Hurra! (and the etymological root is Vur ha!)Don't know the Turk translation but Huzzah! should do.
Good points and suggestions. I go ahead and suggest Kumistan and Çöl (Land of sand / Sandia and the Desert) as well
I meant nothing like Tigris and Euphrates, of course they do have some stuff
Yes, I will have to wait until the next war if I want them. Not that they would grant me any main victory criteria (a few VPs and resources, otherwise it is map painting).
Map painting is a great reason to start a war, look at Louis XIV's various wars to make France into a Pentagon... they really did get pretty close, and the shape is still visible on the map till this day... When you already have everything, why not make your country into a nice shape? What could possibly go wrong?
Completely unrelated fun fact: One of the first things Atatürk did after declaring a republic, after switching to latin alphabet and simplifying the language, was himself translating a geometry book for the primary school curriculum. Many terms we use today (Turkish for angle, triangle, radius etc etc) are those terms he created back then.
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Welcome Hustaryin! I am glad to have you aboard.
And I really appreciate you starting an account just for saying hello! That kind of thoughtful gesture really makes it easier to keep writing - indeed a pleasure to do so.
BY LOKI'S SMELLY SCROTUM I cannot wait to read itWelcome Hustaryin! I am glad to have you aboard.
Have you caught up with the earlier story before the fall of France? If not and reading the whole work up to then is a bit too much, I recommend you look at the two summaries of the first 76 chapters (you can find them in the index on the intro page). Each is just a long chapter in length, designed for just that purpose.
To you and all my Dear Readers: the next week has been played and is in the process of being edited and written up. And oh boy, it is one of the most hectic since I started in January 1936! My challenge is to render it all into a digestible piece without missing any key action - but it should be fine. If it gets too much, I’ll break the end of month summary and naval report into a separate annex.
So how has the Glorious Union fared? No hints or spoilers: I will leave you in suspense.
BY LOKI'S SMELLY SCROTUM I cannot wait to read it
I’m sure it would be, but am in no hurry to confirm it! This week will surely test Inonu and the Turkish Army like never before.But I’ve slowed down a little on this one because I’ve now added a third AAR again!
Ah well, stern chases and all that. Hope all is well on the Pippette front. Although it’s not the front you have to worry about.
Yes I have went back and read the story from the very beginning. Though ,admittedly, I went back to the beginning after the fall of France originally to search for the taint of mods used to forward their agenda. I have followed other AAR's and found them wanting. So imagine my pleasant surprise when I begin reading that find no signs of corruption!Welcome Hustaryin! I am glad to have you aboard.
Have you caught up with the earlier story before the fall of France? If not and reading the whole work up to then is a bit too much, I recommend you look at the two summaries of the first 76 chapters (you can find them in the index on the intro page). Each is just a long chapter in length, designed for just that purpose.
Wonderful - that’s a lot of dedication to read from the beginning. Yes, no mods, and only the barest absolute minimum of tinkering. And so far, not a single ‘scum save’: this is being played on as close as I can make it to Ironman mode. So if a plan goes wrong or I forget to move a unit, etc, then that’s one for the AI. I enjoy it more that way, even though it would make no difference to the reader/narrative (other than making the game easier).
It was all in the name of keeping each out of Fascist hands, of course. They welcomed our prompt and benevolent action. And the Allies cooperated with the Soviets in the take-down of Persia/Iran in ‘42 anyway, so an OTL parallel there.
Very true. Greece was the “Well, we don’t like that but will let you off with a warning this time. Don’t do it again without checking with us first.” Our excuse there was historical enmity and revenge for them trying to do it to us in the 1920s. After all, it’s never hard to whip up a quarrel between the two: one should hardly be surprised when it happens!
Quite so. When you see what their panzers alone did to France and how they’re pushing back a well-prepared Soviet Union now, then one is right to be wary about them. All along, my protective plan (after the unfortunate fall of France, which I had thought I would prevent) and hope is that the Soviets will continue to occupy most of their attention. But there is no guarantee.
