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A timelime on AlternateHistoryDotCom, written by Lemon Flavoured (also known as [[{{Tropers/Cryolemon}} Cryolemon]]). Compared to a lot of Alternate History, has a very recent point of divergence, namely December 22 2005.

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A timelime on AlternateHistoryDotCom, Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, written by Lemon Flavoured (also known as [[{{Tropers/Cryolemon}} Cryolemon]]). Compared to a lot of Alternate History, has a very recent point of divergence, namely December 22 2005.
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It's the story of what happens following the shooting down of a British helicopter carrying singer KatherineJenkins in Southern Iraq by a group linked to the Iranian government, and how that leads to both a war and a change of Prime Minister.

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It's the story of what happens following the shooting down of a British helicopter carrying singer KatherineJenkins Music/KatherineJenkins in Southern Iraq by a group linked to the Iranian government, and how that leads to both a war and a change of Prime Minister.
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* ShrugOfGod: Why GordonBrown didn't seek the leadership after TonyBlair resigned.

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* ShrugOfGod: Why GordonBrown UsefulNotes/GordonBrown didn't seek the leadership after TonyBlair UsefulNotes/TonyBlair resigned.
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* ActionGirl: Pte Smith in the first epilogue, who becomes the first woman to win the VC.

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A timelime on AlternateHistoryDotCom, written by Lemon Flavoured (also known as [[{{Tropers/Cryolemon}} Cryolemon]]). Compared to a lot of Alternate History, has a very recent point of divergence, namely December 22 2005.

It's the story of what happens following the shooting down of a British helicopter carrying singer KatherineJenkins in Southern Iraq by a group linked to the Iranian government, and how that leads to both a war and a change of Prime Minister.

[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=191980 Read it here]]

Because the author is also a troper, the only things that are spoiler tagged are things which haven't been posted in the actual thread yet.

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Contains examples of:

* AlternateHistory: No surprise there.
* {{Epigraph}}: All the chapters open with a song lyric, usually connected in some way to what is going on.
* InJoke: The title of the in universe book about [=J4H=] comes from a comment the author made in a different thread regarding survivalist groups in the US.
* LaResistance: [=J4H=] see themselves this way.
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Some of the chapter titles.
* TheMole: Caroline Flint and her lover, Amir.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Inverted, the only people who's full names are not shown are real people who aren't famous in real life.
* NukeEm: Averted in the end, when they realise that "them" would be the Russians, who had taken over an Iranian base.
* OhCrap: Harman after the incident with the rogue pilot(s), although mostly because she wrongly believes it's a military coup.
* ScrapbookStory: To some extent. Most of the text is from a "present day" (about 2025) history book about the war, but there are sections from Harriet Harman's autobiography and Caroline Flint's diary.
* ShrugOfGod: Why GordonBrown didn't seek the leadership after TonyBlair resigned.
* TitledAfterTheSong: Well, after the album. Specifically Katherine Jenkins' ''Living a dream''.
** Some chapter titles also qualify.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The "present day" in the Timeline is about 2025.
* UnreliableNarrator: The (anonymous) author of the book about [=J4H=], and Harman, in her autobiography.
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