Every Man a King: A History of the Long Presidency and Beyond

The Pacific War is a lot less drastic, as you can see; America vs. Japan and puppets, but it is rather worse than OTL. And Rockwell...

So, no WW2 as we know it and the Pacific War was the US vs Japan alone, starting around 44 till 46 (approx).

For starter no Tizard Mission or base for destroyer accord as the Anglo-French will not be so desperate and relations with this USA will not be so good.
This mean that in general the US will have much less glamurous toys and capacity of power projections and naturally the A-Bomb will be more a Commowealth project (with French support) than an american affair; even because a lot of scientist know in the US will probably soon find the general atmosphere a little too...oppressive.

And without the Big Bomb...well Japan will be an hard nut to crack.

The initial performance of the US armed forces will not be stellar, if there is no reform and funding the army will be little, ill-trained and ill-equipped, with officer too old to effectively lead in a modern warfare enviroement.
 
I'm starting to get A World of Laughter, a World of Tears vibes from the TL.

Please continue and show us some more Nixon.
 
So, no WW2 as we know it and the Pacific War was the US vs Japan alone, starting around 44 till 46 (approx).

For starter no Tizard Mission or base for destroyer accord as the Anglo-French will not be so desperate and relations with this USA will not be so good.
This mean that in general the US will have much less glamurous toys and capacity of power projections and naturally the A-Bomb will be more a Commowealth project (with French support) than an american affair; even because a lot of scientist know in the US will probably soon find the general atmosphere a little too...oppressive.

And without the Big Bomb...well Japan will be an hard nut to crack.

The initial performance of the US armed forces will not be stellar, if there is no reform and funding the army will be little, ill-trained and ill-equipped, with officer too old to effectively lead in a modern warfare enviroement.

All very astute. The main advantage the US has over Japan, one on one, is the great populace of the States, who could easily overcome an archipelago.
 
All very astute. The main advantage the US has over Japan, one on one, is the great populace of the States, who could easily overcome an archipelago.

thanks for the astute:eek:...a very Obi Wan comment;)

Regarding Japan...well easily is relative; ok there is the plus that Mac is not with the living, so the philippines have much more possibilties of hold;).
Still the Japanese will fight to the bitter end and it will make pay to the americans every inch of territory gained.
The big problem will be how deal with the Home Island aka Operation Olympic or the Siege? Both option will make the Japanese suffer a lot.
 
I wonder how Ernest Hemingway is faring in Long's America. He always did have a grudge against ancien regimes. In OTL, he was even friends with Fidel Castro.

Also, I would like to see an update on international reactions to the Long Presidency and Long's stance on important international players.
 
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thanks for the astute:eek:...a very Obi Wan comment;)

Regarding Japan...well easily is relative; ok there is the plus that Mac is not with the living, so the philippines have much more possibilties of hold;).
Still the Japanese will fight to the bitter end and it will make pay to the americans every inch of territory gained.
The big problem will be how deal with the Home Island aka Operation Olympic or the Siege? Both option will make the Japanese suffer a lot.

Long wants the Japanese to suffer, as you put it. And the cassus belli of the Pacific War (or the Moro War) has something to do with the Phillipines...

Well, that's at least one good thing...

Is it? Long and Coughlin have cracked down on jazz. It's just the SAME CLASSICAL MUSIC OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

I wonder how Ernest Hemingway is faring in Long's America. He always did have a grudge against ancien regimes. In OTL, he was even friends with Fidel Castro.

Also, I would like to see an update on international reactions to the Long Presidency and Long's stance on important international players.

I didn't know that about Hemingway and Castro. Regardless, the former lived in exile, the latter was executed.

I'll write that sort of prose segment you suggest.
 
But Louisiana is known for Jazz and Black music.

You know what? The only evidence I have for the claim is something Gukpard PM'ed me some time ago. S/he's exact statement was that "Huey Long and [Gerald L.] K Smith hated Jazz, they planned to crack down in it," and until s/he can provide a source, I think I'll rescind the idea, as I could find absolutely no evidence for this.
 
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