Hitler is too stubborn to feel defeat, but I see that he's doomed.
I also feel a future US-CSA war... dunno why...
I also feel a future US-CSA war... dunno why...
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Yeah, I have to agree with Kurt. If the USA has the potential to drive in the final nail, then that means Hitler must already be in the coffin... 
(Negrin, certainly, is finished.)
A lot of potential for story lines once that happens, and plenty of gameplay time left too. Will it be CSA vs. USA, or CSA vs. the Commies, or CSA vs. Commie USA...? I look forward to seeing where you take it.
I see a British landing near Marseille. What's going on there? Any headway against Italy? Hopefully its relieving some pressure from the Balkan front.
(Negrin, certainly, is finished.)A lot of potential for story lines once that happens, and plenty of gameplay time left too. Will it be CSA vs. USA, or CSA vs. the Commies, or CSA vs. Commie USA...? I look forward to seeing where you take it.
I see a British landing near Marseille. What's going on there? Any headway against Italy? Hopefully its relieving some pressure from the Balkan front.
Like always the US comes late to the party just so they can claim to be the life of the party
Kurt_Steiner said:
We can only hope
Brian Roastbeef said:Yeah, I have to agree with Kurt. If the USA has the potential to drive in the final nail, then that means Hitler must already be in the coffin...
A lot of potential for story lines once that happens, and plenty of gameplay time left too. Will it be CSA vs. USA, or CSA vs. the Commies, or CSA vs. Commie USA...? I look forward to seeing where you take it.
I see a British landing near Marseille. What's going on there? Any headway against Italy? Hopefully its relieving some pressure from the Balkan front.
I've thought about that too, and half would love to see the United States give in to some sort of inner turmoil and a revolution take over. They have a communist past, if only for a year, it could re-emerge I suppose. Sure would be pretty interesting if the 'cold war' gets hot
War with the U.S.A. would be interesting either way kingmbutu said:
Bunch a lazy colonists huh lol. They ain't doing much, save for bombing and killing what little German navy escapes the Brits and mine blockade of Europe.
Great AAR!
I have just caught up, and I must say, this is the best AAR I have ever read hands down! I was a little worried last night. I got sucked into this AAR and forgot I had a huge test on the play Julius Casear. I only read half the play, so I was gonna post that this AAR was so good, I flunked a test for it. But thank god for sparknotes I think I got an A.
I really love all the detail you are putting into these, but I have a few suggestions just to improve it. I am not flaming you, I just noticed two things that sorta confused me.
First, what is happening inside the CSA? Years have went, and the political story has taken a second seat to the war, which is understandable, but I wish I could get a little more info on that. The political story is what sucked me in.
And secondly, can you please try to squeeze in the dates somewhere. I am guessing it is somewhere in 1942...but I am not sure. I am guessing this because the last date I remember reading was in 1941, but then you stated the Germans made a spectacular winter offensive. So maybe put in a date here and there please.
I really hate pointing out those, because I don't wanna sound like I want to tell you how to do things...I mean I never even started an AAR, plus I think this AAR is almost perfect!
Now to the story itself...in a future update, could I please get a little bit of info about the army's size and where it is currently located. Approx how many divisions are in the homeland, the CPA lands, and Europe. Also what kinds of divisions are you using mostly? I'm guessing motorized infantry and armored divisions in Europe, and basic infantry in the homeland.
Also what is the future plans for the CSA militarily speaking...is the Navy going to get their essential improvement? I am also wondering about Canada. Are they in the war? And politically, who do they generally side with...CSA or USA?
I really like the invasion in Spain and soon to be the German territories. The Balkan wars aren't looking promising. I think Romania and the UK can still pull through though. As long as Germany has the USSR on their backs, the war should be getting easier. It is just a matter of time. It would suck to be Germany right now with a three front war.
I saw how there may be a future war with the US, USSR, or a Commie US. Well I think it would make for a great storyline where something happens to Earl and the CSA actually becomes an all out Fascist country. Maybe turn their back on the UK, or screw them altogether. So it would be cool to see a CSA vs Allies vs Commie vs US war.
Well, great AAR! I will be following from now on...Bookmarked!
I have just caught up, and I must say, this is the best AAR I have ever read hands down! I was a little worried last night. I got sucked into this AAR and forgot I had a huge test on the play Julius Casear. I only read half the play, so I was gonna post that this AAR was so good, I flunked a test for it. But thank god for sparknotes I think I got an A.
I really love all the detail you are putting into these, but I have a few suggestions just to improve it. I am not flaming you, I just noticed two things that sorta confused me.
First, what is happening inside the CSA? Years have went, and the political story has taken a second seat to the war, which is understandable, but I wish I could get a little more info on that. The political story is what sucked me in.
And secondly, can you please try to squeeze in the dates somewhere. I am guessing it is somewhere in 1942...but I am not sure. I am guessing this because the last date I remember reading was in 1941, but then you stated the Germans made a spectacular winter offensive. So maybe put in a date here and there please.
I really hate pointing out those, because I don't wanna sound like I want to tell you how to do things...I mean I never even started an AAR, plus I think this AAR is almost perfect!
Now to the story itself...in a future update, could I please get a little bit of info about the army's size and where it is currently located. Approx how many divisions are in the homeland, the CPA lands, and Europe. Also what kinds of divisions are you using mostly? I'm guessing motorized infantry and armored divisions in Europe, and basic infantry in the homeland.
Also what is the future plans for the CSA militarily speaking...is the Navy going to get their essential improvement? I am also wondering about Canada. Are they in the war? And politically, who do they generally side with...CSA or USA?
I really like the invasion in Spain and soon to be the German territories. The Balkan wars aren't looking promising. I think Romania and the UK can still pull through though. As long as Germany has the USSR on their backs, the war should be getting easier. It is just a matter of time. It would suck to be Germany right now with a three front war.
I saw how there may be a future war with the US, USSR, or a Commie US. Well I think it would make for a great storyline where something happens to Earl and the CSA actually becomes an all out Fascist country. Maybe turn their back on the UK, or screw them altogether. So it would be cool to see a CSA vs Allies vs Commie vs US war.
Well, great AAR! I will be following from now on...Bookmarked!
finally a realistic CSA AAR, no CSA conquers North America, no CSA fights againsts fascist USA (or vice versa) !
a great, well written CSA AAR that seems real for once!
asd
a great, well written CSA AAR that seems real for once!
asd
gamer15436 said:
First off: Welcome to Dixieland
Glad your enjoying it so much, you kind words really make me proud of this piece, thank you. Also, thanks for the suggestions, anything to make the AAR better is worth looking into. I myself, want people to suggest things, or make little comments about mistakes or things that they want to see in it maby, after all, this isn't just for me, its for all of my readers as well. Inside the CSA: True, the war has somewhat smoothed over political upheaval for now, as the nation is mobilized towards putting an end to German aggression once and for all. For now, all's generally good in the CSA, which, I think I'll elaborate on my next update, before I continue with the War.
Dates and Army sizes: I've noticed myself that I've neglected exact dates, mostly because, the campaign's dom't have many major decisive battles really worth mentioning. Despite that, I'm resolved to get more specific and articulate in the coming war updates to give a better picture of how things are. -- Right now, its March of 1942 -- and yes, mostly Mobilized Infantry divisions are the back of the army, most everything else, is becoming obsolete excepts for my Air and Marine divisions, and tanks of course.
Military future and Canada - Well, Canada is still a dominion of the British Empire, and was instrumental in the aid of the Confederacy during the War of Northern Aggression (the second U.S. Confederate war) and thus, yep, are in the war. Canadian, New Zealand and Australian planes and troops have frequently been apart of British operations, you just haven't seen them in any of the pictures yet. --- as for the navy, perhaps, currently, they aren't doing much and the army is getting all the funds, though I'm currently trying to do as much naval research as possible I can.
So, Canada, being a dominion of Britain, is an ally and generally more friendly to the CSA then the USA, especially given US attacks during the War of Northern Aggression. To find more about the previous history of the CSA I would suggest the original story, ~To Live and Die in Dixie~ *Revolutions*, linked on the front page. I'm sure you would enjoy that as well.
Thanks you greatly for your kind words, and I hope to see you again soon
asd21593 said:finally a realistic CSA AAR, no CSA conquers North America, no CSA fights againsts fascist USA (or vice versa) !
a great, well written CSA AAR that seems real for once!
Thrilled your enjoying it. I strive to make things as realistic as possible, as I too, get a little annoyed at the somewhat cliched version of ' CSA conquers everything ', especially sense, if they had won the civil war, there would be no way the south could have conquered the north, simply not enough manpower to do so.
Well if the American Civil War ( as the war is known over here in krautland ) had been won by the south then IMVVHO the CSA is the mroe likely candidate for goign facist. But that is just my opinion and I might be wrong.
trekaddict said:
Update coming tonight, I have to go to work and I'm just about done with it. --- You know, I don't see why so many people think the Confederacy would go fascist. I would think, personalty, that an enraged Union, looking for vengeance, would most likely go Fascist first, if simply because of the massive blow to American pride and the intervention of European powers in American affairs.
It is mainly because most if not all europeans see the CSA as "evil facist slaveholders".
Trek, I think Europeans see the CSA as a likely fascist candidate because of the similarities in racial beliefs. The failure in this, in my opinion, is that it ignores the strong Confederate beliefs in liberty. The Confederacy wasn't about the fascist rhetoric of "these races don't have rights because they're inferior, so we want to keep them as slaves," so much as it was about "we don't think that any central government should have the authority to tell us that we shouldn't have slaves." It can't be looked at one-dimensionally. They rejected Lincoln's arguments of equality, but that doesn't mean that they'd automatically embrace Fascism seventy years later. Whatever Huey Long's influence would have been in the CSA, I think the libertarian and Christian tendencies would win out and reject the authoritarian tendencies of the Axis.
Furthermore, most alternate historians see the avenue to Confederate victory including, at some point, British and French recognition and diplomatic pressure on Washington. That would keep them diplomatically tied to Britain and France, Wilson's probable influence and the ethnic makeup of the South would likely keep them similarly inclined through WWI. Its hard to see a diplomatic realignment before WWII. I think Volga's avenue of making them an early ally is quite plausible.
Gamer15436, you know this AAR actually got its start in Victoria right? If you didn't, check out the first half of it.
Volga, this really has been an excellent AAR. If I were to ask one thing, as a part of feedback, it would be the occasional inclusion, maybe every year or two of game time, of some overall maps. Just a general look at Europe overall, and maybe what's going on, if anything, in Asia.
Furthermore, most alternate historians see the avenue to Confederate victory including, at some point, British and French recognition and diplomatic pressure on Washington. That would keep them diplomatically tied to Britain and France, Wilson's probable influence and the ethnic makeup of the South would likely keep them similarly inclined through WWI. Its hard to see a diplomatic realignment before WWII. I think Volga's avenue of making them an early ally is quite plausible.
Gamer15436, you know this AAR actually got its start in Victoria right? If you didn't, check out the first half of it.
Volga, this really has been an excellent AAR. If I were to ask one thing, as a part of feedback, it would be the occasional inclusion, maybe every year or two of game time, of some overall maps. Just a general look at Europe overall, and maybe what's going on, if anything, in Asia.
Brian Roastbeef said:
Your my hero
I can never explain things well, and that there basicly took the words out of my mouth about my feeling on the Confederacy, that is if I could have properly voiced them, bravo. ---- Ah, maps, yes, next update you got it! This one, coming up in a few, is mainly an economic type post, explaining about the depression the effects the war had on the world, economically. --- Thanks for the kind words too, I greatly appreciate them
The Cure
1942 would become see the largest allied offensive of the war, lead by British, Confederate, Canadian and finally, U.S. Military forces supported by a variety of JR. members of the alliance. But, before we dive deeper into campaign, its important to stress the importance World War Two had on the worlds economy, and especially the depression. -- This, is perhaps, what saved the world from a century of extreme poverty.
The Second World War, in all its horrors, actually was the cure to perhaps the worst crisis to ever strike the Confederacy, and at that, the world. When the stock market crashed in the early 1900’s it sent the world plummeting into a massive depression that was felt by both the rich and the poor, in every nation, from Japan in the East across the vast planes of Eurasia to Britain and across the pond to the Confederacy and United States in North America. This disaster was like a cancer, ever growing, and with no hope of cure to be found in sight.
Early attempts to ‘cure’ the depression had failed and things continued to get worse. The price of goods decreased, and it was felt no harder than in Germany, who had been grounded into a pile of rubble at the end of the Great War. With the German economy all ready in shambles, the depression was blamed largely for the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party in an ailing Monarchy that was the German Empire.
In the rest of the world, it hit hard, but not as much to cause a violent revolution. While in Germany, the German Royal Family was murdered, the rest of the world didn’t experience such a radical approach. In Britain and France economists worked hard to find a cure for the depression, but to no avail, it would be something that alluded them until the outbreak of the Second World War, which would finally be the shock that, in an sense, brought the rest of the world back to life.
In the Confederacy, war revived the economy. With thousands of young men heading off for Europe, women and younger aged boys stepped up to fill the shoes of the missing as they mobilized for complete and total war. Under the Long Dynasty, thousands of new jobs were created, within the government itself, and via government sponsored companies
In the cities, such as Richmond and Atlanta, Industry boomed and anyone who could work, or would work, was brought in to make all the difference. The nation saw a drastic decrease in the unemployment that plagued the nation for so long, as new factories opened up and old one expanded.
Industry wasn’t the only thing that experienced a boom. With the war raging on and the eventual fall of France, and pressure placed on the rest of Europe and Africa, the Confederacy found itself in need to grow its own food, as prices skyrocketed.
Those who couldn’t find work in the factories flocked to large privately owned plantations and government run plantations all the same. Rations were implemented throughout the nation and all citizens diligently rationed their food as urged too, so more of it could be sent over sea’s to the troops. All of these things were exactly what Huey Long had wanted to implement during his term, but was never fully able to.
It would seem that, unlike many believed, war was the answer to the depression, and other nations seemed to see it as well, which is one of the theories behind why the United States jumped into the war, even if it was late.
By the height of the war in mid 1942, the worlds economy was finally beating again, but to the drums of war. For Northern America, the times were rolling again and both the U.S. and the Confederacy, but the same did not bold as well for Europe. France and the Low Countries were devastated under Nazi rule, while Germany itself boomed with industrial might.
The U.S.S.R. under Stalin was perhaps the least affected by the depression, given the Soviet Union was somewhat never industrialized enough for it to have that great of an effect. In fact, Stalin’s Russia was what would be considered an industrial miracle. During the Pre-War period the backwards nation turned into an industrial powerhouse, in just a few years. The cost of Russia’s ‘miracle’ would not be made clear until many years after World War II.
All of these things have to be considered when addressing the cause’s of the Second World War, and how its effects affected the world in both a positive, and negative way. The world would change drastically in the following months of World War II, and in fact, change the face of Europe, and Africa, forever.
I probably misphrased myself. I didn't mean to say that the CSA would have surely gone facist just that IMVHO they are more likely than the USA to do so. What you say makes sense btw, but as I have only limited knowledge about the AMC I will speak no more about this subject.
No problem. Its an interesting historical discussion, not really an argument. Maybe the CSA would be more likely than the USA, but I don't know. I don't think either would have been likely to go Fascist, the inherent values of liberty would be too strong to allow it. Playing around in alternate history leaves a lot open to interperetation, though.
Interesting to hear about the domestic front, Volga. It looks like with or without the New Deal, it took war and the military demand for industrial growth to overcome the Great Depression.
Interesting to hear about the domestic front, Volga. It looks like with or without the New Deal, it took war and the military demand for industrial growth to overcome the Great Depression.
Recap
[The Axis at the height of its power]
[The Axis at the height of its power]
The German Empire reached its height in 1941, before the invasion of Spain by Confederate forces, stretching all the way from Poland, down to Greece and into France, Norway and the low countries. A Leftist Spain joined in the war, along with Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire to create a massive alliance of fascist governments that encompassed nearly all of Europe, except for pockets of valiant democratic defiant.
As the war progressed, the Ottoman Empire was first to go, followed by Bulgaria, which then saw the entrance of the Spanish Empire into the conflict, occupying southern France, while Germany occupied northern France and the low countries. As a sort of buffer, the small state of Vichy France was created, leaving only a small opening in which to funnel troops in through north and south France, while also creating a large gaping whole in Africa that separated much of the African fronts through Vichy buffers.
Axis fortunes began to change with the entrance of the Soviet Union and then the fall of Spain in late 1941 to early 1942, led by the Confederate States of America.
With the majority of Spanish troops on the Easter and Balkan Fronts Spain fell quickly, but not without a valiant fight that brought the harsh realities of war crashing down on the large amount of new recruits that took part in the invasion of Spain and Operation: Bull.
In the Balkans, British, Romanian and Soviet troops fought fiercely in what appeared to be a battle going on where. Gains by either side seemed to mean very little when Soviet Offensives into Germany were utterly crushed and set back, allowing more German troops to flood into the Balkans. Likewise, German troops gained little headway as Allied troops put up a stiff defense, and the front bogged
down into a stalemate.
[Europe, Late March to Early April , 1942]
The Allied positions in March of 1942 were very strong. Confederate troops were poised on the boarder of southern France and prepared to launch the final drive that would take Spain out of the war indefinably. With the Spanish homeland under firm Confederate rule Patton and the entire Confederate military core in Spain, Three hundred Thousand men in all, launched a major offensive into Spanish occupied France and utterly crushed the remains of the Spanish military.
British and Free French, numbering one hundred thousand men launched a diversionary attack near the city of Marseilles on April 1st, 1942, in order to fool Spanish and Nazi intelligence into believing that it was the main assault into Southern France, while Confederate troops waited behind in Spain, only visibly showing light numbers gathered on the boarder.
The diversionary tactic, Code named Operation: Beagle, was met with mixed success. While the invasion itself went smooth, Axis commanders would not be so easily fooled, as the entire garrison split into two forces, one marched on the Spanish boarder, and the other to Marseilles, both forces, numbering over One Hundred Thousand each, not including Panzer divisions, which numbered around fifty thousand tanks in the Eastern Army .
British and French forces were hit like a battering ram while Patton, taking the initiative, launched a counter assault on the Western army, bearing down the entire force of the Confederate Military core.
[Confederate troops at Daz]
The two armies met at Daz, a province in southern France near the Franco-Spanish boarder in the largest pitched battle involving German, Spanish and Confederate troops in the entire war.
Elements of the German 1st Occupational Army and the Spanish 5th Army met Stillwell’s Army of Northern Virginia and Patton’s Armored Corps coming out of the Pyrenees into Southern France, catching them coming out of a mountain pass in what should have resulted in an Axis victory, save for the intervention of one man, Hitler.
As Spain fell, Hitler became more and more paranoid of what would happen if the Allies gained anymore ground, especially in France, and thus, became more and more involved of the daily operations of the German Military. While German commanders had been the reason for Germanys victories in the East, Hitler’s paranoia came to become a common hindrance.
During Operation: Beagle, Hitler ordered the Commander of the 1st Occupational Army to hold positions with the Spanish 5th Army outside near a small town in the French province of Daz. The armies commanders, seeing the Confederate advance as the perfect time to crush them as they were coming out of the mountains, pleaded with Hitler to allow them to attack.
Hitler, refused, believing that the attack in Marseilles was actually the main assault, and that the Confederate advance was the distraction. Believing that the mere presence of the elite German and Spanish troops on the border would discourage Confederate advance, he focused more and more attention on driving back the British and French, who, after taking German occupational troops by surprise, gained ground quickly and dug in.
Realizing, only too late that the British and French troops were the diversion, did Hitler authorize the attack on Confederate troops; By then, Stillwell and Patton’s troops were in position, splitting the army into two groups, numbering one hundred fifty thousand each with Stillwell at the front, and Patton leading the other army back through the mountains and out to the right flank of the Axis forces, smashing into their right flank and surrounding a large majority of them.
Daz was a major military victory for the Confederacy, and a major defeat for the Axis forces. After several days of hard fighting, the Axis forces were surrounded and defeated. Those who didn’t retreat, were killed or captured, allowing the rest of the Confederate troops to move out and capture the rest of Spanish occupied France.
At Marseilles, French and British troops held the Army of Munich at bay, until they were forced to withdraw back in a spectacular 180 military retreat, by passing the Confederate advance and making breaking through to German occupied France, sustaining heavy, but acceptable casualties from the battle. In a few short weeks, Southern France fell under the juristicitiction of the Confederate Occupation zone, and a new Republican Government was reestablished in Spain.
Thanks for the maps. Its good to see the CSA finally seal the deal over Spain. I see a red Europe coming, though, particularly if Spain was a significant part of the defense on the Reich's Eastern front.
Its good to see the CSA finally seal the deal over Spain. I see a red Europe coming, though, particularly if Spain was a significant part of the defense on the Reich's Eastern front.
Yeah, thanks for the maps.
I saw that the previous AAR was a Victorian one, and I looked over it briefly.
Can't wait for the next update. Looks like Europe is going to turn gray...but a different shade than a year before.
I saw that the previous AAR was a Victorian one, and I looked over it briefly.
Can't wait for the next update. Looks like Europe is going to turn gray...but a different shade than a year before.
Aaah, a new republic in Spain. Is said republic a puppet who can provide you with some divisions perhaps?
A New Field
March 23rd would see the complete defeat of Spain and the Confederate occupation of Southern France under Patton and Stillwell. The overwhelming victory in Southern France was considered to be the major moral booster that would spur victory the Allies. Confederate troops, along with British and Free French, were welcomed as liberators as thousands of French citizens flocked to the streets in celebration as Confederate armies marched victorious through their streets and towards the front, a small strip of land that ran from Vichy controlled France to the Atlantic Ocean.
The entire Confederate military core was once again mobilized and massed along the new front, prepared to launch the final push into Axis controlled Spain to liberate the nation. Patton, eagerly awaiting the order had the entire core at the ready, poised to strike. It would be no surprise at Patton’s outrage when the order came for him to hold positions until further orders while ‘The Big Five’, met in Madrid to sanction the reconstruction of the Spanish nation.
Huey and Earl Long, along with Winston Churchill, Joeseph Stalin and Charles De Gaulle met in a still ruined Madrid to officially re-establish the Spanish Republic as an independent nation. Niceto Alacala-Zamora and Manuel Portela Valladeves were elected by the ‘Big Five’ as the new Head of State and Head of Government until elections were able to re-establish, but more importantly, to see that Allied reforms be put in place to prevent another Spanish Empire from arising again.
While the Longs, Churchill and De Gaulle had already pre-decided who would be put in charge, and the make of the new Republican cabinet, Stalin disagreed, arguing that in order to maintain a stable government, elements from both sides had to be put in to equal things out, so another leftist, or rightist government would not be established again.
The air of the Madrid Conference quickly came hostile, as the Allied leaders and the Communist leader began to disagree on the way the ‘New World Policies’ should be conducted. Stalin, arguing that once the war was over, there had to be a checks and balancing system in place, which meant, essentially, for every democratic country there was, a Communist country would have to be put in place as well.
Stalin’s approach would be simple. The territory the Soviet Union over ran, would be held in Soviet occupation until a new government could be formed, the same would go for the Allied powers. Only Stalin’s approach would leave the government of said countries, up to the occupier. Churchill and Earl disagreed, saying that the world should be free to chose their own form of government, and that the only way to go would be through free elections.
[Winston Churchill and Joeseph Stalin meet for the first time in Madrid]
The meeting would not be the first time Stalin and the Allied leaders clashed over policy, which would be made very obvious later on. Stalin, finally giving in to Allied demands, agreed that any nation set up under Soviet occupation would be allowed free elections. This promise, of course, he would go back on later on, but at the time neither side could risk a break in the already fragile alliance built between Communist Russia and the democratic west.
The ‘Battle for Spain’, as it would later be called, would be an underground war between political parties. Spain, after the war, had been decimated, especially politically. The entire nation had to be rebuilt from the ground up, especially as the people of Spain willingly chose their own path, and resisted Allied Occupation.
While Churchill, De Gaulle and Earl Long were setting up the democratic parties, Stalin personally took part in the reconstruction of the Communist party, more so, so they would be loyal to him directly, and not just the idea. Spain was beginning to be divided up among the ’Big Five’s’ idealogic lines, all coming to a head in Madrid.
[The new ‘Stalinist’ Communist Party of Spain]
Stalin, working a large network of Communists already in the nation, pulled together a new Stalinist Communist Party, one built on fear, and fierce loyalty all together. Brining Party Members from the Soviet Union with him, Stalin began a major campaign to bring all the workers of Spain together under the new flag of ‘Real’ Communism. This was, of course, all done ‘second hand’, while many suspected Stalin of the mass organization, and especially the new parties Stalinist guidelines, but there was no proof that he was directly involved, intimately, with the construction.
Likewise, the Allied leaders were indirectly associated with the fledgling democratic parties springing up throughout the city. While allied leaders, of course encouraged these parties, any direct association would be a violation of the set treaties of the Madrid Conferences. On the surface, everything was calm and orderly, with no visible confrontations among the allied leaders, but underneath began a festering sore of sorts that would turn the Spanish political field, and in the future, the world political field, into a dirty game that would involve crime, blood and money.