Re: CHAT: Nov 11th

alypius wrote:
> I wonder, too,
> how different the 20th century might have been if the mother tongue of the
> USA had been, say, German rather than English.  Just a thought.  ~alypius
Kinda reminds me of a book I read once, called "The Great War: American
Front".  It was an alternate history book.  The premise behind it was
that during the Civil War, Britain stepped in to mediate a treaty
between the USA and the CSA (The South), using the threat of intervening
on the CSA's side to force the USA to agree.

Anyways, jump ahead to 1914.  The USA has allied with Germany, due
mostly to their hatred of Britain for helping the CSA to secede, and the
CSA (as well as Canada) has allied with Britain.  So, when WW1 breaks
out, the CSA and the USA are at it yet again.  It ended in the middle of
the war, with the CSA having occupied Washington, DC (the US government
had already moved to Philadelphia long ago), and the USA parts of Canada
and the CSA.  I'll have to buy the sequel to see what happens.

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