alternate history

Yes that’s right the US created a WW2 alternate history

It has lore, patches for fictional soldiers, a fictional mainland US invasion by a nation known as “Aggressor” and even a fictional language! All this for training. There are several modern versions of this too but as far as I’m aware this is the oldest and most lore rich project.

Check it out!

Some background info

Wikipedia article about the incident

Video about the conflict by an underrated channel I enjoy

and yes as far as I’m aware the events of this are 100% true including Taekwondo trained South Korea Special Forces with Claymores strapped to them

Let’s see what ideas you have c/althistory!

(Edit photo seems to not be working it’s on the Wikipedia if you wanna see it)

This channel has a lot of similar videos in this style so if that’s your thing come and check it out!

Accidental travel is a pretty normal writing trope one which is used in alternate history every once in a while A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Guns of the south (not sure if this one was a accidental time travel) plenty others but this. This is something else "popadantsi” is found in Russian works. Mainly propaganda works for the government and the stories within are sure something. Just so you can understand I’d like you to look at this 100% real cover of a book that was really released.

According to a rough Translation this is what I got

MILITARY-HISTORICAL SCI-FI

Victor Dubcek

RED PADWAN

I have not confirmed if permission was granted to use Darth Vader on this cover but I’m leaning no because. Well look at it. Anyways thanks for reading my 2am rant about a weird sub section? I think that’s what you’d call it of alternate history

Roman historian Titus Livius wrote the work Ab Urbe Condita Libri.

UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrote the work If Lee Had Not Won the Battle of Gettysburg.

Wernher von Braun  German-American aerospace engineer and chief architect of the Apollo Saturn V rocket; development of the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany wrote the work Project Mars: A Technical Tale  

Joanot Martorell

Valencian writer and knight wrote the work Tirant lo Blanch.

From wikipedia

“Although disputed, Tandey allegedly encountered Adolf Hitler at the French village of Marcoing on 28 September 1918, while Tandey was serving with the 5th Duke of Wellington's Regiment. That day, Tandey took part in a battle for which he would be awarded the VC for bravery. As the battle neared its end, a wounded German soldier wandered into Tandey's line of fire and he chose not to shoot. The German soldier saw him lower his rifle and nodded his thanks before wandering off. Although Tandey reputedly commonly spared wounded and disarmed German soldiers, the soldier from that day is dubiously claimed to have been Hitler. Hitler, however, took his second leave from military service from 10–28 September 1918, indicating that he was still in Germany at the time. Tandey was decorated with the VC in late 1919, after which reports of the ceremony circulated with a picture of Tandey carrying a wounded soldier during the First Battle of Ypres (1914), which Hitler may have become aware of.”

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I’ve just started collecting books a few months ago so it’s a pretty small collection but I’m working on it does any one have suggestions for other books?

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/15775573

I wish I could unlearn this

I’m working on building one myself

I have

The Atlantropa Articles: A Novel

I have these books coming in

The Bush Soldiers

Ice by Shane Johnson

My dream book to get is

Alternate Presidents by Mike Resnick

Any suggestions on what to get next?

The film is a mockumentary about the Soviet Union landing on the moon in 1938. 

The plot follows a group of journalist in 2000 uncovering a secret document detailing the Soviet unions plans to send a craft to the moon and back.

Wikipedia article

Film link

For me it really depends

My favorite alternate history books are not even remotely in the realm of possibility but I still like a serious work every once in a while

Let’s hear the community’s thoughts

What book should I add to my collection next?