* Two of the "extra" chapters are transcripts of forum threads on the allohistorical Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. In both cases, the OP poses a WhatIf scenario that would essentially result in our history. The other posters deride this scenario as totally unrealistic. You can read one [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/lands-of-red-and-gold-act-ii.286304/page-17#post-8654490 here]] and the other [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/lands-of-red-and-gold-act-ii.286304/page-78#post-11761027 here]].