Inspired by the 'worst TL ever' thread, and conscious that it's probably been done before, what are the implications of Franz Ferdinand surviving the assassination attempt in Sarajevo?
Inspired by the 'worst TL ever' thread, and conscious that it's probably been done before, what are the implications of Franz Ferdinand surviving the assassination attempt in Sarajevo?
Link? Perhaps we could continue it...There was a good TL about that, but it seems that it's deserted by author...
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Interesting little article (what I could get of it on googlebooks, anyway.) Thanks. I'm surprised how people actually believe the assassination to have caused WWI.
So, to disappoint -> WWI would happen more or less as OTL
While Conrad had been pushing for war with Serbia for sometime he also had been turned down for just as long. In fact there is probably a fair chance that if he lives given enough time FF who was fairly important in getting Conrad his job will likely move to have him removed as the two had become somewhat estranged. Also speaking of Franz he was much more interested in breaking the power of the Hungarians and ensuring that the Italians in the Empire were kept in line according to most sources I've read. As for the Slavs in Austria-Hungary while I doubt he was a slavophile he was likely to view them as a useful counterweight against the Hungarians or at the very least a tool to use in breaking them.jkar: I hear what you say, but I think we must also take into account that the military and others within AH were lookng at the future in very gloomy terms.
Somehow, they feared that the slavs were going to take over and that it was only a matter of time before the war (AH vs. slav) would be coming.
It was also one of the reason why Conrad et al were not unhappy with the war in 1914. As they saw it, rather now than later when especially Russia's rail modernisation had come into play.
That's why I belive that the singular person (Archduke) did not matter that much. It would have been something else in the time frame of 1014/5.
I am leaning heavily on Ponting's book "13 days" for this.
yes?