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Description A cover of The Man in the High Castle, based on the maps we see in the Amazon series. If you're a fan of my work, you know exactly what this is, so I'm not going to bother explaining the backstory. I've mostly stayed true to the show's maps, down to fiddling with GProjector to convert the Mercator into Robinson projection, but I've changed a few things. The "Greater Nazi Reich" name for the Nazis in North America makes no sense, so instead I changed things around so that there is a National Socialist empire theoretically governed from Germania, but is in truth run by local National Socialist parties (notΒ branches of the NSDAP, which is a German organization) and is distinct from Greater Germany proper. I also added an independent allied Italy and Spain, although their existence as independent states is questionable in the series. And I gave the Germans Antarctica because, while Antarctica is labeled neutral on the show's maps, I have a hard time not believing that Nazis in the show wouldn't take it. I also haven't finished season two, so I may change a few things, such as Atlantropa. That was a complete shot in the dark; if I managed to make the mark, tell me.

EDIT:Β I altered my The Man in the High Castle map based on things we see in Season 2.

  • Atlantropa has been canceled not only for environmental reasons, but also because Heusmann has been disgraced.
  • Hawaii is part of the Pacific States, based on a throwaway line about Pearl Harbor being part of the Pacific States during the Germans' big board scene.
  • The United Kingdom is not an integral part of the Reich. This is a theory based on the livery on the German Concordes; one of them has a Union Jack and a swastika, similar to the American Reich-based planes. We know that the Reich Concordes have only a swastika, as seen in Season 1, so we can assume that the UK has a similar relationship with Germany as the United States. There was also that scene with the British officials talking to Tagomi, and the conversation implies that the UK is part of the Reich.


EDIT 2: Added Mengjiang.

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T1mbuk0n3 [2020-01-07 05:18:39 +0000 UTC]

I wonder if DeviantArt will have a new map based on the Japanese withdrawing from their North American territory.

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RvBOMally In reply to T1mbuk0n3 [2020-01-11 04:29:18 +0000 UTC]

I’ll probably make one. It just results in the obvious: Nazi America taking control of the entire continent and becoming a third superpower.

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Firemangan In reply to RvBOMally [2021-04-21 01:22:21 +0000 UTC]

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T1mbuk0n3 In reply to RvBOMally [2020-01-11 05:18:57 +0000 UTC]

Okay...

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Baleyo [2019-10-29 05:05:48 +0000 UTC]

So how much of the map is under Nazi control here?Β 

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metalheadjohn [2018-10-27 02:06:15 +0000 UTC]

So we actually see Cuba in Season 3. Do you think the description on your map still holds up? Because it seemed less like a Navy base and more like Vegas. To be fair, we don't really get to see that much of Cuba though.

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RvBOMally In reply to metalheadjohn [2018-10-27 04:14:01 +0000 UTC]

I don't think there's a contradiction. I doubt the Nazis would remove a release valve for their sailors' and airmen's vices.Β 

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metalheadjohn In reply to RvBOMally [2018-10-27 14:12:48 +0000 UTC]

Seems fair. Because I can see the Bahamas or Puerto Rico being converted into Shipyards or Navy Bases while Cuba would be a sorta military resort, or at least Havana.

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DavidCortes01 [2018-10-16 05:46:38 +0000 UTC]

This is so awesome and incredibly well done! Kudos!

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NextGenerator [2018-09-02 03:50:24 +0000 UTC]

Actually, Mexico did join the Allies in World War II, though they only sent fighter pilots to the Pacific Theater where they fought the Japanese. Either war, it was very small, so I guess selling out Baja was compensation to the Japanese.Β 

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RvBOMally In reply to NextGenerator [2018-09-02 23:56:36 +0000 UTC]

The PoD here removes Mexico's entry into the war, as by that point the Allies were obviously losing.

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NextGenerator In reply to RvBOMally [2018-09-03 03:57:26 +0000 UTC]

Fair enough. Still intersting to see Mexico kicking and living.Β 

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Historyman14 [2017-12-14 21:46:39 +0000 UTC]

So how are things in India, Peru, Spain, and Italy?Β 

No Kingdom of Hawaii Puppet?Β 

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wabash56 [2017-12-05 00:52:41 +0000 UTC]

Im just glad you're not one of the writers foe the show because based on the new teaser the coalition is about the invade and the things are going to get even more worse.

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wabash56 [2017-08-23 18:45:39 +0000 UTC]

www.alternatehistory.com/forum…

here is the original one without edits for anyone who wants to see

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RvBOMally In reply to wabash56 [2017-08-24 02:03:15 +0000 UTC]

The point of the edits is so that nobody has to see a flawed version.

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wabash56 In reply to RvBOMally [2017-08-24 03:14:13 +0000 UTC]

I mean if anyone wants to see older versions

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123456789JD [2017-02-16 16:55:50 +0000 UTC]

So as of late, the Reich is still at war with the rump USSR along with the Japanese? Is it b/c the Soviets can't mount any meaningful counterattacks due to lack of industrial facilities?

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RvBOMally In reply to 123456789JD [2017-02-16 17:10:42 +0000 UTC]

There is no more Soviet government, just partisans that the Germans and Japanese hunt as part of their training.Β 

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123456789JD In reply to RvBOMally [2017-02-17 12:04:47 +0000 UTC]

What about the Neutral zones in North and South America? Any form of governance or just a more intact no-mans-land?

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RvBOMally In reply to 123456789JD [2017-02-17 15:13:28 +0000 UTC]

The show actually explores the North American zone in some detail. I suspect the South American zone is similar.Β 

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The-Vet [2017-01-28 23:06:47 +0000 UTC]

Will you be doing The Grasshopper Lies Heavy?

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RvBOMally In reply to The-Vet [2017-01-29 14:33:41 +0000 UTC]

Already did something similar.Β War in Our Time .

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The-Vet In reply to RvBOMally [2017-01-29 15:50:40 +0000 UTC]

Did you do one of a world where the colonial powers were colonized by the countries that would be their colonies in this TL? I can't find it anywhereΒ 

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qwertz89 [2017-01-14 17:44:37 +0000 UTC]

did you change namibia at some point?

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RvBOMally In reply to qwertz89 [2017-01-14 19:14:29 +0000 UTC]

Yes.

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nnl450 [2017-01-09 03:51:50 +0000 UTC]

When did Tagomi speak with British officials?

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RvBOMally In reply to nnl450 [2017-01-09 05:41:34 +0000 UTC]

I can't remember the episode, but it was in Season 2. The Brits were complaining about piracy in the Indian Ocean.

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Tuskin38 [2016-12-28 13:04:54 +0000 UTC]

Just an FYI, point 32 isn't actually on Hawaii

"Β This is a theory based on the livery on the German Concordes; one of them has a Union Jack and a swastika"

Which episode was this? I seemed to have missed it.

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RvBOMally In reply to Tuskin38 [2016-12-29 16:08:45 +0000 UTC]

Whoops, that was accidentally moved.

This is the scene. There are other flags there, including Mengjiang, which I need to add.Β 

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Tuskin38 In reply to RvBOMally [2016-12-29 16:38:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh huh, Yeah I remember that scene now. I never noticed the different flags on the tails.

I think it says British Reich on the nose of British one.

Side note, I like that fact they used Tempelhof for the airport instead of just making a new one. I recognized it immediately.

I hate to correct you again, but your description now has two 29s. The map is fine.

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RvBOMally In reply to Tuskin38 [2016-12-29 16:50:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for catching that. Fixed.Β 

What do you think those last two flags are? I don't recognize them.

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Tuskin38 In reply to RvBOMally [2016-12-29 23:00:21 +0000 UTC]

It is hard to say. The only flag I know of with a single star on a blue field is Somalia, but it has a white star not yellow.

They're not any flags I recognize. Could be fictional.

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RvBOMally In reply to Tuskin38 [2016-12-29 23:41:55 +0000 UTC]

It does look like the Congo Free State flag.

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Tuskin38 In reply to RvBOMally [2016-12-30 01:53:16 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes.

That doesn't make much sense though does it?

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RvBOMally In reply to Tuskin38 [2016-12-30 04:11:26 +0000 UTC]

Nope.

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PachPachis In reply to RvBOMally [2017-01-12 04:58:07 +0000 UTC]

Probably all it means is the Germans have allowed the African colonies to have flags, and the Congo colony has kept the Free State-era flag.

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metalheadjohn In reply to RvBOMally [2017-01-06 00:48:19 +0000 UTC]

Congo Free State?!?! Oh dear...

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Whiteshore1 [2016-12-28 01:07:04 +0000 UTC]

How did the Germans and Japanese treat White Russian emigres within thei borders? Were they also enslaved/deported to Siberia or are they left alone as long as they stay quiet?

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RvBOMally In reply to Whiteshore1 [2016-12-28 06:07:50 +0000 UTC]

Enslaved in Germany, tolerated in Japan.

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PeliCross [2016-12-27 19:34:43 +0000 UTC]

Who would these pirates in the Indian Ocean be? I'd like to see what Black Lagoon is like in this world.

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RvBOMally In reply to PeliCross [2016-12-27 19:51:49 +0000 UTC]

I have no clue. I added them based on a short scene in Season 2.

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LowSparrow [2016-12-27 18:36:03 +0000 UTC]

How liberal are the British in actuality? Being to the left of the germans does leave quite a lot of room, after all.

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RvBOMally In reply to LowSparrow [2016-12-27 19:51:22 +0000 UTC]

Their attitude is more "civilize the savages" than "kill 'em all." That being said, they don't call the shots.

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AlexJudge [2016-12-27 02:44:40 +0000 UTC]

Good job overall.

Why is the pod at 1933?

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RvBOMally In reply to AlexJudge [2016-12-27 16:06:14 +0000 UTC]

The PoD is FDR being assassinated.Β 

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AlexJudge In reply to RvBOMally [2016-12-29 21:06:37 +0000 UTC]

I know that, but was it stated to be the year 1933? Because that is also when the Nazi's took power in Germany.

In general how to do view the series? And did you ever read the book?

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RvBOMally In reply to AlexJudge [2016-12-29 21:47:18 +0000 UTC]

It was when Zangara attempted to assassinate FDR.

I love the series. I haven't read the book yet, though.

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jrh222 [2016-12-25 01:41:15 +0000 UTC]

I haven't gotten around to watching TMITHC yet, but but based on my limited knowledge, I've always wondered if the American tail would start wagging the German dog. After all, Germany did annex a country far more populated than their own. Does the series at any point address this?Β 

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RvBOMally In reply to jrh222 [2016-12-27 16:06:25 +0000 UTC]

Given the events of Season 2, that might just happen.

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