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You mean the bombing campaign that occurred on isolated areas after the Taliban were driven from most of the country? So schools, markets, bridges, civil buildings etc are military targets? I will agree that the US is notoriously feckless with firepower but most of the civilian deaths...

I fully agree that the US made a real mess of their operartions, I think because they were never really thinking beyond the initial 'victory' and ignoring the hard work of putting a decent system in place. However they won so quickly and easily in large part because the Taliban were destested...

The difference is that with Germany and Japan there are distinct civilian populations who can ultimately side with the occupiers to stop the bloodbath and the bulk of the guerillas also identify with those people. Whereas groups like the Taliban are largely disconnected with the people they...

Well that worked fine for Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Similarly later the USSR with its commitment to military force above everything else losing out to the west.

Evidence or just your opinion? Idiots are warriors, who live to fight. Intelligent people are fighters, who fight to live.

You mean where it says ? then later details the fighting between France and China over the island in the 1880's? I agree that with European restraints removed Japan can probably invade the island again and hold it against China given the dire start that the Qing were in by that time but...

Actually the PoD is 1878 and Japan didn't get control of Taiwan until their victory over China in 1894-95. The Chinese were actually very reluctant to give it up as compared to other territories as they pointed out there had been no conflict there. See Treaty_of_Shimonoseki.

Good point. We tend to overlook the WTF impact from something like this.

raharris1973 With Darwinia - which is set in 1912 the US isn't initially that aggressive but about 10-20 years into the TL - a while since I read the book, it was from a library - suddenly for no clear reason attacks and occupies the settlements that various expat communities have...

I think your being way too pessimistic here. Its going to take decades to really establish sizeable settlements and yes centuries to repopulate the entire affected area but baring serious problems or interference from outside hostile forces you should, especially for Britain and France - with...

You raise some good points but I think there will definitely be attempts at resettlement for emotional reasons if nothing else. Plus they will have access to a lot of technology that early human inhabitants didn't have. Not to mention there's a lot more resources available. At the same time...

Have you by any chance read a story called Darwinia, which has a similar theme, although with some different circumstances and things aren't quite what they seem? Leaving that aside one issue is does the effect include Malta or ships at sea? If not then a good bit of the British fleet and...