Yet Another Different Great War

Anaxagoras

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Suppose a WWI scenario circa 1914 with more or less the same borders (except that Germany never took Alsace-Lorraine) that pits an alliance of Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary against an alliance of Britain, France, and the United States. What other countries might join in? Where would the fighting take place? Who would win?

I have no specific POD in mind, so don't ask. Just brainstorming, really.
 
You have to move up German unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmeran Telegram to get American in the war that early.
 
IIRC there is a TL that has an alliance of the "three" emperors forming during the Russo-Turkish war.

Such could be the base for TTLs Great war.

UK tries to limit Russia and makes an alliance with Turkey and japan (two enemies of Russia from OTL. France also is allied (because of hatred of Germany)

The Balkans are the staging area of the Austro/Russian armies against Turkish held territories (no Balkans wars)

Italy is the natural enemy of A-H (ITTL no Ottoman-Italian War).

You could invent an German American enemity by an GErman attampt to "buy" the Phillies before the Americans get the opportunity to attack (or Germany helps the Spanish when in the US Spanish war (maybe even beating the US - Germany gets a naval station at Guantanamon as thank you from Spain ;)

So you can add Spain the the German side ;)
 

Anaxagoras

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Again, no specific POD. What battlefronts would be see in a circa 1910-1920 war between an alliance of Germany/Russia/Austria-Hungary and an alliance of Britain/France/United States? Assume that Alsace-Lorraine has never been taken from France. Feel free to toss in other combatants if you want.
 
Well I Think we see a western front much like OTL but this time more German armies for the Schlieffen plan to succeed. Or if not than France gets fought down over the next two years, because well: All of Germanys manpower alone will do that, add to that Russian armies.

After that naval warfare in the North Sea and perhaps submarine warfare from the atlantic cost, like in OTL WW2.

Italy will probably end up in the Central Power camp after France fall.

If the Allies are able to destroy the Central Powers navies, we will see a landing of allied armies somewhere in Europe. Perhaps a neutral country?
 
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