My look at Timeline 191 1946-1950.

Hi all this is my first post of the forum so please bare with me:)

I haven't read the entire series only "Drive to the East, The Grapple" waiting for "In Death"(ordered it from Amazon!)

After 1945 the United States Millitary are coming down hard on CSA, and former Freedom Party goons are doing covert warfare against the US with people and car bombs against US Checkpoints in former CSA etc. Back in the US President La Follette dies in office(Like FDR did in OT).

Now retired General Morell runs for President (1946? don't remember then Al Smith is elected) and defeats the VP of Late President Follette, thus Erwin Morell becomes the the Dwight D Eisenhower of turtledove timeland.

If Yes who should be his VP? Would he try to restart the GOP or run as a democrat?

Either he institutes a program of de-freedompartification of the CS Civilian population (like denazifacation in W-Germany after WW2 in OT!) or swoop up CSA kids or teen for reducation in the North, so they can be send down to the former CSA later to patrol their own (Like in the USSR, since Turtledove has argued the US in his timeline resembles)!

Anyway the close alliance between the Empire of Mexico and CSA will either result in the US now acting its revenge on Mexico either by forcing Mexico into becoming a republic, and maybe carving out a security buffer zone annexing the entire border area between the now grand US and Mexico! Maybe offering the North Part of Mexico as some sort of Israel like State for the blacks of the CSA.

Maybe President Morell will establish an internal and external security service to keep their eyes on both foreign and domestic enemies of grand-US. (CIA and NSA like organisations).
Maybe the CIA-style organisation will try to stir up trouble in the Grand-Germany and Japan.

In the HTTimeline, I guess the CIA and NSA Style organisations will maybe be more KGB/Stasi like, but who knows.

These are my initial thoughts for 1946-1950. What do you guys say?

/Fred
 
Did Turtledove ever actually say the US in his TL resembles the USSR?

My guess is that the Empire of Mexico lasts sixty minutes after the end of the war, as obsolete equipment funds Republican rebels.
 
Did Turtledove ever actually say the US in his TL resembles the USSR?

My guess is that the Empire of Mexico lasts sixty minutes after the end of the war, as obsolete equipment funds Republican rebels.

I heard that Turtledove stated that the US plays the role of the USSR in his timeline. But I could be wrong.

What do you think about my idear about Morell becoming President after the war?

/Fred
 
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I heard that Turtledove stated that the US plays the role of the USSR in his timeline. But I could be wrong.

What do you think about my idear about Morell becoming President after the war?

/Fred

Too soon. The Democrats have just taken back the WH with Dewey and Truman. Morrel will have to wait for the top job to open up before he runs for it.
 
Too soon. The Democrats have just taken back the WH with Dewey and Truman. Morrel will have to wait for the top job to open up before he runs for it.

CSA Kids and teens being swooped up by force for re-education in the North. Is that a senario than HT would choose? in post WW2?

What about the creating of CIA style organisation?

/Fred
 
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