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Points of Divergence : Wars and Battles
Points of divergence dealing with various wars and other military conflicts throughout human history.
Antiquity
The Middle Ages
Early Modern Era
European-Ottoman Wars (late 14th century / 1521 - 26 January 1699)
Wars of Religion (1524 - 1598, sans Thirty Years War and English Civil War)
Thirty Years War (23 May 1618 - 15 May 1648, several conflicts)
English Civil War (22 August 1642 – 3 September 1651, several conflicts, part of “The Wars of the Three Kingdoms”)
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652–54, 1665-1667, 1672-1674)
19th century
Great Northern War (22 February 1700 – 10 September 1721)
War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
The Jacobite Rebellion (1745–1746)
Seven Years War (1754/1756–1763)
Napoleonic Wars (18 May 1803 – 20 November 1815)
War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 18 February 1815)
Mexican-American War (25 April 1846 – 2 February 1848)
Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856)
American Civil War (12 April 1861 – 9 May 1865)
War of the Triple Alliance (1864 - 1870)
Austro-Prussian War (14 June – 23 August 1866)
Franco-Prussian War (19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871)
Boer Wars and Anglo-Zulu Wars (16 December 1880 - 23 March 1881; 11 October 1899 - 31 May 1902; 11 January – 4 July 1879)
First Sino-Japanese War (1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895)
Spanish-American War (25 April 1898 – 12 August 1898)
20th century
Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905)
World War I (28 July 1914 - 11 November 1918)
Russian Civil War (November 1917 – October 1922)
Chinese Civil War (1 August 1927 – 22 December 1936, 31 March 1946 – 1 May 1950)
Second Sino-Japanese War (7 July 1937 – 9 September 1945)
World War II (1 September 1939 - 8 May 1945)
Cold War (ca 1947–1991)
Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953)
Vietnam War (1 November 1955 / 8 March 1965 – 30 April 1975)
Post-Cold War conflicts (since 1990)
General POD discussions
Most overrated battles as PODs ?
That War's Totally ASB - Discussing wars that seem implausible, yet have occured in OTL.
Strangest wars in history - Similar to the above.
Most unlikely OTL and ATL wars/combatants
Earliest possible use of suicide bombers ?
Discussion on weak and inefficient conquerors throughout history
Challenge: Three World Wars (and their consequences)
Plausibility check: Earliest possible acceptence of woman fighter pilots post-1900 ?
Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them.
See Also
Points of Divergence : Military Technology
Useful Resources about Military History and Military Topics