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  1. The Revolutionary: The Life of Crispus Attucks (rewrite)
    Threadmarks: The Boston Massacre

    March 5, 1770 Boston Massachusetts Crispus Attucks, a dockworker by trade, heard the ringing of the church bells and noticed the crowd forming in front of the Custom House. He made his way toward the Custom House, curious about the source of the disturbance. As he got closer he noticed a...

  2. Who Died Too Young

    There have been many actors, actresses, singers and other celebrities who died young. Who do you think would have been the most influential had they lived on? My pick would be Hank Williams Sr. In the few short years he wrote and sang he is considered one of the country music greats. Had he...

  3. Walter Cronkite In Vietnam

    After the Tet Offensive, Walter Cronkite, perhaps the most trusted and respected newsman in America went to Vietnam to get a first hand account of the Tet Offensive and America's role in the war. He sat down with GEN Creighton Abrams and according to Cronkite's memoir engaged in a “brutally...

  4. Would The World Have Been Better Off If The Central Powers Won WWI?

    Looking at the progress of world history after World War I, the rise of Hitler and all of the horrors that followed, the rise of communism in the Soviet Union and all the horrors that followed. It often makes me wonder if the world, and more specifically Europe, would have been better off if the...

  5. Least Destructive World War I

    The destruction and social upheaval caused by the first World War planted the seeds for the even more destructive second World War. What scenario could lead to a less destructive war? I know this is a broad, open ended question, but I look forward to hearing your ideas!

  6. Was Napoleon a Bad Guy?

    By the standards of his day can we call Napoleon a bad guy? He wanted more power for France and used military force to achieve that power, but that seems to be pretty standard for the time period. He was not a genocidal maniac, not a racist, at least by the standards of his day, he did have some...

  7. White Russia vs Nazi Germany

    What if the communists end up being defeated in the 1917 revolution, Lenin and more importantly Stalin never take power in Russia. Assuming that Hitler still rises to power in Germany, how does he view Russia without the communist menace? The big question what happens when Nazi Germany goes to...

  8. World War II Question

    It has been said that Hitler made a mistake in declaring war on the United States, which is true, but realistically how long would the United States stayed out of the European war? Your thoughts please.

  9. US Victory Against the CSA/Great Britain

    Every alternate history story I have ever read about the US Civil War in which Great Britain intervened, resulted in a CSA victory. I am not sure if I buy that. Recognition of the CSA and military intervention by Great Britain solves some of the South's problems, but certainly not all of them...

  10. Patton killed in the San Miguelito Ranch Raid in 1916

    On May 14th 1916 2LT George S Patton led a raid on the San Miguelito Ranch in Chihuahua when he came across one of Pancho Villa's allies Julio Cardenas and a firefight ensued. During the fight Patton was engaged by a Mexican insurgent armed with a shotgun. The shotgun misfired, thus sparing...

  11. Hitler Captured by the Russians

    What if Hitler was captured alive by the Russians? I admit I do not know how that could have happened and it may be borderline ASB. However, if he was taken alive, would the Russians put him in the docket at Nuremburg, or would they insist on trying him in a show trial in the USSR? Would his...

  12. European Diseases Already in the Americas

    I was recently reading about the affects of diseases the Europeans brought with them to the New World on the Native American population and how it seriously hampered their ability to resist conquest and colonization. However, what if those diseases already existed in the Americas? How long could...

  13. The Schlieffen Plan

    I have been doing some reading on the original Schlieffen Plan and I was wondering could it have worked? If Moltke had not modified the plan could it have worked, could victory over France had been realized? I have to assume that the move through the Netherlands would have been cancelled no...

  14. No Nazi Germany

    What if, for whatever reason, the Nazis do not come to power in Germany and Germany continues to be a republic, Weimar or otherwise. How does this effect Mussolini's strategic thinking as well as Japan's? Does Stalin still go after Finland? Does he get aggressive in Eastern Europe with the...

  15. 100 Years

    One hundred years ago Europe was locked in the Great War, that would end with the death of millions. I would like your opinion on what the leaders of the belligerent nations, to include the United States would think if they could see Europe and the world today? Would they be pleased...

  16. Chris Kyle On Trial

    What if Chris Kyle had been able to defend himself against Eddie Ray Routh and had killed him? How do you think the investigation would have went? How would it have been handled in the media? Would it have turned into a circus? Perhaps more importantly would the movie about Chris Kyle...

  17. MLK in 2009

    I was thinking suppose Martin Luther King Jr. was still alive in 2009 when President Obama was inaugurated. He would have been almost 80, so he could have been. I assume that he would have been there. What would he have to say about the inauguration of the first African American President? Your...

  18. The Missing Man (or Woman)

    What one 20th century historical figure do you think would cause the most impact, positive or negative, if they never existed and why? I would choose Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin). If he never existed then the Russian Revolution would have been more moderate and would have seen the rise of a...

  19. Liberty 1784

    I read Robert Conroy's newest AH novel Liberty: 1784. I thought it was much better than his last one. It did seem that Great Britain was very harsh in general. Is that correct, or would they have been that harsh under the circumstances? Any other thoughts on the book?

  20. Braxton Bragg Fragged

    Braxton Bragg was a major player for the CSA during the American Civil War. His record was mixed to say the least and in my opinion he did the CSA more harm than good. An interesting fact I read about today was that in 1847 his own soldiers attempted to "frag" him by setting off a 12 pound...
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