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  1. HongCanucker

    Novel borne from an AH writing prompt: Rex Electi

    Available on Amazon Kindle Description: Really interesting how this turned out. It got started two years ago - the original conception from the book was on r/writingprompts, the prompt for the writer was "The Roman Empire never collapsed and the year is 1999," and the author enjoyed writing...
  2. HongCanucker

    Alternatives to Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok Airport?

    I know there are few people who have a concrete knowledge of what I'm about to discuss (even I don't), but let's consider. When Kai Tak was being replaced in the 1980s and 90s, Chek Lap Kok was but one of a few locations put up for consideration for the new airport to be built. Other places...
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    WI: Enver Pasha captured by the Russians at Sarkamish?

    I was watching The Great War on YouTube the other day, specifically the episode about the disastrous Turkish offensive in the Caucasus and the Battle of Sarikamish. The episode mentioned that Enver Pasha, the commanding general in the field at the time, was almost captured by a Russian patrol as...
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    WI: Hungary leaves the Axis?

    In October of 1944, Hungary under Miklós Horthy's authoritarian, Axis-aligned regime was under threat from Soviet invasion. Seven months prior, the Wehrmacht was ordered by Hitler to militarily occupy the country - not only to defend Germany from the Soviet advance, but also to force Hungary to...
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    WI: No Shandong Problem

    When China joined World War I on the side of the Allies in 1917, they were promised the German concession in the Shandong Peninsula, particularly Qingdao. This was particularly significant for Chinese because the Shandong region is widely considered the birthplace of Confucius. However, in the...
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    WI: Queen Min/Empress Myeongseong not assassinated?

    In 1895, Joseon's Queen Min was killed by assassins affiliated with the Japanese, who wanted to eliminate her to prevent Joseon from forging closer ties with the Russian Empire. Needless to say, following her death there was widespread outrage against Japan, and her husband, King Gojong...
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    WI: No Marshall Mission?

    Following WW2, US General George Marshall led a diplomatic mission to China to lead negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communists to agree to peace and create a unified government. Before then, the two had been accusing each other of withholding aid supposed to be used to fight against...
  8. HongCanucker

    We Stand On Guard by Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce

    To the members of the Board who love comics, the Canadian ones in particular, this should be something to pique your interest. If you guys didn't know already, We Stand On Guard is a brand-new future history comic book series written by Brian K. Vaughan, who previously wrote the Y: The Last...
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    WI: Paul Newman transferred onto USS Intrepid?

    I visited the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum today, and I was told on a guided tour that Paul Newman was supposed to be transferred to the carrier after being made an active duty Avenger gunner, but a week before deployment to the Intrepid, his pilot got sick, so they couldn't be shipped...
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    United Nations Security Council Resolutions 82-85 with the USSR

    In the opening weeks of the Korean War, the United Nations Security Council passed four separate resolutions on the North Korean aggression in the Korean Peninsula. UN Security Council Resolution 82, passed on June 25, 1950, demanded that North Korea immediately halt its invasion and to move...
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    WI: Herbert Hoover killed during the Boxer Rebellion?

    At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Herbert Hoover was chief engineer for the Chinese Bureau of Mines, general manager for the Chinese Engineering and Mining Corporation, and later the lead engineer for Bewick, Moreing & Co. He and his family lived in the foreign concession zone in...
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    WI: Alan Turing at the 1948 Olympics?

    A lesser-known fact about Alan Turing was his athletic capability. He was brilliant at long-distance running, at times running all the way from Bletchley Park to London for high-level meetings, and even tried out for the British Olympic team at the 1948 London Games, and got one of the best...
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    WI: Terry Gilliam directs Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

    An interesting part of Terry Gilliam's filmmaking career was that he had been a contender to direct "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". J.K Rowling had also considered him one of her first choices to direct the film. But the directing rights ultimately went to Chris Columbus and 1492...
  14. HongCanucker

    The Timeline of "80 Days"

    For Christmas I bought the iOS game "80 Days". It is a Choose Your Own Adventure-style game based off Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days", and it's really fun - I've already completed 5 or so trips around the world, from London to back. But what I found most intriguing about the game is...
  15. HongCanucker

    AHC/WI/PC: The Scramble For China Hypothetical

    My history teacher is really knowledgable in Chinese history, and he has stated that were it not for World War I, China would have become the next Africa - basically, China would have been carved up into spheres of influence like the Dark Continent was by the European powers, only this time...
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    AHC/WI: Pan Am remains a major carrier today

    In the 1970s, Pan American World Airways was one of the premier airlines of the world, a symbol of the Jet Age and America's dominance. 20 years later, it was bankrupt and about to fold, its remaining profitable assets having been acquired by other airlines, the result of many factors that...
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    Civilization: Beyond Earth - The "Great Mistake" and the Future History

    First off, I know this might not be the right place for this discussion, but discussions about the previous "Civilization" games has taken place in this particular subforum, so I assume it's here. Now, anybody who's been following the development of "Civilization: Beyond Earth" knows about the...
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    Kaiserreich: Which faction would have won the Second Civil War?

    In the "Hearts of Iron II" strategy game mod "Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg", by 1937 the United States gets embroiled in a civil war between the federal government of John Nance Garner (or Douglas MacArthur if he creates a military government), the Combined Syndicates of America led by...
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    AHC/WI: Lenin's successor not Trotsky or Stalin

    I have just begun a new year at school, and I am studying single-party states. The first I'm looking at is Stalin, and because it's the beginning for now, we're looking at how Stalin managed to come to power. Today we looked at five of the six men destined to succeed Vladimir Lenin as leader of...
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    2014 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History Winners Announced!

    And the awards to go: For short form: "The Weight of the Sunrise" by Vylar Kaftan For long form: A TIE!!!! Between "The Windsor Faction" by D.J Taylor and "Surrounded by Enemies: What if Kennedy Survived Dallas?" by Bryce Zabel Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
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