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Author Biography: Chris Oakley Please also see the Dynamic Web Page
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 Alternate History dot Com message board Althistory.com message board Alternia message board althistory.wikicities.com todayinah.co.uk - For a full list of my TIAH submissions, visit here!
Completed CTT articles: SERIES--
All Along The Watchtower: A Memoir Of The 1970 Salvadoran Revolution (1960s and 70s/Latin America) And The Lion Shall Lie Down With The Lamb: The Taiwan Straits War Averted (Future-blind what if) Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You: The Third Russian Revolution (Future history/Political crisis/Russian history)Bear’s Teeth, Dragon’s Claws (Cold War/Sino-Soviet relations/“Venceremos!” series) Black Widow (French Revolution) Chosen Few: The Deutsche-Amerikaner Freikorps(World War I/US history) Do Unto Others: The 1982 South Atlantic Crisis (Cold War/Falkland Islands) Four Feet High & Rising (Future History) Gasping For Air: The 1995 Haiphong Respiratory Virus Global Pandemic (Post-Cold War era) Hail To The Chiefs (US sports/1960s/Super Bowl) 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) Sic Semper Tyrannis Germaniae (World War II) Sudden Death: The Murder of O.J. Simpson (1990s/US celebrities/Crime)
The Second Black Plague (1960s) Venceremos! The Florida Keys War (Cold War/War on Terrorism) Sudden Death: The Murder of O.J. Simpson(1990s/US celebrities/Crime) Sweet Home Chicago: The 2003 World Series (US sports) The Times That Try Men’s Souls: The 1903 Russo-Japanese War(Early 20th century) We Will Fight Them On The Beaches (War of 1812) Year Of The Cat: The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Road To The 1979 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Sports/NHL)
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From Allegheny To Flatbush To Hollywood: How the Pittsburgh Imperials Became The Los Angeles Dodgers (Sports) An American Life (US politics/US presidency/World War II) Australia 2048 (Fiction) Batter Up (19th Century) Bear-Hunting (Sports/Super Bowl 20) Blood On The Ice (Future History) 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) The Cienfuegos Meteor Crater: A Hard Earth Travelers’ Guide (Prehistoric times) Cold Discomfort (1990s/Natural disaster) Deep In The Heart Of Texas (1980s/Sports) Editorial: An Office In Tatters (1970s/Watergate) Enemies at the Gate: The 1947-48 Berlin Crisis (Cold War/”Sic Semper Tyrannis Germaniae” series) Epitaph For A Planet (Double-blind what if) Game Reviews: Battlefield Cuba (Cold War) Ghosts of Fremantle (Cold War/Australia/”Red Dusk” trilogy) Havana Or Bust: The Making Of “Venceremos!” (Documentary) 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 (Sports) Jambo Olympus! (Future History) Joy To The Worlds: Christmas On Mars (Future history/Space colonization/Holiday customs) Just A Few More Questions, Mr. Menzies (Double-blind what if/Australia/“Red Dusk” spinoffs) Mint Condition (Sports) 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, 1886-1963 (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) 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) Point of Impact (Future History/Natural disaster) Red Dusk (Cold War/Australia/“Red Dusk” trilogy) Scarface: The Rough & Tumble Life Of A Boxing Superstar (1920s/Sports) Sgt. Jacks & the Beanstalk (Fiction/Vietnam)
Untold Origins (19th Century) Vanishing Act: The Strange Case of HMS Bounty (18th century/ASB) 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 -- 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) To The Barricades: Eric Flint’s 1824 (Reviews)Erin Go Boom The making of It (Almost) Happened Here (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 10 Best and 10 Worst Characters 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) A House Divided: The Southern Rebellion, 1850-54 (19th century/US history) Aptitude Test (Fiction/Post-nuclear war) Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You: The Third Russian Revolution (Future history/Political crisis/Russian history) 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) Aux Etoiles! (1970s/Space Exploration) Biography: Oscar Benjamin Liddell(US history/Domestic terrorism/World Trade Center/Neo-Nazi movements) Bases Loaded: The History of the Los Angeles Kings (Sports) 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) Bugged: The Legend Of Marvin Drenk (Fiction/ASB/Humor) Call To Arms: The Ulster Rebellion, 1966-72 (Irish history) Chosen Few: The Deutsche-Amerikaner Freikorps (World War I/US history) Comrade Hitler (Early 20th century/World War II) Full-Court Press: The Story of the Houston Oilers (Sports) Hell On Earth: The 1893 Mexico City Earthquake (19th century/Natural disaster) If They Mean To Have A War: The SS Commando Raids on North America, 1940-41 (World War II/US history) Imshallah: The Capture of Tehran, 1983 (Iran-Iraq War) Kill or Be Killed: The 1969 Greco-Turkish War (Cold War/Southern Europe) Murder Was The Case: The Plot To Kill King Henry VIII (14th century) On The Air: Orson Welles, William Randolph Hearst, And The Showdown Over Mercury Theater’s ‘Citizen Kane’(1930s/Pop culture) O Tempora, O Mores: The September Revolt 60 Years Later (Australia/“Red Dusk” spinoffs) O Untimely Death: The Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, 1996-98(Asian history/Border conflicts/Nuclear proliferation) 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) Shaken, Not Stirred: How A British Secret Agent Became An American TV Icon (1960s/Pop culture) Shelter From The Storm (Fiction/ASB/Native Americans) Slipping The Surly Bonds of Earth (Aviation history) Stop ‘Em At The 38th Parallel: The Soviet Intervention In Korea (Cold War/Korean Peninsula) ‘Tis The East: The Assassination of Ghengis Khan (13th century/Asian history) Too Close To The Sun: The Court-Martial of General George B. McClellan (American Civil War) The Times That Try Men’s Souls: The 1903 Russo-Japanese War(Early 20th century) Too Close To The Sun: The Court-Martial of General George B. McClellan (American Civil War) Washington, Banzai! (American Revolution) We Didn’t Start The Fire: The Quebec Rebellion (1970s/Canada) You May Fire When Ready (1973 Arab-Israeli war) Zero Tolerance: The 1956 Montgomery Riots (US history/Civil rights movement)
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Born Under A Bad Sign (Future history/Genetic experiments) Every Man A King: The Suarez Presidency Remembered (Future History/US politics) CSI Miami: Forward Echelon(Fan fiction/Cold War/Venceremos! series)
REVIEWS & COMMENTARY --All Stop: Harry Turtledove’s “Must And Shall”(Reviews) And The Oscar Could Have Gone To...: Alternate Best Picture Winners At The Academy Awards (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) Away All Boats: The Magellan Voyage To Cape Cod, 1530 (16th century) Biography: Oscar Benjamin Liddell (US history/Domestic terrorism/World Trade Center/Neo-Nazi movements) Bones of Contention: The Shakespeare’s Tomb Robbery (Crime) Cleveland Rocks: The 1994 World Series (1990s/US sports) Cold Case: Foul Ball(Fan fiction/Sports/”Batter Up”) Crazy As A Loon: The Collapse Of The Canadian Dollar(Future history/Canada/Financial crises) Day Rate(Future history/Hotels/Space tourism/Humor) Dead In The Water: The Mary Celeste Mutiny (19th century) Death Blow: The Killing of Napoleon Bonaparte (19th century/ French history) Desert Bloom: The Mars Water Synthesis Project (Future history) Detroit Rock City: The 2005 Stanley Cup Finals (US sports) Electric Nightmares: The 1965 West Coast Blackout(US history/1960s Civil emergencies) Et Tu, Brute?: The Assassination of Benito Mussolini(1930s/Italy/Civil unrest) Evil To Him Who Evil Thinks: The 1974 London Uprising (British history) Family Business: The Story Of Frank and Jesse James(Prohibition/U.S. history/Organized crime) Fair is Foul: The 1893 World’s Fair Robbery (US history/19th century/Crime) Family Business: The Story Of Frank and Jesse James(Prohibition/U.S. history/Organized crime) 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 of Dover (19th century/Napoleonic wars) Frozen Liabilities: The Jacksonville Jaguars’ First Tumultuous Decade (U.S. sports/NHL/”Year Of The Cat” series) Gaping Wounds: The US-Soviet Faceoff Over Afghanistan, 1978-79 (Cold War) Gilded Cage: The Trial of John Dillinger(1930s/US history/Crime) Great Balls Of Fire(ASB/1950s/Rock & roll/Dragons) How Dry I Am: The Great Canadian Drought of 2037(Natural disasters/Canada/Future history) Heavy Metal: The Cybersuit Revolution (Future history) If They Don’t Win It’s A Shame: The Atlantics’ Final Season In Philadelphia (1960s/US sports) Indian Summer: The 2032 World Cup (Future history/Soccer) Is Moscow Burning?(World War II/V-weapons/Operation Barbarossa) Istanbul, Not Constantiople(Russian-Turkish relations/Cold War)
It’s
A Dirty Job, But Somebody’s Got To Do It: A Day In The Life Of Just Cause: The 1993 Bernie Madoff Trial(US history/Wall Street/High-profile crimes) Madding Crowd: The Egyptian Civil War(Hosni Mubarak/Middle East/Insurrections)
Mao’s
Sealion: The Abortive Chinese Communist Plan To Invade
No Pasaran! The Second Spanish-American War, 1939-1943 (World War II) Open Sights: Napoleon’s Siege Of St. Petersburg(19th century/Napoleonic wars) Over & Out(Future history/Television networks/Great Britain) Our Sergeant Major(19th century/British history/Napoleonic wars) Power Outage: The Collapse of the Cameron Government, 2015(Future history/British politics) Pride Goeth Before A Fall: How Richard Nixon Lost the 1968 Presidential Race (1960s/US politics) Presidential Race(1960s/US politics) Quick & Dirty: The CIA And The Plot To Assassinate Vo Nguyen Giap (Vietnam War/US government/”Black ops” missions) Quiet Desperation: The New Zealand Floods of 2053 (Future history/Natural disaster) Rage For The Machine: The Rise And Fall Of Prospero Cyber-Implants Incorporated(Future history/Nanotechnology/Corporate scandals) 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) Something’s Happened In The Motorcade: The Assassination Of GamalAbdel Nasser(Egypt/Political assassinations/1967 Arab-Israeli war) Takedown: How Tommy Rich Changed The Face Of Wrestling(1980s/Sports/ Pop culture) The Torch Has Been Passed: The 2034 Boston Winter Olympics(Future history/Olympic Games/Boston) Uptempo: Jim Morrison’s Second Act(1970s/Psychiatry/Rock & roll icons/ Pop culture) ‘Tis The East: The Assassination of Ghengis Khan(13th century/Asian history)
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After Hours: The 1977 Los Angeles Blackout(US history/1970s) An Appreciation: James Dean (Pop culture/Movies) The Auburn Hills Riot(US history/NBA/Civil unrest) The Argus Mark VI Holographic Projection Unit Owner’s Manual (Future history/Pop culture) Chilly Reception: The Whitford Cryogenics Scandal (Future history) Collector’s Item (Korean War) Der Kessel: The French Invasion of Germany, 1870 (19th century) Don’t Believe The Hype: The 2012 London Olympics(Future history/Humor) Drinking Problem: The Communist Plot To Poison West Berlin’s Water Supplies (Cold War/Germany) Dying To Get In: How A Rejected College Application Led To The Worst Bombing In Boston’s History(Future history/Boston/Domestic terorism) Each According To His Needs: An American Pilot Remembers The Berlin Airlift(Cold War/”Sic Semper Tyrannis Germaniae” series/”Enemies atthe Gate”) Fire And Rain: The Eruption Of Mount Rainer(Future history/Natural the Gate”) Full Fathom Five: The Career of the USS Thresher (Naval history) Fourth Down: The Overtime That Made NFL History(U.S. sports/Super Bowl 36) Gone To Texas: The 2019 Houston Energy Summit(Future history/Energy resources/Diplomacy) High School, Not So Musical (Future history/Fiction/US schools/School shootings) 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) Let Us Go Forward Together: The 1721 Halliwell Polar Expedition (18th century/Arctic exploration) The Last Will Be First: The Detroit Lions’ Road To Super Bowl 43 (U.S. sports/NFL/Detroit) Live From Tel Aviv: The Birth of Israeli Television, 1954-67(Mid-20th century/Israel/Mass media) Mad Dogs and Englishmen(Fiction/”House Divided” series) A Man’s Reach: The Apollo 18 Lunar Mission (US history/Space exploration) Milestones: Retired, Geoff Hurst, Cricketer (British sports) My Generation: The Syrian Spring Of 2000(“Imshallah” series/Political uprisings)
On The Bubble(Fiction/Future history/Undersea colonies)
Public
Domain: The Yankee Stadium Sit-in(1960s/New York City/Sports
arenas/Counterculture/Humor) Those In Peril: The Sinking of the USS Nimitz (Maritime disasters) 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) What A Wonderful World: The Mars Polar Expedition Twenty Years Later (Future history/Space exploration)
REVIEWS & COMMENTARY--
Love Amid The (Radioactive)Ruins: Brendan DuBois’ Resurrection Day (Reviews) Sidewise, Side Foolish VII: The Best and Worst AH Websites(Commentary) Sidewise, Side Foolish VIII: The Best and Worst Critical Essays on AH (Commentary) Stranger Than Fiction: How the BP Oil Disaster Will Change The Game For AH Writers(Commentary) Why Didn’t I Think Of That?: 20 Great AH Stories I Wish Had Been Mine (Commentary)
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