Cabinda and Easter Island need to be colored, and you've cut off 1 or 2 pixels off the left side of the map.
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Cabinda and Easter Island need to be colored, and you've cut off 1 or 2 pixels off the left side of the map.
No, there was a new WorldA one too. It didn't get enough exposure at the time I think.
That's not updated- for the basemap, which is missing all sorts of island and coast updates, or compared to real life- see Crimea.
Why does bloody El Salvador have a colour but not Bolivia, Madagascar, Cuba, or Albania which are far more historically important; or, perhaps, Bhutan which had discontinuous territory? Same for other states, such as the Central African Republic or Suriname.
Didn't know that at all.
It's the sort of debate (read: pointless cycle of yelling) that comes with every attempt to discuss the color schemes. Why do some countries have a color and others don't? Which are more "important" in OTL? At what point in time do we consider? How do we judge importance? How can we predict importance in ATLs?
I say, fuck the colors and just use custom labels or B_Munro style (custom colors and a key for each map). More freedom, less headaches.
Emperor-of-New-Zealand
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EVen Bruce uses the UCS on a lot of his maps. He still includes the key though.
Even though this WiP is almost complete, I like it too much not to share it right now. With a few unspecific PODs in the 1840s the world has changed drastically and "now" in the 1930s after many decades of (general) peace war could happen, because Serbia (of course).
I'm recycling some old ideas here and there, especially the idea of a moderate Spain-wank (s. Cochinchina and Gabon), a more interesting South America (especially on the Southern Cone) and my Union of the Cape. Also since most of my non-post-WW2 maps feature a coastless Ethiopia, here they have a nice coastline.
I'm recycling some old ideas here and there, especially the idea of a moderate Spain-wank (s. Cochinchina and Gabon), a more interesting South America (especially on the Southern Cone) and my Union of the Cape. Also since most of my non-post-WW2 maps feature a coastless Ethiopia, here they have a nice coastline.
Okay, so it seems Japan avoids militarism mostly because of them gaining quasi-control over the Philippines and direct control over Guam after the Spanish-American War, correct? That is quite interesting, I have to admit, though I find Guam to be a wee bit of a stretch but I digress.
The thing that REALLY bothers me is mega-Indonesia, even though a crucial moment for the pan-Indonesian identity was the Japanese occupation during WW1! The same goes for Communist Cuba (as in butterflies and stuff). But the maps are intriguing enough to make me read the TL, so kudos there.
The end is near.
It is now the 17th of June 1944, 3 days after the liberation of Amsterdam by the Red Army, and the Reich that would last 1000 years would be lucky to last till July at this point. The conference of Stolkholm has been decided long ago, but alterations have been made regarding the state of the war, as well as the fact the Nazis have proved more determined than previously anticipated.
Hitler’s army decided that ultimately Berlin needed to be abandoned, and they took the Fuhrer kicking and screaming out of Berlin to Copenhagen so that morale support could continue for the Nazis. Unfortunately for them, their forces are being routed in their homeland. Considerations have been made to move to the Rhineland or to Burgundy, where Wermacht forces are still holding against the French, but the presence of British ships is making that very difficult in practise. Himmler was able to successfully carry out operation Werewolf and launch uprisings in Berlin and Vienna against the occupiers, though this has not been as successful as he anticipated, leading to more bloodshed. Despite the war in Europe not yet being over, already talks are beginning to show what the post-war world will look like.
In the Balkans, the liberation of Montenegro led to the end of war in that region, as the last Axis resistance in Serbia was crushed. The surviving nations, consisting of Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria (still a monarchy) Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro have formed the Balkan league, hoping to prevent ethnic tensions from destroying their nations. They are opposed both to the threatening communists to the North, and the imperialistic Allied nations to the South and West. Despite this, some tensions are nevertheless arising in the form of claims against one another. Macedonia still covets its old Greek territory, while Albania wants land from both. Montenegro and Turkey have got closer, being the more peaceful members of the board, trying to prevent the alliance from tearing itself apart. Even Greece and Turkey are becoming friendly with one another for the first time in many years.
In the Iberian Peninsula, where this world first diverged from our own, a vastly different political situation has arose. The government has triumphed over the oppressive forces that once plagued it, and now has assembled itself together. The country has been utterly devastated by 4 years of civil war combined with another 4 of brutal occupation much worse than that of Franco in our timeline. This has radicalised the left very much, and the determination of communists in the guerrilla fighting has convinced many that communism is the way forward. These communists however are far more liberal than those of the USSR, partially in ideology, which has some Trotskyist influence in it, but also due to the damage requiring them to have more open markets. They become similar to OTL’s Yugoslavia, being federal in nature, while having some fairly open markets to trade with the West, along with supplying socialist refuges from Portugal and France a place to stay. Their aim is to ultimately unite the Iberian Peninsula under a socialist government, away from either the ‘false communists’ of the USSR or the bourgeois capitalism up-north. This of course puts them at odds with Euskadi and Catalonia, who are also recovering quickly from the war, wishing to open up their markets and depend on aid from France once the war is done. Anarchism has not been discredited here though, and so they are increasingly influencing society’s thoughts in general life. They have now even receded from the war, allowing peace to finally come to the Iberian peninsula for the first time in 8 years.
With most of their homeland free, the French are finally marching on Paris once more. The Nazi soldiers are resistant though, and are wishing to burn Paris to the ground, a move which will permanently damage French morale and culture, as a final way of getting back at them. When the French arrive to Paris in a few days time, they will find it a wasteland, with the Eiffel tower having been taken down and the metals moved inland toward the Rhine. Nevertheless, France will continue as a nation, and ultimately htat is what counts.
The British liberation of Norway is almost completely successful, and the locals overthrow their collaberators and have them hung for crimes against humanity. However, the appearance of the new People’s Republic of Lapland, made out of Norways far northern territory, has caused an upset due to its strategic positioning. Members of the British government have considered launching an attack on the Soviet Union once the war is over, but many have dismiseed this as impractical due to the state of the economy and the new map of the continent. Britain is now fully on the way in its campaign against Japan, having liberated Singapore and assisting the US navy in raids off South Japan’s coasts. Britain is finally looking forward to the day it can feel at peace again, though the campaign preparing for the invasion of Japan is going to cost them dearly.
One of the most surprising of all the victors in this war is the Soviet Union. The delayed Nazi invasion, combined with improved tactics of preparation and awareness, has meant the Soviet Leadership has performed much better than the one we would know. Although the Balkan League was able to liberate Bulgaria and much of Southern Yugoslavia, the Red Army marches across much of Northern Europe, even having captured such cities as Venice, Berlin, Vienna, and most recently, Amsterdam. The formation of 3 new SSRs has also taken place-the Polish, Prussian and Ruthenian SSRs have been added to their mix, and the Lithuanian one has grown once more. The uprising in Berlin is soon to be crushed, and Hitler’s last stand in Copenhagen is a doomed gesture. Stalin feels exceptionally proud of his inevitable victory, though the costs have been very high. More than 10 million lives have been lost so far, and some more thousands should be lost before the war is over. Still, he has not tasted the iron boot of Nazism, and so he is happy about that. The rest of the world, on the other hand, watches wearily as he makes his move to declare war on Japan.
After these events, Hitler died in the siege of Copenhagen on June the 22nd, Alsace Lorraine was liberated after a rapid French advanced 4 days later, and on the 28th of June 1944, the Axis finally surrendered in Europe, allowing them to focus their resources in Japan. From then on, the world would be forever changed. Tune in next time to see what the post-war arrangements are actually like!
It is now the 17th of June 1944, 3 days after the liberation of Amsterdam by the Red Army, and the Reich that would last 1000 years would be lucky to last till July at this point. The conference of Stolkholm has been decided long ago, but alterations have been made regarding the state of the war, as well as the fact the Nazis have proved more determined than previously anticipated.
Hitler’s army decided that ultimately Berlin needed to be abandoned, and they took the Fuhrer kicking and screaming out of Berlin to Copenhagen so that morale support could continue for the Nazis. Unfortunately for them, their forces are being routed in their homeland. Considerations have been made to move to the Rhineland or to Burgundy, where Wermacht forces are still holding against the French, but the presence of British ships is making that very difficult in practise. Himmler was able to successfully carry out operation Werewolf and launch uprisings in Berlin and Vienna against the occupiers, though this has not been as successful as he anticipated, leading to more bloodshed. Despite the war in Europe not yet being over, already talks are beginning to show what the post-war world will look like.
In the Balkans, the liberation of Montenegro led to the end of war in that region, as the last Axis resistance in Serbia was crushed. The surviving nations, consisting of Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria (still a monarchy) Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro have formed the Balkan league, hoping to prevent ethnic tensions from destroying their nations. They are opposed both to the threatening communists to the North, and the imperialistic Allied nations to the South and West. Despite this, some tensions are nevertheless arising in the form of claims against one another. Macedonia still covets its old Greek territory, while Albania wants land from both. Montenegro and Turkey have got closer, being the more peaceful members of the board, trying to prevent the alliance from tearing itself apart. Even Greece and Turkey are becoming friendly with one another for the first time in many years.
In the Iberian Peninsula, where this world first diverged from our own, a vastly different political situation has arose. The government has triumphed over the oppressive forces that once plagued it, and now has assembled itself together. The country has been utterly devastated by 4 years of civil war combined with another 4 of brutal occupation much worse than that of Franco in our timeline. This has radicalised the left very much, and the determination of communists in the guerrilla fighting has convinced many that communism is the way forward. These communists however are far more liberal than those of the USSR, partially in ideology, which has some Trotskyist influence in it, but also due to the damage requiring them to have more open markets. They become similar to OTL’s Yugoslavia, being federal in nature, while having some fairly open markets to trade with the West, along with supplying socialist refuges from Portugal and France a place to stay. Their aim is to ultimately unite the Iberian Peninsula under a socialist government, away from either the ‘false communists’ of the USSR or the bourgeois capitalism up-north. This of course puts them at odds with Euskadi and Catalonia, who are also recovering quickly from the war, wishing to open up their markets and depend on aid from France once the war is done. Anarchism has not been discredited here though, and so they are increasingly influencing society’s thoughts in general life. They have now even receded from the war, allowing peace to finally come to the Iberian peninsula for the first time in 8 years.
With most of their homeland free, the French are finally marching on Paris once more. The Nazi soldiers are resistant though, and are wishing to burn Paris to the ground, a move which will permanently damage French morale and culture, as a final way of getting back at them. When the French arrive to Paris in a few days time, they will find it a wasteland, with the Eiffel tower having been taken down and the metals moved inland toward the Rhine. Nevertheless, France will continue as a nation, and ultimately htat is what counts.
The British liberation of Norway is almost completely successful, and the locals overthrow their collaberators and have them hung for crimes against humanity. However, the appearance of the new People’s Republic of Lapland, made out of Norways far northern territory, has caused an upset due to its strategic positioning. Members of the British government have considered launching an attack on the Soviet Union once the war is over, but many have dismiseed this as impractical due to the state of the economy and the new map of the continent. Britain is now fully on the way in its campaign against Japan, having liberated Singapore and assisting the US navy in raids off South Japan’s coasts. Britain is finally looking forward to the day it can feel at peace again, though the campaign preparing for the invasion of Japan is going to cost them dearly.
One of the most surprising of all the victors in this war is the Soviet Union. The delayed Nazi invasion, combined with improved tactics of preparation and awareness, has meant the Soviet Leadership has performed much better than the one we would know. Although the Balkan League was able to liberate Bulgaria and much of Southern Yugoslavia, the Red Army marches across much of Northern Europe, even having captured such cities as Venice, Berlin, Vienna, and most recently, Amsterdam. The formation of 3 new SSRs has also taken place-the Polish, Prussian and Ruthenian SSRs have been added to their mix, and the Lithuanian one has grown once more. The uprising in Berlin is soon to be crushed, and Hitler’s last stand in Copenhagen is a doomed gesture. Stalin feels exceptionally proud of his inevitable victory, though the costs have been very high. More than 10 million lives have been lost so far, and some more thousands should be lost before the war is over. Still, he has not tasted the iron boot of Nazism, and so he is happy about that. The rest of the world, on the other hand, watches wearily as he makes his move to declare war on Japan.
After these events, Hitler died in the siege of Copenhagen on June the 22nd, Alsace Lorraine was liberated after a rapid French advanced 4 days later, and on the 28th of June 1944, the Axis finally surrendered in Europe, allowing them to focus their resources in Japan. From then on, the world would be forever changed. Tune in next time to see what the post-war arrangements are actually like!
Hapsburg
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Closer, I think, to calling the German Realm between 1919 and 1933 "Weimar Germany". That wasn't its capital, but it was the place where delegates met to pen the new republican constitution.
"Weimar" is a useful designation to help distinguish the "German Empire" (which was one version of its official name) or "German Reich" (another version of the official name) or "German Republic" (which was its actual type of government) from, respectively, the German Empire of 1871-1918, Nazi Germany, and the modern German Federal Republic.
"Scandinavia" on the other hand has no ambiguity that would need to be cleared up, at least to us. Perhaps, in-universe, if a Scandinavia had undergone several radical changes in government it might be reasonable, but A) I doubt it would end up back as the "Kalmar Union" after said changes, B) it doesn't seem that's the case here, and C) it wouldn't really matter to us anyway, since we're not from that universe.
Hmm, I seem to have meandered. So, what I'm saying here is that Weimar Germany is more reasonable as a name than Kalmar Union.
Which is why I occasionally intentionally use 'Kalmar Union'. I simply don't see the problem with it.
I thought it was normal in AH to describe things the way they're referred to ITTL.
"Kalmar Union" isn't perfect, but it also isn't too bad. "Kalmar", on the other hand, is atrocious.
It's fine as a designation for this historical entity that existed in the 1400s, perfectly akin to Weimar Germany in the sense it wasn't a term that was used much at the time but is an easy description of what the state was.
The problem I have with it is when people create AH/FH scenarios with a re-united Scandinavia and insist on calling it the Kalmar Union. It just doesn't make any sense if the new union has nothing to do with the city of Kalmar. It's as if a scenario had Russia forming a new security alliance with Kazakhstan and Belarus and calling it the new Warsaw Pact. Even if it somehow included Poland it doesn't make any sense unless it's named after a treaty that was signed in Warsaw.
And now for something completely different. You may have seen my most recent MotF entry and if you want to color a Central European nation map in a standardized yet pleasing way, you'll face some problems. I used a lighter gray (50% grey) than the Feldgrau from TACOS in my MotF entry for West Germany in the OTL illustration, but I got a feeling that alternate history color schemes and actual atlas color schemes work for drastically different purposes. I mean, parts of Central Europe look way too dark with "our" schemes, am I right?
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