WI: Northern "Bagration", 1944
Going into the Summer of 1944, it appeared quit evident to OKH (And by extension, Hitler) that the main Soviet thrust for the year would emanate from the Ukraine. This was understandable as it was based on available strategic intelligence as well as reasoning of simple facts. The terrain of Ukraine was far superior for sweeping offensives in contrast to the marshes and forests of Byelorussia, while past Soviet attacks in the area had failed to achieve major results (Notably Operation Mars and the heavy losses at Smolensk in 1943). More importantly, German intelligence was reasonably sure all six Soviet tank armies (They did not know where the three armies used for the Crimea operation went) were present in Ukraine along with six of the eig…
Vice President Bill Frist
According to Decision Points, Dick Cheney had a heart attack in 2005 that nearly lead to him being replaced as VP by Bill Frist. With that said, let's say the heart attack occurs a year earlier and is serious enough to force Cheney to resign. As a result, Bill Frist is selected to be Bush's Vice President and thus his running mate for the November election as well.
Now then, here are some loaded questions I have for this what if:
1) How would the replacement of Cheney by Frist affect the 2004 election? Would the Bush campaign do better (A .4% shift in their favor would bring Wisconsin to the GOP side), or could the Kerry/Edwards campaign pull off a victory?
2) Presuming he wins reelection, how would Bush’s second term play out for him? Would…
I am sick of the Admins at AH,com!
The title says it all. I curse that infernal copy cat of this site, and I am not forever a proud Alt Hist Wikier!