What if the United States fulfilled its commitments to Afghanistan in the 1980s?
Turning the Tide: What If the South Had Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
What if the South had won the Battle of Gettysburg?
Transforming Lives: What If Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Were an Essential Service in the US?
What if Emergency Medical Services were essential within the US?
NATO Intervention in Ukraine: A "What If" Scenario
What if NATO intervened when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014?
The Road Not Taken: If the United States Never Entered World War II
What if the United States had chosen not to enter World War II?
What If the Manhattan Project Failed?
What if the Manhattan Project, the top-secret research initiative that led to the creation of the atomic bomb, had failed?
General MacArthur Misses Historic Opportunity
Could the entire Pacific Theater have been changed by this one decision? As always we ask, What If?
Operation Long Jump: Terror in Tehran
In an effort to disrupt the war and hopefully allow for peace terms outside of the unconditional surrender that President Roosevelt had previously stated would be the only acceptable terms, a team of commandos were dispatched to Tehran to assassinate the leaders of the Big Three.
For All Mankind - Major Spoilers Inside
The space race is something that captivates many minds, both young and old alike. It was seen as one of the greatest achievements to land on the moon before the end of the 1960s yet we have not been back since. Not only have we not been back, but outside of the few Apollo missions that landed on the moon, we have not made any meaningful attempts to establish any sort of moon base or colony.
Review: The Man in the High Castle S4 E3: The Box
The Man in the High Castle keeps the hits rolling in its final season with Episode 3: The Box. With this episode we get some solid action as well as discussions that will influence the rest of the series.
Interview with "The Master of Alternate History" Harry Turtledove
I take a few moments to interview Harry Turtledove, the “Master of Alternate History” per Publishers Weekly, via email. Enjoy my discussion with the ‘Master’ himself!
Review: The Man in the High Castle Season 4 Episode 2: Every Door Out...
“Every Door Out…”, the 2nd episode of the final season of The Man in the High Castle does an excellent job continuing to lay the foundations for this final season.
Review: The Man in the High Castle Season 4 Episode 1: Hexagram 64
I have been wanting to both watch and review Season 4 of The Man in the High Castle since it came out but one thing or another always seemed to get in the way. With some downtime from my responsibilities I am hoping to be able to review the season as well as some other shows.
How the Cuban Missile Crisis Almost Destroyed the World
Recently I was watching Thirteen Days and it got me thinking what could have happened if cooler heads had not prevailed during October of 1962. How close did the world actually come to nuclear annihilation? What if America had invaded Cuba as had initially been discussed in order to remove the missiles from Cuba?
Book Review: D-Day Repulsed: Small Arms Decide The Fate In Normandy: An Alternative History Novel
When I started this blog, I knew that I would want to review alternate history books, movies, and TV shows. I knew that I was not the only person who enjoyed this type of fiction and having reviews of this type of fiction would be beneficial for the entire community.
9/11: What Could have Been?
I hesitate to even write anything about 9/11. I had wanted to write this in time for the actual anniversary however it felt a bit raw writing it during the lead up to that day. For some people this is being taught as history. For those of us from the area where it happened, we lived through it every day for months.
What would an Invasion of Japan in 1945 Look Like?
August of 1945 heralded the beginning of a new era in warfare, the introduction of the atomic bomb. The strikes against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, while it was hoped they would cause Japan to surrender to surrender and end the war, the expectation was that they would continue to fight.
French Invasion Stopping Germany in 1939?
When someone discusses alternate history regarding World War II it usually takes the form of what if Germany had invaded Britain through Operation Sea Lion or if the Japanese had not bombed Pearl Harbor or any other number of compelling scenarios.
An Introduction
How many times have you looked back at a historical event and thought, What If?
You are not alone. Millions of people think the same thing on a daily basis. The field is so interesting that large production companies are getting in on the concept.