Corporately Assured Destruction:Or How the U.S. Stopped Thinking and Loved the Bombs

This is a TL I began writing a few months ago thought I'd post it up. At first I'm gonna start you with a lead in to how history has progressively changed from our history. Once I'm finished with that I will start the TL which will be wrote in the format of various narrative stories. I hope you enjoy. Oh by the way here's a teaser.... due to a more devastating WWII the U.S. has a very heavy handed military-industrial complex that leads to heightened Cold War and eventually WWIII in the late 80's. Be shocked and be ready to say what the fuck.

Corporately Assured Destruction: Or How the U.S. Stopped Thinking and Loved the Bombs
by: Jacob Lewis or ANARCHY_4_ALL

History of the World: Part 1.


WWII took a decisive turn for the worst for the Allies in 1941. When Hitler started Operation Barbarossa, the offensive into the U.S.S.R. He originally planned to attack from the Baltic to the Black Sea but under pressure by his staff he saw this could lead to disaster. Instead he came up with a bold new plan. Attack the Soviets to the north with a small but powerful force to distract them. Then come in swiftly through the south and capture Stalingrad. The German forces quickly pushed through the Ukraine and into southwestern Russia. Going into 1943 German forces had nearly controlled all of Stalingrad only a few pockets of resisting partisans and soldiers remained. Finally in March Stalingrad was under complete Nazi control. Hitler made plans for a push north to secure Moscow and end the war in the east. But to his surprise during the fighting in the south Stalin had managed to muster up a large force to defend Moscow and retake the South. The new Soviet forces were like the immovable object to Hitler's unstoppable force. Due to the new break through by Soviet forces. The Allied commanders decided that it was keen to end this war as fast as possible. In July the Allies stormed Sicily and then the Italian Peninsula in one of the largest Allied invasions of the war. By late 1944 the entire Italian Peninsula was almost completely controlled by Allied forces. The campaign was very deadly for the Americans who supplied the bulk of the man power of the campaign. By this time Soviets had mostly recaptured the south including the devastated Stalingrad and initiated Operation Bagration. Their plan was to push the German army back to Berlin. In the following months Allied forces initiated several campaigns to liberate Berlin as well as France and other occupied countries. Finally in May of 1945 Berlin was encircled by Allied armies and Hitler as well as all other Nazi commanders were captured. All were punished to a firing squad in the historic Nuremberg Trials. And Germany was partitioned into West and East Germany with Allied and Warsaw Pact control over the respected areas....To be continued.
 
Why would the Germans aim for capturing Stalingrad? Whilst a Southern strategy would have made more sense surely Baku would have been the objective?
 
Is that the only problem you see Red. If you don't mind would you clarify. I just saw the German plan as a pinch maneoveur to secure Moscow. Stalingrad would be the pride of Stalin a German capture of it is a big bitchslap. But again I will gladly change this if you would include why? Its not that I don't believe you.
 
Is that the only problem you see Red. If you don't mind would you clarify. I just saw the German plan as a pinch maneoveur to secure Moscow. Stalingrad would be the pride of Stalin a German capture of it is a big bitchslap. But again I will gladly change this if you would include why? Its not that I don't believe you.

The aim of Fall Blau, what became known as the Battle of Stalingrad, was to capture Baku. The capture of Stalingrad was necessary to avoid flanking. If the Germans could have captured Baku (and I don't believe they could) then they could have considered pushing north towards Moscow, but the city wouldn't have fallen, even though the Soviets would have lost the ability to stage large counter attacks with the fall of Baku. The Soviets will continue to resist savagely and rack up a massive German body count but they won't be pushing west any time soon, they'd be lucky to have captured Eastern Poland by the end of the war.
 
The aim of Fall Blau, what became known as the Battle of Stalingrad, was to capture Baku. The capture of Stalingrad was necessary to avoid flanking. If the Germans could have captured Baku (and I don't believe they could) then they could have considered pushing north towards Moscow, but the city wouldn't have fallen, even though the Soviets would have lost the ability to stage large counter attacks with the fall of Baku. The Soviets will continue to resist savagely and rack up a massive German body count but they won't be pushing west any time soon, they'd be lucky to have captured Eastern Poland by the end of the war.

Thanks Red I will post up a revised update and make the Southern Campaign aimed at capturing Baku. I still want to include the capture of Stalingrad though. And as said the Moscow was deffended. Stalin managed to produce a large formation as ITTL to then push the German's back. You don't think they could of made it to Berlin though. But that would still accomplish my more devastating U.S. campaigns though. Which were to be featured in the next part. But thanks if you have anymore advice or critisism please express it. Hope this will be my first accomplished TL. Thanks again.
 
Thanks Red I will post up a revised update and make the Southern Campaign aimed at capturing Baku. I still want to include the capture of Stalingrad though. And as said the Moscow was deffended. Stalin managed to produce a large formation as ITTL to then push the German's back. You don't think they could of made it to Berlin though. But that would still accomplish my more devastating U.S. campaigns though. Which were to be featured in the next part. But thanks if you have anymore advice or critisism please express it. Hope this will be my first accomplished TL. Thanks again.

I think he could have pushed the Germans back to a degree, especially when the allies start pushing into France and crossing the Rhine, but nothing like the Kursk or Bagration battles of OTL.

I look forward to this TL. :)
 
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