OTL where the U.S. threatened to sink the Pound if GB didn't withdraw from the Suez)?
Here's the alliance break down as I thought about it
Allies:
U.S.A.
Fourth French Republic
United Kingdom
Brazil
Kingdom of Italy
Nationalist China
Canada
Ethiopia
Greater German Republic (captured officers agreed to lead their troops into battle against the soviets in return for a Germany with 1938 [including Austria] borders restored)
Spain and Portugal (Possible, not entirely sure...)
Turkey (again maybe....)
Free (anti-communist) Forces of Poland, Hungary, and in general exiled White Russians
USSR and Allies:
USSR
Peoples Republic of: Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Mongolia ect.
German Democratic Republic (same premise as the above for the allies, much less successful)
Peoples Republic of China
Empire of Japan (though neither side is particularly friendly to the other Japan has just fought a major war against the U.S. and GB and is willing to side with USSR for support and Moscow doesn't want the U.S. to have a backdoor into the USSR).
Peoples Republic of Iran (Persia)
Peoples Republic of Greece (Democratic Army of Greece finally wins one)
United Socialist Italy (Communist Partisans in Italy that establish minor state in Northern Italy)
Peoples Republic of India (I would hazard a guess that perhaps the Indian communist party could garner support under the guise of independence from GB. I don't know how big they were, but I know Stalin's daughter loved one of them.)
Zulu Republic (Black South Africa)
Communist insurgents in other parts of Africa as well as Europe (Communist insurgents in America?)
(Insert name of Central/South American states that might support the USSR. I don't know enough about their history to make educated guesses)
Neutrals:
Scandinavian countries including Finland
Yugoslavia
Iraq
Let me know what you guys think criticism/critiques/ideas all welcome