This scenario uses our prototype spanish civil war units and requires the blitzkrieg supplement. The novel expounds on a hypothetical nuclear conflict scenario he wrote. Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy, and japan won wo rld war ii. In this 450 plus page book, which may house hypothetical situations, youll read. Superior production would kill russia in a war of attrition. The following is a translation of chapter 7 of the book if the u. The scenarios are based on red army by ralph peters, team yankee by harold coyle and red storm rising by tom clancy, with the oobs and objectives for the specific scenarios adapted directly from the books. Rich presents 11 different battles, some of which have multiple scenarios to depict portions of the larger fighting on a. But there might be a possibility of user scenario or campaign based on the third world war, team yankee, red army, or any other cold war novels, and sell it as hypothetical reenactment or hypothetical historical battles from hot cold war classics. It presents a range of potential conflict scenarios between china and the united states, including what may trigger conflict, and what the order of events may be. Greekturkish war scenarios with the us backing greece. Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy and japan won world war ii.
This is how nuclear war with north korea would unfold the. Reenactment of hypothetical historical combats from. You can read the next war as a military novel and find it riveting. With that in mind, heres one possible scenario for world war iii. Too bad i cannot recall all cold war novels ive read so far, i read those like 78 yrs ago. I have always had this question in my head when reading up on the cold war. This is how nuclear war with north korea would unfold. World war ii is one of the two most popular points of divergence for the english language alternative history fiction genre the other being the american civil war. A hypothetical question is a question on the what ifs. It doesnt have to be anything reflecting close to a reality. A working group drawn from the joint staff, the defense intelligence agency, and analysts from the policy and analytical offices under defense secretary dick cheney developed the seven hypothetical scenarios to guide defense planning under what the group called a regionally focused national military strategy.
You find a book and begin to read only to discover that it is your life. Two days before the crucial local elections in turkey, the progovernment newspaper yeni safak published 4 war scenarios included in a book in the aegean and the. Discussing and arguing over hypothetical questions could create enriching banter while being entertaining. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Forces attempt to delay soviet a soviet spearhead in the first of several scenarios based on kenneth mackseys book on a hypothetical soviet invasion of. Tensions between the two entities have caused both of them to declare war. Just hope i am not asking an already asked question. It questions the persons hindsight, reveals what his beliefs and values are. Shirreffs scenario assumes either that the russian president had no other option to.
Battles of the third world war, softback scenarios book for. Who would win in a hypothetical war between russia and the. Who would win in a hypothetical war between russia and the eu. Set in the near future, the book portrays a scenario in which a postcommunist china, assisted by. The book flows from reporting for the times by sanger. According to the newspaper, the book points out in its preface that what is described in it are hypothetical. Some have applied it loosely to refer to limited or smaller conflicts such as the cold war or the war on terror, while others assumed that such a conflict would surpass. These are questions to ask when you are looking for unexpected questions with great, unexpected answers. This was part of a joint allied strategy and actually began the same day as the united states dropped an atomic bomb on nagasaki, because this strategy was apparently codenamed japan can go straight to hell.
Based strictly on the ideas presented in mein kampf, how would a victorious post war german economy had been organized in peacetime. The idea of war games is to create a hypothetical competitive situation and then have two or more teams engage in battle. Dec 08, 2017 this is how nuclear war with north korea would unfold. By preagreement among members of a terrorist organization, the leader puts an item for sale on an internet auction site every monday morning and posts a. A hypothetica l axis victory i n world w ar ii has become a common concept of alternativ e histo ry and counterfactual history. Jun 02, 2016 creative writing prompts provide a useful way to jog inspiration and get into an inventive frame of mind. Scenarios include a whatif scenario of a 150kiloton nuclear explosion by terrorists on new york city, and the effects of a nuclear accident or broken arrow on board a nuclear submarine in san francisco bay. You can read this bookor we can go on learning the hard way. France had another opportunity during the next major european war known as the seven years war, when france readied to transport 100,000 troops to invade england along with charles edward stuart. Hypothetical questions can be a good way to spend some time learning about the values and beliefs of others. A new book speculates about how war could begin again.
Lets assume that there will be no nuclear weapons involved in this conflict for reasons i am to lazy to come up with. A military futurist explores the changing face of war in the 21st. This section explores several hypothetical scenarios of nuclear weapon detonations on u. Rich presents 11 different battles, some of which have multiple scenarios to depict portions of the larger fighting on a manageable scale. This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type. Hypothetical scenario an overview sciencedirect topics. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii military wiki. These scenarios are meant to illustrate the possibilities of such events. Now, of course, despite recent shows of force over the senkakudiaoyu islands and the. It also presents scenarios and articles covering naval items of interest from around the world.
Apr 11, 2014 alternate endings ten hypothetical events that would have changed the outcome of world war two by 11 april, 2014 8 comments how might world war two have unfolded differently had the nazis captured moscow, had the japanese not struck pearl harbor or had hitler developed an atom bomb first. Iran has grisly end robert siegel talks to kenneth pollack, senior fellow in the saban center for middle east policy at the brookings institution, about the u. Deciphering an intercepted code, you learn two things about your enemy. Hypothetical questions have the ability to move conversation outside the traditional limits. In a 1960 article published in look magazine, author and civil war buff mackinlay kantor envisioned a history in which the confederate forces won the. Lets say in the year 1980, there was a hypothetical soviet invasion of britain. American civil war alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the civil war or a lack thereof ending differently. The term has been in use since at least as early as 1941. The war on libya is an integral part of the broader military agenda in the middle east and central asia which until recently consisted of three distinct areas of conflict. The central plot of the book talks about how renewed tensions involving north korea and a deadly border incident could quickly escalate into nuclear war, due to political miscalculation, miscommunication and brinksmanship. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history. Counterfactual scenarios are also written as a form of academic paper rather than necessarily as fiction.
Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy, and japan won world war ii. Alternate endings ten hypothetical events that would have. Two days before the crucial local elections in turkey, the progovernment newspaper yeni safak published 4 war scenarios included in a book in the aegean and the eastern mediterranean which involved greece, turkey, and the us. So i thought i would start a resource for those looking to find them. A fourth war theater has opened up in north africa, which raises the issue of escalation over a vast geographical. Offering insight and thought driven creativity, asking a round of hypothetical questions can be both considered entertaining and a time killer. As has already been noted earlier, the arab armies improved dramatically between 1967 and 1973. Navtac is mindens most tactical naval system, covering great war battles with individually rated warships rendered at 00 scale, and five minute turns. Since these are naval miniatures in the modern age, the scenarios cover different kinds of naval missions, to include submarine vs. In august of 1945, the final days of the war, the soviets rolled a fearsome ground army into japanesecontrolled manchuria to push the outlying forces back. Tsouras, a collection of alternate history scenarios in the cold war. If anyone can suggest further reading, thatd be great. Its the only book i know of that deals with the cold war.
The scenarios for the 73 war, as well as those for the hypothetical mid70s war, make for much more interesting and competitive games. Numerous examples exist in several languages worldwide. Nonprofit global policy think tank rand performs simulated war scenarios to test how the us would fare against other leading military superpowers. Battles of the third world war, softback scenarios book. Harpoon miniatures rules and the battles of the third world war scenario book. The bear marches west contains 12 gaming scenarios set during a fictional warsaw pact invasion of west germany in the. Try these creative writing exercises focused on individual elements of storytelling. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Europe will retaliate with harsh economic measures, and a retaliation by the uk increasing import duties against europe. I think ill end my questions here, because the questions might be endless. The american civil war is a popular point of divergence in englishlanguage alternate history fiction. Scenario book the scenario book contains a blend of scenarios from the first half of the pacific war, including air and submarine actions as well as surface engagements. Discussing and arguing over hypothetical questions could. This piece has been adapted and expanded from alfred w.
In a 1960 article published in look magazine, author and civil war buff mackinlay kantor envisioned a history in which the confederate forces won the civil war in 1863, forcing the. This is what world war iii with china might look like the nation. A new book speculates about how war could begin again on the korean peninsula. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii is a common concept of alternate history. Oct 30, 2015 44 funny hypothetical questions oct 30, 2015 feb 10, 2014 by brandon gaille hypothetical questions can be a good way to spend some time learning about the values and beliefs of others. The novel expounds on a hypothetical nuclear conflict scenario he. Consequently, the two sides of this hypothetical war are heavily. Jul 24, 2018 a new book speculates about how war could begin again. This section explores several hypothetical scenarios of nuclearweapon detonations on u.
In this nuclear war scenario the united states prevails but at. Though hypothetical, the simulated games warn that the world order. Based strictly on the ideas presented in mein kampf, how would a victorious postwar german economy had been organized in peacetime. The current volume was published in chinese in 20 and was later translated to japanese. How to use war games and scenario building for competitive. The uk will crash out with a hard brexit, and attempt to create an economic safe haven off europes shores. Us defeated by russia and china across most scenarios in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bear marches west. The book flows from reporting for the times by sanger and his colleagues, who have had access, and volunteer. Us defeated by russia and china across most scenarios in world.
North korea nuclear war scenario plays out in new book voice of. The war would probably tip in favor of the russians at first, and then the us side would reach full mobilization and turn the tables. Nato kept the warsaw pact behind the berlin wall until its dissolution but what if it hadnt. Family and church reformation as a cure for social ills. Battles of the third world war, softback scenarios book for harpoon, by larry bond in the north atlantic theater of a hypothetical third world war, the naval action will be fast and furious. Creative writing prompts provide a useful way to jog inspiration and get into an inventive frame of mind. China war scenarios take place in asiaits not that a chinese victory means the chinese communist party takes. Reenactment of hypothetical historical combats from famous. Fire and fury games battlefront wwii free scenarios. Alternate decisions of the cold war edited by peter g. Nov 08, 2009 the scenarios for the 73 war, as well as those for the hypothetical mid70s war, make for much more interesting and competitive games. Scenario building involves thinking and planning about future events in a specific area of interest.
Huge collection of all types of hypothetical questions. Afghanistan and pakistan the afpak war, iraq, palestine. They hoped for naval assistance from denmark, russia, and sweden, which would include an invasion of scotland as well. Page 1 page 1 page 2 page 3 what would happen if you fell into a black hole. The scenarios mostly historical, some hypothetical cover several periods. By preagreement among members of a terrorist organization, the leader puts an item for sale on an internet auction site every monday morning and posts a photo of the item. Rand have been performing simulated war scenarios to test how the.
The idea of war games is to create a hypothetical competitive situation. I dont think so, but i have made a variant, the east in shreds redux, which proposes a sevenway civil war within china as the different regions of the country fall apart and fight each other for resources. A new book speculates about how war could begin again on the korean. Admiral james stavridis said the book is a startling blueprint for the wars of the future and therefore needs to be read now. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history and counterfactual history. World war iii wwiii or ww3 and the third world war are names given to a hypothetical third worldwide largescale military conflict subsequent to world war i and ii. Kessler, chet hosmer, in advances in computers, 2011. Mar 11, 2019 nonprofit global policy think tank rand performs simulated war scenarios to test how the us would fare against other leading military superpowers. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii wikipedia. Apr 14, 2011 french and indian war scenarios there seems to be a dearth of fiw scenarios out there for gamers. French and indian war scenarios there seems to be a dearth of fiw scenarios out there for gamers. Would love to read up on tom clancys red storm rising again.
As the title suggests and the author points out in the introduction, the book summarizes twelve war game scenarios for a european 1980s cold war turning hot conflict. This is what world war iii with china might look like. If civil war were to happen today along the same state lines from the original conflict, who would you think would win. How war games can help competitive intelligence teams. Alternate endings ten hypothetical events that would. North korea nuclear war scenario plays out in new book.
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