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  1. EnglishCanuck

    Wrapped in Flames: The Great American War

    Chapter 1: To Light a Fire under Her "We will wrap the whole world in flames! No power is so remote that she will not feel the fire of our battle and not be burned by our conflagration!" United States Secretary of State William H. Seward as overheard at a diplomatic function by William H...
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    Spain Joins the Axis: What is its fate?

    So say that Franco is convinced to join the Axis and declares war on the Allies in late 1940, leading to the fall of Gibraltar and a tougher Med campaign. Obviously the Axis is still going to collapse, and maybe by 1943 Spain itself will have been partially invaded ala Italy, while the Third...
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    The Romanov Rescue

    Recently, a trio of authors tried to put together a new alternate history story set in WWI. In 1918, the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk are underway and after a chance turn, German General Max Hoffman decides that he must do something to stop the Bolsheviks, so he covertly begins assembling a...
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    Could the Greeks have held Smyrna?

    In the aftermath of WWI the Greeks had been promised big chunks of Turkey, and the Ottoman's had signed on the dotted line. Attaturk had refused however, and in the ensuing Greco-Turkish War the Greeks were forced to withdraw after strife at home. I'm wondering if the Greeks, absent the...
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    Grand Duke Mikhail Takes the Throne?

    Is there any event, or series of events, which might prompt Grand Duke Mikhail to take the throne in 1917? He refused OTL, but could he have been pressured into taking it by conservatives or the military?
  6. EnglishCanuck

    WI: The Battle of Terschelling

    A while ago I did a blog post hypothesizing German peace negotiations in 1918, as a part of that I posited that in support of their Victory Offensive they would attempt to lure the Royal Navy into a decisive battle to get a better spot at the peace table. As I understand it, the High Seas...
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    Could Operation Michael have succeeded?

    So in honor of the 100th anniversary of Operation Michael, part of the German Spring Offensive in 1918, I come to the board asking the obvious; was it possible for Operation Michael to have succeeded and Germany prevail? Is there any way for this to end in negotiations or enough panic amongst...
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    AHC: Boers Win the Second Boer War

    You're challenge, should you chose to accept, is to create a POD where the Boers win the Second Boer War. The gist is that they maintain their political independence, but anything beyond that is fair game too, but bear minimum they must remain independent states (or create one Boer republic) and...
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    Charlemagne marries Empress Irene in 801 AD

    Now this is a bit of a stretch, but while listening to the "History of Byzantium Podcast" recently they mentioned that Empress Irene, and Charles the Great, were at odds imperially. Now apparently (and with a brief skim around the web there appears to be only one source that supports this...
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    WI: Battle of Dogger Bank 1914?

    From what I understand OTL when the Germans went out to carry out their terror raids on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, there was a good chance for the High Seas Fleet and the Grand Fleet to meet at Dogger Bank, however, unlike at Jutland two years later, the two fleets were much more evenly...
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    Wives For Napoleon IV

    The son and heir of Napoleon III lives to his ascendancy and the Second Empire survives the Franco-Prussian War. Who would it be most fortuitous for Napoleon IV to marry in the interest of furthering the new dynasty?
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    AHC Spain Becomes a Republic after La Gloriosa

    Was it possible for Spain to actually become a republic after the deposition of Isabella in 1868? From the little I know about it there wasn't much consensus in the government over the issue and few real hardcore republicans. Discuss :)
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    Alternate Names for the Canadian Prairie Provinces

    So we had the names Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta historically, but what could some interesting alternate names for the prairie provinces in Canada be? Bonus points if you can make more than three provinces :D
  14. EnglishCanuck

    Wrapped in Flames Story Thread

    Wrapped in Flames Story Thread Index Herein lies the chapters updates for those not wishing to see any discussion on the current story thread. Chapter 1: To Light a Fire under Her Appendix to Chapter 1 Chapter 2: Sparking a Riot Chapter 3: Legalities Chapter 4: Family Honor (The indulgent...
  15. EnglishCanuck

    Wrapped in Flames: The Great American War and Beyond
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1: To Light a Fire Under Her

    Chapter 1: To Light a Fire under Her "We will wrap the whole world in flames! No power is so remote that she will not feel the fire of our battle and not be burned by our conflagration!" United States Secretary of State William H. Seward as overheard at a diplomatic function by William H...
  16. EnglishCanuck

    AHC Multipolar World in 2000 after 1930

    With a POD any time after 1930 you must make the world a multipolar place (ie no single super power dominating the globe) by the year 2000. Go.
  17. EnglishCanuck

    WI: Ferdinand Cohen-Blind assassinates Bismarck?

    So members more well versed in German history than I probably know that Ferdinand Cohen-Blind attempted to assassinate Otto von Bismarck on May 7th 1866. He managed to get five shots off only grazing the Iron Chancellor before being apprehended by passing soldiers. What if he manages to kill...
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    WI French Panama Canal Succeeds?

    Was it possible for the French effort to construct the Panama Canal in the 1880s to succeed? Or was it a project ahead of its time at that point? Though if it succeeds, what is the effect of France controlling this vital trade route? Would the US seek to buy the maximum shares of the company...
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    AHC Kingdom of Jerusalem lasts until 1400

    So I got to thinking recently, what would it take for at least the Kingdom of Jerusalem to survive as an entity (not necessarily independent of another power) into the late middle ages. I've always been curious about some surviving Crusader state in the Middle East and what knock on effects...
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    WI No Plague of Justinian?

    I've been listening to the 'History of Byzantium' podcast by Robin Pierson recently and his conclusions on the reign of Emperor Justinian got me to wondering. What if the Plague of Justinian never happened and didn't wipe out millions in the Eastern Roman Empire? Would Justinian have been...
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