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* [[Bond One-Liner]]: Averted after Kit Marlowe takes out the two thieves.
* [[Bond One-Liner]]: Averted after Kit Marlowe takes out the two thieves.
** “I suppose I should say something witty. But nothing seems to come to mind.”
** “I suppose I should say something witty. But nothing seems to come to mind.”
* [[Boom Headshot]]: How Kit Marlowe takes care of Theodore Roosevelt’s assassin.
* [[Boom! Headshot!]]: How Kit Marlowe takes care of Theodore Roosevelt’s assassin.
* [[Character Development]]: Many of the characters have their own arcs over the story, but Alexander’s stands out more than most. His growth from arrogant, petulant child to humble cog in the machine allows his absolutely terrifying military genius to soar to new heights.
* [[Character Development]]: Many of the characters have their own arcs over the story, but Alexander’s stands out more than most. His growth from arrogant, petulant child to humble cog in the machine allows his absolutely terrifying military genius to soar to new heights.
* [[Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys]]: Averted, hard. Having Charles Martel (AKA Charles the HAMMER) on the team, leading an armored division, has that affect
* [[Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys]]: Averted, hard. Having Charles Martel (AKA Charles the HAMMER) on the team, leading an armored division, has that affect
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* [[Cultured Warrior]]: Soooo many.
* [[Cultured Warrior]]: Soooo many.
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: The majority of the pieces. They all adapt, eventually.
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: The majority of the pieces. They all adapt, eventually.
* [[Four Star Badass]]: Pretty much all of them.
* [[Four-Star Badass]]: Pretty much all of them.
* [[Geeky Turn On]]: History geeky turn-on, anyway.
* [[Geeky Turn On]]: History geeky turn-on, anyway.
* [[Gun Porn]]: Every conversation between Samuel Colt and John Browning.
* [[Gun Porn]]: Every conversation between Samuel Colt and John Browning.
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* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]:
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]:
* [[Rule of Cool]]: History's version of The Expendables.
* [[Rule of Cool]]: History's version of The Expendables.
* [[Schizo Tech]]:
* [[Schizo-Tech]]:
* [[Shout Out]]: Far too many to name. There’s at least one, either to pop-culture or [[Alternate History Dot Com]] culture, in every chapter. Usually both.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Far too many to name. There’s at least one, either to pop-culture or [[Alternate History Dot Com]] culture, in every chapter. Usually both.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]
* [[Worthy Opponent]]


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