An In-Depth History and Analysis of the Third World War
We are down to the final four novels. The first matchup will be presented today and the second tomorrow. Tuesday brings the championship battle and then we’ll jump back into the war. Red Storm Rising (Red Region Champ) vs Third World War (White Region Champ) RSR vs Third World War is a classic student vs …
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March Madness: World War III Novel Tournament: Elite Eight And then there were eight. Safe to say we’ve thoroughly separated the wheat from the chaff at this point. The remaining novels here represent the top tier of World War III fiction. These are the novels that many of us have established strong emotional ties to. …
March Madness: World War III Novel Tournament: Sweet Sixteen We’re getting into the heart of the tournament now. Half the field has been eliminated and the remaining titles are the cream of the crop, so to speak. The contests will become more heated as we advance deeper into the tourney. The chances of a major …
March Madness: World War III Novel Tournament Round 1 Results Part II Blue Region There are a few underappreciated gems in this region’s pairings, and the book I selected for the #1 seed has caused some controversy among a select group of readers. 😊 #1 Alas Babylon vs #8 WWIII Winner: Alas Babylon There isn’t …
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Evening, everyone. I wanted to take a few minutes and bring all of you up to speed on the plan for WWIII: 1987 over the next week and a half. Also, I’d like to discuss the novel since some of you have been asking about it lately on Twitter and even through email. First thing …
Wünsdorf, German Democratic Republic 11 July, 1987 Colonel Aralov entered the operations room. Immediately, he became aware of the differences between himself, and the other officers there. His uniform was dirty and ripped. A thin smudge of black remained on his left cheek, either grease from a vehicle or soil from the ground. He did …
USS. Scott 12 July, 1987 “All ahead two-thirds,” Hanily ordered. Smoke continued to linger in the southern sky off the starboard bow, even though source of the smoke had already slipped beneath the waves and was now sliding towards the bottom of the Atlantic. “Ahead two-thirds, aye,” the OOD responded crisply. In under thirty seconds, …
From Chapter 16 Stendal, German Democratic Republic 9 July, 1987 The MTLB halted two hundred meters away from what had been 3rd Shock Army’s underground headquarters complex. Now it was nothing more than a collapsed, smoking hole in the ground. It was impossible for the tracked vehicle to get farther. Debris, some of it still …
Well, here we are approaching the final stretch of 2020. One more lap and we can bring an end to this train wreck of a year. Pandemic aside, December means Christmas and the Holiday Season. I appreciate this time of the year more with every passing year. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older (43 years …
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Afternoon, everyone! I hope this post finds you well on this October Thursday. Saturday* I’ll be posting the first installment of the Baltic Approaches D+14 but before I do that I’d like to ask you, the readers, for a little feedback on an idea I’ve been kicking around this week. For a while now, many …
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Third World War 1987 