Map Monday: Rhenish Republic by Rvbomally

This week I decided to cover a map of not only someone who I have mentioned multiple times on this blog, but also someone who I plan to interview in the near future. I am talking about Rvbomally and on this week's Map Monday, we are looking at his map of the Rhenish Republic:

This map is set in a timeline where the United States stays neutral in World War I, leading to a different peace that sees France carving the Rhineland out of Germany to serve as a buffer state. This proves disastrous in the long run as it eventually becomes a motivation of the National Socialist government in Germany to restart the war in order to get the Rhenish Republic back. Its an intriguing scenario (and one I hope Rvbomally will expand on in the future) that also has a high-quality map to go with it.

Don't forget to check out the map of colonial Africa pre-WWI at io9. If you want to submit a map for the next Map Monday, email me at ahwupdate at gmail dot com with your map attached and a brief description in the body of the email.

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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.