| Author Biography: Chris Oakley |
| Born April 1st, 1967 |
| Woburn(Mass.) High School Class of 1986 |
| UMass-Boston Class of 1991-92 |
| AH sites besides CTT to which I've contributed: |
| Othertimelines.com |
| Alternatehistory.com message board |
| Althistory.com message board |
| Alternia message board |
| althistory.wikicities.com |
| todayinah.co.uk(For the full list of my TIAH submissions, visit this |
| URL:http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?userid=guest@todayinah.co.uk&searchfield1=Chris+Oakley) |
| Completed CTT articles: |
| SERIES |
| A House Divided: The Southern Rebellion, 1850-54(19th century/US |
| history) |
| All Along The Watchtower: A Memoir Of The 1970 El Salvadoran |
| Revolution(1960s and '70s/Latin America/Civil wars) |
| And The Lion Shall Lie Down With The Lamb: The Taiwan Straits War |
| Averted(Future-blind what if/Nuclear war) |
| Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You: The Third Russian Revolution |
| (Future history/Political crisis/Russian history) |
| Aux Etoiles!(1970s/Europe/Space exploration) |
| Bear's Teeth, Dragon's Claws(Cold War/Sino-Soviet relations/ |
| "Venceremos!" series) |
| Black Widow(French Revolution/Napoleon/Marie Antoinette) |
| Chosen Few: The Deutsche-Amerikaner Freikorps(World War I/US history) |
| Do Unto Others: The 1982 South Atlantic Crisis(Cold War/Falkland |
| Islands) |
| Drinking Problem: The Stasi Conspiracy To Poison West Berlin's Water |
| Supply(Cold War/Germany/Espionage/Eastern bloc defectors) |
| Electric Nightmares: The 1965 West Coast Blackout And The Crisis |
| Following It(US history/1960s /Civil emergencies) |
| Family Business: The Story Of Frank and Jesse James(Prohibition/U.S. |
| history/Organized crime) |
| Fight Night: Alfredo Evangelista And The Punch That Changed Boxing |
| (Heavyweight boxers/1970s and '80s) |
| Fire And Rain: The Eruption Of Mount Rainier(Future history/Natural |
| disasters) |
| Four Feet High & Rising(Future history/Natural disasters/Future-blind |
| what if) |
| Gasping For Air: The 1995 Haiphong Respiratory Virus Global Pandemic |
| (Post-Cold War era/Medical emergencies) |
| Hail To The Chiefs(US sports/1960s/Super Bowl) |
| Hell On Earth: The 1893 Mexico City Earthquake(19th century/Natural |
| disasters/Latin America) |
| If They Mean To Have A War: The SS Commando Raids on North America, |
| 1940-41(World War II/US history) |
| It (Almost)Happened Here(World War II/Ireland) |
| Kill Or Be Killed: The 1969 Greco-Turkish War(Cold War/Southern |
| Europe/Border conflicts) |
| O Untimely Death: The Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, 1996-98(Asian |
| history/Border conflicts/Nuclear proliferation) |
| Quiet Desperation: The New Zealand Floods of 2053(Future history/ |
| Natural disaster) |
| Sic Semper Tyrannis Germaniae(World War II/Hitler assassination plot) |
| Target Damascus(Cold War/Israel) |
| The Second Black Plague(1960s/Global disasters/Medical emergencies) |
| Venceremos!The Florida Keys War(Cold War/War On Terrorism) |
| Stop 'Em At The 38th Parallel: The Soviet Intervention In Korea(Cold |
| War/Korean Peninsula/Nuclear weapons) |
| Slipping The Surly Bonds of Earth(Aviation history/Space travel) |
| Sudden Death: The Murder of O.J. Simpson(1990s/US celebrities/Crime) |
| Sweet Home Chicago: The 2003 World Series(US sports/Major League |
| Baseball) |
| The Times That Try Men's Souls: The 1903 Russo-Japanese War(Early 20th |
| century) |
| 'Tis The East: The Assassination of Genghis Khan(13th century/Asian |
| history) |
| Too Close To The Sun: The Court-Martial of General George B. McClellan |
| (American Civil War) |
| We The Jury: The Trial Of Gough Whitlam(Australia/DBWIs/Political |
| crises/David Atwell's "Australian War Of Independence" timeline) |
| We Will Fight Them On The Beaches(War of 1812/Unconventional warfare) |
| Year Of The Cat: The Jacksonville Jaguars' Road To The 1979 Stanley |
| Cup Playoffs(US sports/NHL) |
| You May Fire When Ready(1973 Arab-Israeli war/Nuclear weapons) |
| Zero Tolerance: The 1956 Montgomery Riots(US history/Civil rights |
| movement) |
| ONE-SHOTS |
| From Allegheny To Flatbush To Hollywood: How the Pittsburgh |
| Imperials Became The Los Angeles Dodgers(US sports/Baseball/"Batter |
| Up" spinoffs) |
| An American Life(US politics/US presidency/World War II) |
| An Appreciation: James Dean(Pop culture/Movies) |
| The Argus Mark VI Holographic Projection Unit Owner's Manual(Future |
| history/Pop culture/Home entertainment technology) |
| Australia 2048(Fiction/Double-blind what if/"Red Dusk" spinoffs) |
| Batter Up(19th Century/US sports/Baseball) |
| Bear-Hunting(US sports/Super Bowl 20) |
| Blood On The Ice(Future history/Olympic Games) |
| Book Reviews: "How Few Remain: The Anatomy Of A Plague"(Mock reviews/ |
| Los Angeles/Epidemics/1960s/Harry Turtledove) |
| Book Reviews: Smoke On The Potomac-- The Untold Story Behind |
| The Watergate Hotel Fire(1970s/Double-blind what if) |
| The Cienfuegos Meteor Crater: A Hard Earth Travelers' Guide |
| (Prehistoric times/Natural landmarks/Cuba) |
| Cold Discomfort(1990s/Natural disaster) |
| Deep In The Heart Of Texas(1980s/US sports) |
| Der Kessel: The 1870 French Invasion of Germany And Its Aftermath |
| (19th century) |
| Editorial: An Office In Tatters(1970s/Watergate/DBWI/Mock reviews) |
| Enemies at the Gate: The 1947-48 Berlin Crisis(Cold War/"Sic Semper |
| Tyrannis Germaniae" series) |
| Epitaph For A Planet(Double-blind what if) |
| Full Fathom Five: The Career of the USS Thresher(Naval history) |
| Game Reviews: Battlefield Cuba(Cold War/Computer games/Mock reviews) |
| Ghosts of Fremantle(Cold War/Australia/"Red Dusk" trilogy) |
| I Am Become Death(World War II/Sic Semper Tyrannis Germaniae series) |
| I Shot The Sheriff: The Manhunt For Lee Harvey Oswald(1960s/JFK |
| assassination) |
| In Memoriam: George Herman "Babe" Ruth, 1935-1988(US sports/Baseball) |
| Jambo Olympus!(Future history/Olympic Games/Africa) |
| Joy To The Worlds: Holiday Celebrations On Mars(Future history/Space |
| colonization/Holiday customs) |
| Just A Few More Questions, Mr. Menzies(Double-blind what if/Australia/ |
| "Red Dusk" spinoffs) |
| Live From Tel Aviv: The Birth of Israeli Television, 1954-67(Mid- |
| 20th century/Israel/Mass media) |
| Mint Condition(Fiction/US sports/"Batter Up" spinoffs) |
| Movie Reviews: Gagarin(1960s/Russian space program) |
| Not One Step Back: The Jacobite Last Stand At Derby, 1745(18th century/ |
| British history) |
| Obituaries: Sergei Kirov, 77(1930s/Russian history) |
| Obituary: Erwin Rommel, 1891-1977(World War II/"Sic Semper Tyrannis |
| Germaniae" series) |
| The Oliver Cromwell House: A Visitors' Guide(17th century/British |
| history/Colonial America) |
| Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends: Anne Frank From Auschwitz |
| To Camp David(World War II/Arab-Israeli wars/"Sic Semper Tyrannis |
| Germaniae" series) |
| Poet Laureate Of The Blitz: The Life And Literature Of Charles Dickens |
| (British literature/20th century history/Alternate biographies) |
| Point of Impact(Future history/Natural disasters/Boston/Asteroids) |
| Red Dusk(Cold War/Australia/"Red Dusk" trilogy) |
| Scarface: The Rough & Tumble Life Of A Boxing Superstar(1920s/US |
| sports/Al Capone) |
| Sgt. Jacks & the Beanstalk(Fiction/Humor/Vietnam) |
| The Tasmania Volcano: A Tourist's Guide(Prehistoric times/Australia) |
| Untold Origins(19th century/Jules Verne/Pop culture) |
| Vanishing Act: The Strange Case of HMS Bounty(18th century/Missing |
| ships/Royal Navy) |
| We Will Rock You: The Beatles 1985 Reunion Tour(1980s/Pop culture) |
| What Hath God Wrought: The Great Montreal Fire of 1789(18th century/ |
| Canadian history) |
| You Stand Accused(Cold War/Australia/"Red Dusk" trilogy) |
| REVIEWS & COMMENTARY |
| All Stop: Harry Turtledove's "Must And Shall"(Reviews) |
| Behind The Curtain: The Making of Sic Semper Tyrannis Germaniae |
| (Documentary) |
| The Best Plays Never Made: What Inspires Me To Do Sports-Themed AH |
| Timelines(Commentary) |
| Erin Go Boom: The Making Of It (Almost)Happened Here(Documentary) |
| Havana Or Bust: The Making Of "Venceremos!"(Documentary) |
| Sidewise, Side Foolish: The Best and Worst AH Books I've Ever Read |
| (Reviews) |
| Sidewise, Side Foolish II: The Best and Worst AH Short Stories I've |
| Ever Read(Reviews) |
| Sidewise, Side Foolish III: The 5 Best and 5 Worst AH Premises I've |
| Ever Read(Reviews/Commentary) |
| Sidewise, Side Foolish IV: The Best and Worst AH Authors I've Ever |
| Read(Reviews/Commentary) |
| Sidewise, Side Foolish V: The 10 Best and 10 Worst Characters In |
| AH Literature(Commentary) |
| Sidewise, Side Foolish VI: The Best and Worst Book Covers In AH |
| Literature(Commentary) |
| To The Barricades: Eric Flint's 1824(Reviews) |
| When In The Course Of Human Events...:Robert Cowley's "What Ifs? |
| Of American History"(Reviews) |
| Articles in progress: |
| SERIES |
| A Chacun Son Boche(World War I/World War II) |
| Aptitude Test(Fiction/Post-nuclear war) |
| As You Like It: The Life And Times Of William Shakespeare, America's |
| Bard(19th and early 20th centuries/Theatrical arts/Broadway) |
| Away All Boats: The Magellan Voyage To Cape Cod, 1530(16th century) |
| Bases Loaded: The History of the Los Angeles Kings(US sports/Baseball) |
| Biography: Oscar Benjamin Liddell(US history/Domestic terrorism/World |
| Trade Center/Neo-Nazi movements) |
| Black Hawk Up: The US Campaign in Somalia, 1993-1997(Post-Cold War |
| era/Clinton administration/Africa) |
| Bugged: The Legend Of Marvin Drenk(Fiction/ASB/Humor/1960s) |
| Call To Arms: The Ulster Rebellion, 1966-72(Irish history/"It |
| (Almost) Happened Here" series) |
| Comrade Hitler(Early 20th century/World War II/Communism) |
| Evil To Him Who Evil Thinks: The 1974 London Uprising(British |
| history) |
| Et Tu, Brute?: The Assassination of Benito Mussolini(1930s/Italy/ |
| Civil unrest) |
| Full-Court Press: The Story of the Houston Oilers(US sports/NBA) |
| Imshallah: The Capture of Tehran, 1983(Iran-Iraq War) |
| Gilded Cage: The Trial of John Dillinger(1930s/US history/Crime/FBI) |
| If They Don't Win It's A Shame: The Atlantics' Final Season In |
| Philadelphia(1960s/US sports/"Batter Up" spinoffs) |
| Is Moscow Burning?(World War II/V-weapons/Operation Barbarossa) |
| Madding Crowd: The Egyptian Civil War(Hosni Mubarak/Middle East/ |
| /Insurrections) |
| Mao's Sealion: The Abortive Chinese Communist Plan To Invade Taiwan |
| During World War III(Cold War/Asia/Communist China/"Stop 'Em At The |
| 38th Parallel" spinoffs) |
| Murder Was The Case: The Plot To Kill King Henry VIII(14th century) |
| No Pasaran! The Second Spanish-American War, 1940-1943(World War II/ |
| US-Spanish relations/Invasion) |
| On The Air: Orson Welles, William Randolph Hearst, And The Showdown |
| Over A Mercury Theatre Radio Play(1930s/Pop culture) |
| O Tempora, O Mores: The September Revolt 60 Years Later(Australia/ |
| "Red Dusk" spinoffs) |
| Pitiless Fate: The Dresden Mutiny, 1917(World War I/"A Chacun Son |
| Boche" series) |
| The Right Honourable Arnold Hiller, M.P.(Early 20th century/World War |
| II) |
| Seizing The Telegraph Office: Japan's 1916 April Revolution And Its |
| Consequences(Early 20th century/"Times That Try Men's Souls" series/ |
| Japan/Political uprisings) |
| Shaken, Not Stirred: How A British Secret Agent Became An American TV |
| Icon(1960s/Pop culture/007) |
| Something's Happened In The Motorcade: The Assassination Of Gamal |
| Abdel Nasser(Egypt/Political assassinations/1967 Arab-Israeli war) |
| Washington, Banzai!(Colonial America/American Revolution) |
| We Didn't Start The Fire: The Quebec Rebellion(1970s/Canada) |
| Water Under The Bridge: New Yorkers Remember The Jamaica Bay Hurricane |
| (1960s/New York City/Natural disasters/TIAH adaptations) |
| ONE-SHOTS |
| After Hours: The 1977 Los Angeles Blackout(US history/1970s/"Electric |
| Nightmares" series) |
| Born Under A Bad Sign(Future history/Genetic experiments) |
| Every Man A King: The Suarez Presidency Remembered(Future history/US |
| politics) |
| |
| REVIEWS & COMMENTARY |
| And The Oscar Could Have Gone To...: Alternate Best Picture Winners |
| At The Academy Awards(Commentary) |
| Sidewise, Side Foolish VII: The Best and Worst AH Websites(Commentary) |
| |
| Story concepts in development: |
| SERIES |
| All-Points Bulletin(Late 1970s/British history/Crime) |
| And A Time To Every Purpose Unto Heaven: A Look Back At The Missions |
| of the Space Shuttle Nautilus(1980s/US space program) |
| An Ax To Grind: How Paul Bunyan Saved Los Angeles From Godzilla |
| (Fiction/American folk heroes/Movie monsters) |
| Apples & Oranges: The Great Lunar Hydroponics Fruit Fiasco(Future |
| history/Humor/Lunar colonization) |
| Ashes To Ashes: The Berkshires Forest Fire(Future history/New England/ |
| Environmental disasters) |
| Basket Case: The Last Days Of The IBL(US pro sports/Basketball/1960s/ |
| "Full Court Press" series) |
| Bones of Contention: The Shakespeare's Tomb Robbery(Crime) |
| Brotherly Love: The Ramblers' Legacy(Pro football/Philadelphia/AFL) |
| Cleveland Rocks: The 1994 World Series(1990s/US sports/Baseball) |
| Cold Case: Foul Ball(Fan fiction/Sports/"Batter Up") |
| Day Rate(Future history/Hotels/Space tourism/Humor) |
| Dead In The Water: The Mary Celeste Mutiny(19th century/Maritime |
| history/Atlantic Ocean) |
| Death Blow: The Mysterious Killing of Napoleon Bonaparte(19th century/ |
| French history/"Black Widow" series) |
| Desert Bloom: The Mars Water Synthesis Project(Future history) |
| Detroit Rock City: The 2005 Stanley Cup Finals(US sports/NHL) |
| Extreme Prejudice: The Assassination Of Ion Antonescu(Romania/1930s/ |
| Fascism) |
| Fair is Foul: The 1893 World's Fair Robbery(US history/19th century/ |
| Crime/1893 Chicago World's Fair) |
| Fire In The Hole: The Chinese Occupation of Vietnam, 2047(Future |
| history) |
| First Base(US sports/1990s/Baseball/Pittsburgh Pirates) |
| For King And Country: The Battle For Dover(19th century/Napoleonic |
| wars/Great Britain) |
| Frozen Liabilities: The Jacksonville Jaguars' First Tumultuous Decade |
| (U.S. sports/NHL/"Year Of The Cat" series spinoffs) |
| Gaping Wounds: The US-Soviet Faceoff Over Afghanistan, 1978-79(Cold |
| War) |
| Great Balls Of Fire(ASB/1950s/Rock & roll/Dragons) |
| Gross Anatomy: Roger Corman's "Re-Animator"(Pop culture/Horror films) |
| Half Life: The Seabrook Explosion(Future history/Nuclear disasters) |
| Heavy Metal: The Cybersuit Revolution(Future history/Technology) |
| Hidden Agendas: Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, And The Coup Plot |
| That Started A Civil War(Cold War/USSR/Nuclear Weapons/Civil wars) |
| Indian Summer: The 2052 World Cup(Future history/Soccer/India) |
| Istanbul, Not Constantinople(Russian-Turkish relations/Cold War) |
| It's A Dirty Job, But Somebody's Got To Do It: A Day In The Life Of |
| An Asteroid Miner(Future history/Space colonization/Mining operations/ |
| Asteroids) |
| Just Cause: The 1993 Bernie Madoff Trial(US history/Wall Street/High- |
| profile crimes) |
| King's X: The Pornography Scandal That Nearly Toppled The Windsors Off |
| The British Throne(Great Britain/Tabloids/Monarchy/Personal scandals) |
| Open Sights: Napoleon's Siege Of St. Petersburg(19th century/Napoleonic |
| wars/Russia) |
| Over & Out(Future history/Television networks/Great Britain) |
| Off To The Races: The Day California Chrome Made History(Triple Crown/ |
| Sports/Horse racing/Recent events) |
| Our Sergeant Major(19th century/British history/Napoleonic wars) |
| Pride Goeth Before A Fall: How Richard M. Nixon Lost the 1968 |
| Presidential Race(1960s/US politics) |
| Quick & Dirty: The CIA's Secret Plan To Assassinate Vo Nguyen Giap |
| (Vietnam War/US government/"Black ops" missions) |
| Rage For The Machine: The Rise And Fall Of Prospero Cyber-Implants |
| Incorporated(Future history/Nanotechnology/Corporate scandals) |
| Reprisal: The Assassination Of Muammar Khadafy(Middle East/Libya/ |
| Civil unrest) |
| Takedown: How Tommy Rich Changed The Face Of Wrestling(1980s/Sports/ |
| Pop culture) |
| Up Tempo: Jim Morrison's Second Act(1970s/Psychiatry/Rock & roll icons/ |
| Pop culture) |
| |
| ONE-SHOTS |
| Above The Fold: A Day In The Life Of The New York World-Tribune(U.S. |
| media/Newspaper mergers/New York City) |
| The Auburn Hills Riots(US history/NBA/Civil unrest/Detroit Pistons) |
| Burn Unit: The Secret Nazi Arson Squad Who Tried To Burn Down Brooklyn |
| (World War II/New York City/Terrorism) |
| Chilly Reception: The Whitford Cryogenics Scandal(Future history) |
| Collector's Item(Korean War) |
| Dateline Pyongyang: The Collapse Of North Korea(Future history/Korea) |
| Don't Believe The Hype: The 2016 Rio Olympics(Future history/Humor) |
| Each According To His Needs: An American Pilot Remembers The Berlin |
| Airlift(Cold War/"Sic Semper Tyrannis Germaniae" series/"Enemies at |
| the Gate" spinoffs/Berlin) |
| For Those In Peril: The Sinking of the USS Nimitz(Maritime disasters/ |
| Persian Gulf War) |
| Fourth Down: The Overtime That Made Super Bowl History(U.S. sports/ |
| Super Bowl 36) |
| Growing Trouble: The U.S.-Mexican Border War Of 2030(Future history/ |
| U.S.-Mexican relations/Marijuana/Drug-related crimes) |
| I Have Here In My Hand...:The Plot To Assassinate Joseph McCarthy |
| (U.S. politicians/Cold War/Anti-Communists) |
| Is It Cold In Here Or Is It Just Me?(Future history/Ice ages/Climate |
| change) |
| Kaiser Napoleon: The Battle Of Aspern-Essling(Napoleonic Wars) |
| The Last Will Be First: The Detroit Lions' Road To Super Bowl 49(U.S. |
| sports/NFL/Detroit/Future history) |
| Let Us Go Forward Together: The 1721 Halliwell Polar Expedition(18th |
| century/Arctic exploration/British navy) |
| Mad Dogs and Englishmen(Fiction/Journalists/"House Divided" series) |
| A Man's Reach: The Apollo 18 Lunar Mission(US history/Apollo program/ |
| Space exploration) |
| Milestones: Retired, Geoff Hurst, Cricketer(British sports) |
| My Generation: The Syrian Spring Of 2000 And Its Results("Imshallah" |
| series/Political uprisings) |
| No Joy There: The Voshkod Tragedy(Russian history/Space exploration) |
| On The Bubble(Fiction/Future history/Undersea colonies) |
| Public Domain: The Yankee Stadium Sit-in(1960s/New York City/Sports |
| arenas/Counterculture/Humor) |
| Something Is Rotten In Denmark: The Copenhagen Suicide Bombing And |
| Its Consequences(War On Terrorism/Scandanavia/Mohammed cartoons) |
| Specs, Lies, And Videotape: The XF-37 Tactical Fighter Project And |
| The Aftereffects Of Its Failure(Future History/Weapons development) |
| Thy Will Be Done: The Legacy of Pope Paul VII(Future history/Religion) |
| Victory Or Death: The 47th New Hampshire Infantry(19th century/Military |
| history/African-American history/"House Divided" series) |
| What A Wonderful World: The Mars Polar Expedition Twenty Years Later |
| (Future history/Space exploration/Mars) |
| |
| REVIEWS & COMMENTARY |
| Barbarians At The (Golden)Gate: Robert Conroy's Rising Sun(Reviews) |
| Love Amid The (Radioactive)Ruins: Brendan DuBois' Resurrection Day |
| (Reviews) |
| Not Another Operation Sealion Article!(Commentary/Operation Sealion) |
| Sidewise, Side Foolish VIII: The Best and Worst Recent AH Literature |
| (Commentary) |
| Tried And True: Courtroom Scenes In AH Literature(Review/Commentary/ |
| Crime fiction)(Scrapped) |
| Why Didn't I Think Of That?: 20 Great AH Stories I Wish Had Been Mine |
