Category: Alternate Histories

  • What If: The Baltic Defense League

    In an alternate history, a unified military confederation in Eastern Europe effectively counters Bolshevik expansion, significantly altering regional dynamics and preventing World War II.

  • What If: The Caribbean Confederation

    A failed 1952 coup against Batista could have sparked Caribbean unity, leading to a confederation resisting imperialism and fostering democracy, transforming regional dynamics significantly.

  • What If: The Iron Chancellor Falls

    Otto von Bismarck’s early death during the Franco-Prussian War could have escalated the conflict into a widespread European war, drastically altering history and delaying German unification.

  • Book Review: Harry Turtledove Southern Victory Series

    Harry Turtledove’s Southern Victory series examines an alternate history where the Confederacy wins the Civil War, exploring its implications through complex characters and insightful themes.

  • The Road Not Taken: What If Roosevelt Had Embraced Churchill’s Mediterranean Strategy?

    This article presents an alternate history of D-Day, exploring how different strategic decisions by Roosevelt and Churchill could have reshaped World War II and the post-war era.

  • The Hypothetical 1937 American Civil War: From Gaming Scenario to Educational Tool

    A map I found online shows an intriguing “what if” scenario in American alternate history: a hypothetical Second American Civil War in 1937 during the Great Depression. While this never happened, it has captured the interest of historians, game designers, and educators examining the social and political tensions of that time. I am fascinated by…