Alternate History Thread

[Wismar]

Alternate History Thread

Welcome to the alternate history thread were you can debate different alternate history scenarios and such. I have always been interested in alt history stuff such as "How would a 1914 confederate soldier look like?" or "What would happen if Germany would have won WW1?". I will be putting up polls to break the ice along the way.

Some random interesting alt history stuff I found:

Moon Heer

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WW2 CSA Officer

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1933 Kaiser Willhelm II

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WW1 Roman Legionary

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Polls:

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Would the world have been better if the Central Powers won WW1?
50% Yes
50% No

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[Wismar]

Reserved

[Walko]

Pat Conroy is a great alternative history author, you should check him out.

[Killington]

Anyone read the book Leviathan? It's about alternate WW1 with the central powers have steam-powered mechs and massive tanks, and the entente has super-advanced genetic engineering, and uses large beasts and monsters in place of tanks. I found it pretty interesting, and they have a cool map on the inner page

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[Wismar]

Pat Conroy is a great alternative history author, you should check him out.

Sure will! Thanks for the tip.

[Walko]

Yea! I remember reading that! A really great book!

[ClearlyInvsible]

Yes, I actually do think the world would be a much better place if:

A. The US didn't get involved in World War I

B. The Central Powers won the war

Other than things like World War II and the rise of Hitler not happening, the German Empire was... really better than France and Great Britain. The quality of life was better, it was more modern, hell the people were more tolerant. The German Empire was... a good place. As was Austria Hungry. The Ottoman Empire... yeah she was dying a slow death, but that was going to happen with or without World War I.

Anyone read the book Leviathan? It's about alternate WW1 with the central powers have steam-powered mechs and massive tanks, and the entente has super-advanced genetic engineering, and uses large beasts and monsters in place of tanks. I found it pretty interesting, and they have a cool map on the inner page

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I own the entire series, I love it

[Killington]

Anyone read the book Leviathan? It's about alternate WW1 with the central powers have steam-powered mechs and massive tanks, and the entente has super-advanced genetic engineering, and uses large beasts and monsters in place of tanks. I found it pretty interesting, and they have a cool map on the inner page

Spoiler

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I own the entire series, I love it

I haven't gotten the other books yet, I'll have to track it down some day :/

[Walko]

Pat Conroy is a great alternative history author, you should check him out.

Sure will! Thanks for the tip.

Yea, the ones I remember are...

- If Unites States and Soviet's get in a fight right after WW2

- Japan invades Hawaii

- CSA defends itself during the civil war

-England enters the American Civil war


Also another series that is slightly different, but still kinda the same is the "World War" series I think, it's about aliens attacking Earth during WW2, and all the axis and allies teaming up to fight them, really cool series.

[Wismar]

And we wouldn't have the annoying political climate like we have today.

I have to say that that WW1 Roman looks really badass.
Not like WW1 would happen if Rome was still around...

[ClearlyInvsible]

Anyone read the book Leviathan? It's about alternate WW1 with the central powers have steam-powered mechs and massive tanks, and the entente has super-advanced genetic engineering, and uses large beasts and monsters in place of tanks. I found it pretty interesting, and they have a cool map on the inner page

Spoiler

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I own the entire series, I love it

I haven't gotten the other books yet, I'll have to track it down some day :/

It really is a must-read. Behemoth is a great book, and Goliath has the most satisfying ending I've seen in a looooong time.

[Killington]

WW1 Roman Guy

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That's an interesting picture, but I think that the Roman Empire probably would have changed it's helmet design over the 2000 thousand years between the two eras, other soldiers didn't use a sallet or a great helm

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Anyone read the book Leviathan? It's about alternate WW1 with the central powers have steam-powered mechs and massive tanks, and the entente has super-advanced genetic engineering, and uses large beasts and monsters in place of tanks. I found it pretty interesting, and they have a cool map on the inner page

Spoiler

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I own the entire series, I love it

I haven't gotten the other books yet, I'll have to track it down some day :/

It really is a must-read. Behemoth is a great book, and Goliath has the most satisfying ending I've seen in a looooong time.

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A satisfying ending?! That's pretty rare, I must get this now!!!

[George385]

there are quite a few doccos thatd o this sort of thing.

this is one about if the Nazi's had won WWII and conquered the USA
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[Killington]

Lets get the discussion about the poll topic started, what do you guys think might have happened differently if the central powers won? Would they have imposed a "Treaty of Versailles" on members of the entente? Might an English or French Hitler have arisen, or would they have been more gracious, and prevented World War 2?

Discuss!

[Nipplestockings]

It really is a must-read. Behemoth is a great book, and Goliath has the most satisfying ending I've seen in a looooong time.

Leviathan and Behemoth were really good, but by the time Goliath came out, I had sort of lost interest in the series and I couldn't get into it. I suppose I'll have to try again sometime.