New York
From Turtledove
New York is a northeastern state of the United States of America. It borders Canada. It was one of the 13 founding states of the United States. In OTL and in at least some of Turtledove's works, New York City is situated at or near its southernmost tip.
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[edit] New York in In the Presence of Mine Enemies
New York housed a Wehrmacht base after Germany defeated the United States in the Third World War.
[edit] New York in Southern Victory
The United States Army launched at least two invasions of Canada from New York during the Great War but was severely hampered by the terrain along the borders such the Niagara peninsula and the St. Lawrence River. This allowed the outnumbered Anglo-Canadian forces to slow the Americans with with stationary fronts until 1917 when American barrels acheived a breakthrough in Ontario.
New York City was within range of Confederate bombers during the Second Great War but suffered less than other cities due to the longer distance and lighter payloads of bombers making the trip from Virginia.
Quite a few prominent American politicians have hailed from New York, including four presidents.
[edit] Prominent New Yorkers
- Flora Blackford
- Tom Dewey
- Fiorello LaGuardia
- Alfred Thayer Mahan
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Horatio Seymour
- Al Smith
- Samuel J. Tilden
[edit] New York in Worldwar
New York was was major front during the Race Invasion of 1942. The Conquest Fleet captured Buffalo and advanced further into upstate New York. They were still in New York in 1944 before they withdrew under the terms of the Peace of Cairo.
New York City suffered heavy bombing from Race killercraft during the Race Invasion of 1942-44. However, New York continued to be a bustling economic center despite the blitz.
[edit] New York in The Disunited States of America
New York was one of the world's great powers.
