The French occupation forces in Post-War Germany acquired many resources, significantly reducing the backlog of Reparations called for in the Treaty of Versailles. But the deaths of German civilians cost them far more in international relations. Germany became the downtrodden[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I have visited hundreds of worlds in my time. Maybe more. And I’ve seen plenty of sights, from the dangerous deserts of Alpha Ceti V to the floating mines of Capella. Alpha Ceti V’s star just doesn’t have the normal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The largest result of the Second Great Depression in the Eastern World was the rise of China into a true superpower. Japan and the largest concentration of developed AIs on the planet stood alone against that juggernaut for years. Zelda[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The War galvanized the people of Earth in a way nothing else could have. Most people looked at the stars in wonder, amazed at the secrets they told. Then The War came, and then billions of people went out to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The German economy had shattered under the stress of The War, and paying the reparations cost them nearly all of their precious metals. Without them to back their economy, hyperinflation soon made it impossible to pay, and they began to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You know a proper celebration of New Years requires a nice long break from work, right? Just like Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Kazoo Day. What? You didn’t celebrate all of those? Well, you’re missing good excuses for taking a day[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sarah had originally been designed as an infiltration program, so she easily smashed through the Iranian computer systems and wrested control from the Jihadists. Then she established communications with local resistance groups and helped them coordinate to overthrow their religious[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Germany people hated the Treaty of Versailles, and considered it a diktat of the Allies. Many called it a Carthaginian Peace, the only goal being to destroy Germany altogether. France considered it a way to make certain Germany could[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m a big fan of celebrating New Years Day. I love Old New York City at that time. The music, the confetti, the crowds. Watching the ball drop and explode in a bajillion lights. Kissing pretty girls. Running from angry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Most of the great computer networks were gone by the time the AIs went to war against the Islamic Jihad, and they had to work with others to physically smuggle themselves into what remained. Israel’s Operation Sarah was one of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…