"What Madness Is This?" Volume I: The Union Forever
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I mean this TL's Mussolini looks already more delusional and unstable than his OTL counterpart so i seriously doubt Goering's characterisation is going to be pretty
On that note - if the tradition of repurposed historical figures continues, will we be seeing OTL IJA/IJN members like Yamashita or Tamon Yamaguchi showing up in Holy Nippon? I On the other hand, Japan has been heavily altered (and a large number of people purged) by the forced absorption into the RU's fascist sphere under Custer, so I could see the argument that OTL figures wouldn't exist.
Are we going to see more trench warfare in the Rhineland, or will someone launch a version of the Blitzkrieg? I'm sure the idea exists ITTL. Ironically, France might be in a better position to wage mechanized warfare than the Germans, since they're likely to be more industrialized than either Austria or the Bund.
If they are included then they’ll have completely different bakes considering that Japanese is now illegal.
My my my, how things change.
"He (Napoleon V)... uniting his people one last time..." That can't be a good sign.
Two possibilities:
1) The Supercatholics end up winning the war
2)France wins the war but in the end it loses its hegemony over the european continent as a result of the economic crisis and the violent conflict.
Not only France is forced to leave parts of its colonial empire, but its authority is also challenged by other countries like Russia and/or the League of Tsars
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3) The war end up being a stalemate and the Supercatholics, Illuminists and Bonapartes end up a stand-off that drifts in favor of the former
4) Right after the war ends in victory for Europa Napoleon V dies then Napoleon VI establishes the “European Totalitarianism” mentioned in earlier chapters
Or you know good old Emperess Napoleona may show up in the future
Speaking of Napoleon V, his restoration of order in Sicily was described as the imposition of a Lord Protectorate. Not, you know, a Kingdom. Seems to imply that Napoleon considers the future status of Europa negotiable, or has been forced into that conclusion by factors which have escaped his control.
Spain's loyalty is admirable, but it's an open question as to how deep it runs. The generation that got firebombed in Barcelona in the last Great War are now adults. Who knows what they'll do now?
Spain's loyalty is admirable, but it's an open question as to how deep it runs. The generation that got firebombed in Barcelona in the last Great War are now adults. Who knows what they'll do now?
Maybe this will cause the creation of the 0.2 version of the Tripartite Empire?
I can see either Napoleon V or his descendentants giving more indipence to the catalonians and the spanish to avoid further rebellions and recalling the Empire of Europa something like " The Tripartite Empire Of France, Spain and Catalonia".
Also what's going in Sardinia? What is its position on the whole situation?
5) Right after the war ends in victory for Europa Napoleon V dies then Empress Napoleon I establishes the “European Totalitarianism” mentioned in earlier chapters
Generalissimo Franco is still dead.
I could see him being a pro-Supercatholic rebel in Spain or perhaps he supports the Avignon Church.
6) The Socialist People's Kingdom Of Ireland overruns them all and liberates the continent for " King, Country, And The Common Man!" BREAK THE CHAINS!!!
A war between Europa and the New HRE could also be an unexpected boon to the likes of Germania and the Netherlands, as distracted Paris means they they can unify or expand their influence on the continent. That or a Napoleon desperate for allies could buy them off to his side with the promise to look the other way
I imagine Catalonia was a powerbase for Supercatholics in the Empire before they got cracked down upon.
Yeah, I bet Japanese cuisine would be very different here.
I'll be honest. At first, I was a little skeptical about Mussolini and Adolf's new roles in the TL. Then, after seeing how things are playing out, I can say I was wrong. Now, things are more interesting. Instead of uniting and facing the American juggernaut, Europe is tearing itself apart. Ancient dynasties crumble, and whole nations drown in blood. Man, I can't wait to see what happens next!