Too bad i cannot recall all cold war novels ive read so far, i read those like 78 yrs ago. The book, 2017 war with russia, is clearly labelled as a work of fiction. In this nuclear war scenario the united states prevails but at. China war scenarios take place in asiaits not that a chinese victory means the chinese communist party takes. Battles of the third world war, softback scenarios book. Admiral james stavridis said the book is a startling blueprint for the wars of the future and therefore needs to be read now. 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. The book flows from reporting for the times by sanger. Just hope i am not asking an already asked question. Hypothetical questions have the ability to move conversation outside the traditional limits. North korea nuclear war scenario plays out in new book. Who would win in a hypothetical war between russia and the eu. So i thought i would start a resource for those looking to find them.
The following is a translation of chapter 7 of the book if the u. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bear marches west. The novel expounds on a hypothetical nuclear conflict scenario he wrote. Rand have been performing simulated war scenarios to test how the. 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. Creative writing prompts provide a useful way to jog inspiration and get into an inventive frame of mind. Nonprofit global policy think tank rand performs simulated war scenarios to test how the us would fare against other leading military superpowers. 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.
Superior production would kill russia in a war of attrition. Jul 24, 2018 a new book speculates about how war could begin again. Huge collection of all types of hypothetical questions. Us defeated by russia and china across most scenarios in. Europe will retaliate with harsh economic measures, and a retaliation by the uk increasing import duties against europe. Though hypothetical, the simulated games warn that the world order. A new book speculates about how war could begin again on the korean peninsula. Tensions between the two entities have caused both of them to declare war. 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. 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. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii wikipedia. You can read the next war as a military novel and find it riveting. Rich presents 11 different battles, some of which have multiple scenarios to depict portions of the larger fighting on a manageable scale.
A hypothetica l axis victory i n world w ar ii has become a common concept of alternativ e histo ry and counterfactual history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Apr 14, 2011 french and indian war scenarios there seems to be a dearth of fiw scenarios out there for gamers. This section explores several hypothetical scenarios of nuclearweapon detonations on u. 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. This section explores several hypothetical scenarios of nuclear weapon detonations on u. Jun 02, 2016 creative writing prompts provide a useful way to jog inspiration and get into an inventive frame of mind. This is how nuclear war with north korea would unfold. 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. Its the only book i know of that deals with the cold war.
This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type. Reenactment of hypothetical historical combats from famous. Who would win in a hypothetical war between russia and the. Discussing and arguing over hypothetical questions could. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The american civil war is a popular point of divergence in englishlanguage alternate history fiction.
According to the newspaper, the book points out in its preface that what is described in it are hypothetical. Navtac is mindens most tactical naval system, covering great war battles with individually rated warships rendered at 00 scale, and five minute turns. Reenactment of hypothetical historical combats from. Would love to read up on tom clancys red storm rising again. With that in mind, heres one possible scenario for world war iii. Tsouras, a collection of alternate history scenarios in the cold war. Dec 08, 2017 this is how nuclear war with north korea would unfold. 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. 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. In this 450 plus page book, which may house hypothetical situations, youll read. Scenario building involves thinking and planning about future events in a specific area of interest. Deciphering an intercepted code, you learn two things about your enemy. Now, of course, despite recent shows of force over the senkakudiaoyu islands and the. 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.
Lets say in the year 1980, there was a hypothetical soviet invasion of britain. Kessler, chet hosmer, in advances in computers, 2011. A military futurist explores the changing face of war in the 21st. Us defeated by russia and china across most scenarios in world. 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. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history. 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. Offering insight and thought driven creativity, asking a round of hypothetical questions can be both considered entertaining and a time killer. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii military wiki.
A fourth war theater has opened up in north africa, which raises the issue of escalation over a vast geographical. The term has been in use since at least as early as 1941. 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. French and indian war scenarios there seems to be a dearth of fiw scenarios out there for gamers. A hypothetical question is a question on the what ifs. 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. Greekturkish war scenarios with the us backing greece. 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. Rich presents 11 different battles, some of which have multiple scenarios to depict portions of the larger fighting on a. 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. The book flows from reporting for the times by sanger and his colleagues, who have had access, and volunteer. Harpoon miniatures rules and the battles of the third world war scenario book. 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.
The novel expounds on a hypothetical nuclear conflict scenario he. 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. Alternate endings ten hypothetical events that would have. This piece has been adapted and expanded from alfred w. It also presents scenarios and articles covering naval items of interest from around the world. Afghanistan and pakistan the afpak war, iraq, palestine. Discussing and arguing over hypothetical questions could create enriching banter while being entertaining. A new book speculates about how war could begin again on the korean. As has already been noted earlier, the arab armies improved dramatically between 1967 and 1973. 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. Fire and fury games battlefront wwii free scenarios. I have always had this question in my head when reading up on the cold war.
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 decisions of the cold war edited by peter g. Numerous examples exist in several languages worldwide. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii is a common concept of alternate history. It doesnt have to be anything reflecting close to a reality. 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. 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. The current volume was published in chinese in 20 and was later translated to japanese. 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.
Family and church reformation as a cure for social ills. These scenarios are meant to illustrate the possibilities of such events. This is what world war iii with china might look like the nation. Set in the near future, the book portrays a scenario in which a postcommunist china, assisted by. 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. 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. Page 1 page 1 page 2 page 3 what would happen if you fell into a black hole. They hoped for naval assistance from denmark, russia, and sweden, which would include an invasion of scotland as well. Consequently, the two sides of this hypothetical war are heavily. This is what world war iii with china might look like. I think ill end my questions here, because the questions might be endless. Hypothetical scenario an overview sciencedirect topics.
Counterfactual scenarios are also written as a form of academic paper rather than necessarily as fiction. You can read this bookor we can go on learning the hard way. How to use war games and scenario building for competitive. Shirreffs scenario assumes either that the russian president had no other option to. 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. Based strictly on the ideas presented in mein kampf, how would a victorious post war german economy had been organized in peacetime. 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. If anyone can suggest further reading, thatd be great. American civil war alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the civil war or a lack thereof ending differently. 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. 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. The idea of war games is to create a hypothetical competitive situation. How war games can help competitive intelligence teams.
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. Try these creative writing exercises focused on individual elements of storytelling. 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. Since these are naval miniatures in the modern age, the scenarios cover different kinds of naval missions, to include submarine vs. The scenarios for the 73 war, as well as those for the hypothetical mid70s war, make for much more interesting and competitive games. A new book speculates about how war could begin again. The bear marches west contains 12 gaming scenarios set during a fictional warsaw pact invasion of west germany in the. North korea nuclear war scenario plays out in new book voice of.
Nato kept the warsaw pact behind the berlin wall until its dissolution but what if it hadnt. These are questions to ask when you are looking for unexpected questions with great, unexpected answers. The scenarios mostly historical, some hypothetical cover several periods. Hypothetical questions can be a good way to spend some time learning about the values and beliefs of others. Alternate endings ten hypothetical events that would. You find a book and begin to read only to discover that it is your life. The uk will crash out with a hard brexit, and attempt to create an economic safe haven off europes shores. Based strictly on the ideas presented in mein kampf, how would a victorious postwar german economy had been organized in peacetime. Point of view, tense, dialogue, character and more. Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy, and japan won world war ii. 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. The idea of war games is to create a hypothetical competitive situation and then have two or more teams engage in battle.