L'Italia Da Sola -- A non-Axis Italian '36 SF AAR
INTRODUCTION
This AAR tells the alternate history story of an Italia that refuses to be Hitler's poodle. Mussolini, instead of a bombastic blowhard, is a shrewd statesman guiding his nation through dangerous times. His objective is to aggrandize his nation for future generations, not to feed his personal sense of megalomania.
It starts in 1936 and was played in Vanilla Semper Fi HoI3 v2.04d with no modifications. Italy will try to conquer an empire without relying on the scraps left over by Germany. However, Italy will try to avoid getting entangled in wars it cannot win on its own. Thus, it will avoid becoming an Axis member.
Chapter One: This Changes Everything (1/1/36 - 1/24/36)
Chapter Two: The Abyssinians (1/25/36 - 5/26/36)
Chapter Three: Redesigning the Regio Esercito & A Visit From Hitler (1/1/36 - 6/27/37)
Chapter Four: The Abyssinians, Part II (5/27/36 - 8/11/37)
Chapter Five: The Illyrians (7/1/37 - 11/5/37)
Chapter Six: The Democracies (11/5/37 - 2/28/38)
Chapter Seven: The Illyrians Part II (3/1/38 - 3/23/38)
Chapter Eight: Return to Vlore (7/18/38 - 7/22/38)
Chapter Nine: Vendetta For Tellini (7/20/38 - 8/24/38)
Chapter Ten: Benevolent Powers (8/24/38 - 9/11/38)
Chapter Eleven: Trains North (9/10/38 - 10/8/38)
Chapter Twelve: Veni Vidi Vici (10/9/38 - 11/10/38)
Chapter Thirteen: A New Roman Empire (11/11/38)
Chapter Fourteen: Dacia (11/30/38 - 12/15/38)
Chapter Fifteen: The Magyars (1/3/39 - 2/7/39)
Chapter Sixteen: A Letter From Stalin (2/10/39 - 2/11/39)
Chapter Seventeen: The Celtiberians And The Italo-Iberian War (2/23/39 - 5/17/39)
Chapter Eighteen: All In, The Italo-Iberian War, Part II (5/15/39 - 6/26/39)
Chapter Nineteen: The Italo-Iberian War, Part III (7/10/39 - 9/17/39)
Chapter Twenty: Uncharted Waters (9/17/39 - 1/5/1940)
Chapter Twenty One: Dealing With The Devil (1/6/40 - 1/9/40)
Chapter Twenty Two: Aryan Nations (1/10/40 - 1/15/40)
Chapter Twenty Three: Gaul and Germania (1/15/40- 1/1/41)
Chapter Twenty Four: Storm Clouds Gather (1941)
Chapter Twenty Five: The Thunder Clap (1/1/42 - 3/25/42)
Chapter Twenty Six: Lightning Strikes (3/24/42 - 3/30/42)
Chapter Twenty Seven: Germans In Albertville (3/30/42 - 4/8/42)
Chapter Twenty Eight: Carcassone (3/29/42 - 4/13/42)
Chapter Twenty Nine: Operation Knee To Groin (4/11/42 - 4/23/42)
Chapter Thirty: The Northern Marches (4/5/42 - 4/12/42)
Chapter Thirty One: Kraków (4/11/42 - 5/17/42)
Chapter Thirty Two: The Reckoning In Germany (4/16/42 - 5/17/42)
Chapter Thirty Three: How Did This Happen? (5/17/42 - 6/3/42)
Chapter Thirty Four: Alpini to Berlin (6/4/42 - 7/7/42)
Chapter Thirty Five: Finishing Off The Reich (7/8/42 - 9/1/42)
Chapter Thirty Six: Liberation Day (8/30/42 - 10/9/42)
Chapter Thirty Seven: Global Responsibilities (10/9/42 - 12/21/42)
Chapter Thirty Eight: Clash of the Empires: Italian East Indies (12/25/42 - 6/12/43)
Chapter Thirty Nine: The Scramble For Asia (6/12/43 - 7/30/43)
Chapter Forty: Legiones Redde! (8/6/43 - 9/14/43)
Chapter Forty One: ‘Nam (9/19/43 - 1/1/44)
Chapter Forty Two: Italian Korea (1/4/44 - 4/16/44)
Chapter Forty Three: Operation Marco Polo And Peace In Our Time (4/21/44 - 12/14/44)
This AAR has lots of really cool vintage photographs and screen captures so page loads can be slow but the pictures make the AAR more immersive.
UPDATE: Tragedy has struck. I posted all of the images on my MobileMe account with Apple. It was really easy and great, but then Apple announced they were discontinuing the service in June of 2012. So, I was trying to figure a way to move the images, and somehow I managed to brake everyone of my links. I am painstakingly transferring the images to Imageshack and editing each and every image link. It is a PITA and time consuming. I am trying to do a chapter a day. Sorry, if you stumble upon this AAR and some images are missing.
INTRODUCTION
This AAR tells the alternate history story of an Italia that refuses to be Hitler's poodle. Mussolini, instead of a bombastic blowhard, is a shrewd statesman guiding his nation through dangerous times. His objective is to aggrandize his nation for future generations, not to feed his personal sense of megalomania.
It starts in 1936 and was played in Vanilla Semper Fi HoI3 v2.04d with no modifications. Italy will try to conquer an empire without relying on the scraps left over by Germany. However, Italy will try to avoid getting entangled in wars it cannot win on its own. Thus, it will avoid becoming an Axis member.
Chapter One: This Changes Everything (1/1/36 - 1/24/36)
Chapter Two: The Abyssinians (1/25/36 - 5/26/36)
Chapter Three: Redesigning the Regio Esercito & A Visit From Hitler (1/1/36 - 6/27/37)
Chapter Four: The Abyssinians, Part II (5/27/36 - 8/11/37)
Chapter Five: The Illyrians (7/1/37 - 11/5/37)
Chapter Six: The Democracies (11/5/37 - 2/28/38)
Chapter Seven: The Illyrians Part II (3/1/38 - 3/23/38)
Chapter Eight: Return to Vlore (7/18/38 - 7/22/38)
Chapter Nine: Vendetta For Tellini (7/20/38 - 8/24/38)
Chapter Ten: Benevolent Powers (8/24/38 - 9/11/38)
Chapter Eleven: Trains North (9/10/38 - 10/8/38)
Chapter Twelve: Veni Vidi Vici (10/9/38 - 11/10/38)
Chapter Thirteen: A New Roman Empire (11/11/38)
Chapter Fourteen: Dacia (11/30/38 - 12/15/38)
Chapter Fifteen: The Magyars (1/3/39 - 2/7/39)
Chapter Sixteen: A Letter From Stalin (2/10/39 - 2/11/39)
Chapter Seventeen: The Celtiberians And The Italo-Iberian War (2/23/39 - 5/17/39)
Chapter Eighteen: All In, The Italo-Iberian War, Part II (5/15/39 - 6/26/39)
Chapter Nineteen: The Italo-Iberian War, Part III (7/10/39 - 9/17/39)
Chapter Twenty: Uncharted Waters (9/17/39 - 1/5/1940)
Chapter Twenty One: Dealing With The Devil (1/6/40 - 1/9/40)
Chapter Twenty Two: Aryan Nations (1/10/40 - 1/15/40)
Chapter Twenty Three: Gaul and Germania (1/15/40- 1/1/41)
Chapter Twenty Four: Storm Clouds Gather (1941)
Chapter Twenty Five: The Thunder Clap (1/1/42 - 3/25/42)
Chapter Twenty Six: Lightning Strikes (3/24/42 - 3/30/42)
Chapter Twenty Seven: Germans In Albertville (3/30/42 - 4/8/42)
Chapter Twenty Eight: Carcassone (3/29/42 - 4/13/42)
Chapter Twenty Nine: Operation Knee To Groin (4/11/42 - 4/23/42)
Chapter Thirty: The Northern Marches (4/5/42 - 4/12/42)
Chapter Thirty One: Kraków (4/11/42 - 5/17/42)
Chapter Thirty Two: The Reckoning In Germany (4/16/42 - 5/17/42)
Chapter Thirty Three: How Did This Happen? (5/17/42 - 6/3/42)
Chapter Thirty Four: Alpini to Berlin (6/4/42 - 7/7/42)
Chapter Thirty Five: Finishing Off The Reich (7/8/42 - 9/1/42)
Chapter Thirty Six: Liberation Day (8/30/42 - 10/9/42)
Chapter Thirty Seven: Global Responsibilities (10/9/42 - 12/21/42)
Chapter Thirty Eight: Clash of the Empires: Italian East Indies (12/25/42 - 6/12/43)
Chapter Thirty Nine: The Scramble For Asia (6/12/43 - 7/30/43)
Chapter Forty: Legiones Redde! (8/6/43 - 9/14/43)
Chapter Forty One: ‘Nam (9/19/43 - 1/1/44)
Chapter Forty Two: Italian Korea (1/4/44 - 4/16/44)
Chapter Forty Three: Operation Marco Polo And Peace In Our Time (4/21/44 - 12/14/44)
This AAR has lots of really cool vintage photographs and screen captures so page loads can be slow but the pictures make the AAR more immersive.
UPDATE: Tragedy has struck. I posted all of the images on my MobileMe account with Apple. It was really easy and great, but then Apple announced they were discontinuing the service in June of 2012. So, I was trying to figure a way to move the images, and somehow I managed to brake everyone of my links. I am painstakingly transferring the images to Imageshack and editing each and every image link. It is a PITA and time consuming. I am trying to do a chapter a day. Sorry, if you stumble upon this AAR and some images are missing.
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