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For a more recent update read the day 4 update here: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/day-4-peace-holds-nova-scotia-launches-attacks-into-alaska-and-newfoundland-860345/1/20

After a fierce comeback U.S. forces managed to secure the region of Alaska with the wall just about 17k above no mans land at battles end. The U.S. was behind for most of the battle however in the last 30 minutes F/E forces contributed to a strong tanking effort that contributed to the victory. This marks the end of the first ever full length battle on American soil with an American victory that will cost PEACE gold and some time as now instead of being able to head down to Washington they have to wait before they can attack Alaska again. While this is a great achievement for the U.S. military it should also be noted that a couple of prominent PEACE nations did not fight in Alaska and thus still have fights to use later today, meaning if the battle doesn't get too hot in Prince Edwards Island we could see another battle today.

Prince Edwards Island seems to be a lost cause, as of right now it is sitting at 300k underground with under two hours left to fight. A comeback is unlikely since most F/E nations have spent a great deal of resources and troops on Alaska and the wall is pretty much insuperable with this much time left. The region is also of little strategic importance as there are no high resources there, only 36 people live there, and France only gains a border with Newfoundland and Labrador. The only thing really significant about the region is that it is the last of the Canadian regions that shares a border with France.

Now on the Canadian front the next battle will either be in New Brunswick or Newfoundland and Labrador. Which ever region they choose to attack will reveal a lot about their strategy as right now there are two paths available to take. The first is to continue north and take NFL, this would set it up so they could then sneak past the stronghold of Ontario and weaken Canada first by taking the high diamond regions in Nunavut and the Northwest as well as taking over more land and people. The only problem with this is it blocks Hungary from getting in on the action but seeing as Hungary has no MPP support they might not use them. The second is to head west towards New Brunswick and from their launch an assault into the heart of Canada by attacking Quebec and then Ontario. Both of these regions have high wood and share borders with U.S. states as far west as Minnesota. If they were to fall the rest of Canada would not have much a chance.

The U.S. is now trying to invade Nova Scotia in hopes of preventing that second strategy from happening however now that Prince Edwards Island is under French control it is still a possibility. The U.S. invasion could also be an attempt to stall PEACE forces from advancing however if PEACE launches another attack later today and the U.S. fails to take a decisive lead this could have disastrous outcomes for the U.S.. All the fighting done in the second battle for Nova Scotia will have to be done by Americans as we have no allies helping us out, France won't have much help either other then Indonesia and two other countries. The battle in Nova Scotia will block France from advancing further into Canada however their is still the possibility of Portugal launching an attack on either Georgia or Florida. If this is PEACE's plan they will probably wait until early tomorrow morning to launch it that way the battle ends at a time when most Americans are sleeping.

Current orders are for Americans to hold fire but those may change soon if another front opens up. I will update the orders here as they change and be sure to stay tuned for daily updates on the war.

Update: PEI has fallen