And this is a problem how exactly?
I mean, every publisher wants a never-ending series!
Well, if it has a good romantic subplot and Belisarius has a bumbling but lovable apprentice/sidekick ....
And this is a problem how exactly?
I mean, every publisher wants a never-ending series!
Belisarius was the victor of another battle, the name of which escapes right now. He's also the hero of an alternate history series by David Drake and Harry Turtledove. Skorzeny was one of the best commando leaders of all time.
lol...a published novel by Bard32. The mere thought gives me a severe case of the giggles.Bard seems to still be unable to grasp the idea of the butterfly effect, even though it's been explained to him several times here, including once by myself.
In any case Bard, you really should post this in ASB. A Byzantine Empire surviving into an alternate 1930s/40s is certainly possible, but a 1930s/40s that is virtually identical to our own is an ASB occurrence without a doubt.
That's more propaganda then anything else.Skorzeny was one of the best commando leaders of all time.
A very lound, screaming second.Sounds interesting... when it's done, could you post a sample please?
Something you should never do is introduce historical people, who were born long after your POD, like Patton or Hitler.
OK, maybe not have Patton an American general or Hitler as a German dictator, but to me, what makes Alternate History "Alternate" is by having OTL people make ATL decisions.
For example ITTL, say you do have the Holy Roman Empire as the Reich. It's 1939, and the map of Europe looks different. Perhaps the Reich is a centralized Republic by this time, the Duchies and Kingdoms finally united and formed a government that abolished the Emperor in a Revolution in 1852. Adolf Hitler could be a little boy from Austria who found his calling in the Scriptures. He became a Monk who studied and studied the book of Joshua, interpreting it's history as a demand for Genocide and Crusade. Brother Hitler is elected to the Reich's Parliament and eventually to as the Premier of the Reich.
George S. Patton could follow a similar alternate path. Perhaps the English were harsher on the Scots and a brutal war ensures that the two never unite. There's some Scottish immigration to the New World, but not enough so that eventually, New Scotland is absorbed by the English colonies. Patton's family however, remains in Scotland, and so does Patton. He becomes a strong Scottish patriot with a flare for war glory. He joins the military, but the Scottish military is little more than a band of infantry soldiers. Patton's military prowess and a short war with the Norse gains him national fame and he's soon elected to be the Prime Minister. Patton's chief priority is to boost the Scottish military to fighting power and to gain allies in the coming war. Since Scotland and Germany both define England as enemies... Patton-Hitler Alliance.
Of course, name changes are a must. McPatton, von Hitler, etc. In my "President Douglas" TL with a POD in 1858, Blacks and Latinos basically merge into what becomes known as the "Brown" race. In the 1960s, the leader of the (violent) Civil Rights movement is Mateo Equis. Not too hard to figure out, but he's a very different person. For one thing, he's not Muslim!
You an bard both need to brush up on alternate history and the butterfly effect.
A birth is an uncertain thing. Any changes whatsoever from conception to birth itself would lead to a different person. Not to mention centuries of genetics required to make Hitler exactly what he was, which by probability basically could not happen ITTL. Taking the butterfly effect to its fullest, anyone born after the POD will not be born. You can make the exception in more isolated areas, for decades or centuries, but not in Europe with a European POD for half a millennium.
Okay? No Hitler, no Patton, no recognizable figures at all, whatsoever, no questions.
Well, if it has a good romantic subplot and Belisarius has a bumbling but lovable apprentice/sidekick ....
Narses is the sidekick, obviously.
Which side does the Ottoman Empire side with?I don't know. Every time I started it, or tried to, I stopped it. However, I had
the German ambassador, and General Patton, trying to get the Byzantine emperor to side with either the United States, or Germany.
Which side does the Ottoman Empire side with?
And what role, if any, does Mustafa Kemal Pasha play?
i htink taht he wuold jnoi nzai priate jpan!
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