As the Italian campaigns in Africa collapse, Hitler considers his options and then chooses Erwin Rommel to rescue their Italian allies.

A while ago we met up with the guys and galls from Paradox Interactive, the team behind the Military Strategy Game Hearts of Iron IV. And though we are working in two very different fields, us in reporting on factual history and they in creating your own alternative history, we really like each others work and started looking for a way to work together. Here it is, an alternative scenario with deep roots in actual history, illustrated by the Hearts of Iron IV game. We have played it ourselves, and it is impressively extensive – featuring many characters and events that we talk about every week. If you haven't discovered HOI4 yet, or if you want to find out more about their upcoming expansion pack 'La Résistance'.