How early could a Third World War realistically break out in Europe? I'm thinking that in 1945 there really isn't anyone willing to fight a war to it's conclusion (skirmishes could break out I grant, but I can't imagine much more than a few days of fighting followed by status quo, possibly with less precarious arrangements for Berlin; that said, if you want to make the case for why something else is REALISTIC, not just possible, go ahead). That said, I tend to think that 1948 could have gone wrong pretty easily with either an attempt to stop the airlift by the Soviets or a Western attempt to relieve Berlin overland. Thoughts? The direction I'm interested in taking this is working out the state of Europe following a non nuclear war with the Soviets, but its the war itself that I'm having the most trouble with (and least interest in).
I would just throw together a follow up to Conroy's Red Inferno: 1945 but have serious problems with the feasibility of that war and it's definite Ameriwank feel (though I might still go that way depending on what I can come up with).
I would just throw together a follow up to Conroy's Red Inferno: 1945 but have serious problems with the feasibility of that war and it's definite Ameriwank feel (though I might still go that way depending on what I can come up with).