By the way, what's the status of the British Empire? I remember reading about them leaving India and troubles in Africa, but what about their South East Asian possessions? Are they still the largest naval power in the world? Who's the PM?
By the way, what's the status of the British Empire? I remember reading about them leaving India and troubles in Africa, but what about their South East Asian possessions? Are they still the largest naval power in the world? Who's the PM?
Or he was someone who didn't pursue a career in the post-war Russian military.27 years from tank commander (or company commander the sentence can be read both ways) to Major is not the most stellar career I dare say.
“It’s never going to happen Zella” Kiki had said as her lazy smile had turned to a frown. “You’re just getting toyed with again.” It was evident from the way she said it, she was deeply concerned. Thought Kiki had not elaborated, Zella had known exactly what her friend was talking about. It had put her in a funk during the days that had followed.
Louis and Zella ship hitting rocks?
The Good Ship LouZella was always destined to face a long rocky voyage with no guarantee that it will reach port but there is still plenty of time and distance for the ship to right itself.
I came across this story when it was at around 1930 or so, and went through the same experience as you.I just binge read this entire story. Holy shit this is good.
King Michael is DOOMED!!! DOOMED, I say! DOOMED!!!. Kurt had told him that when the day would come when his wife would complete her education and move in permanently. Michael had just shrugged and smiled, thinking that it was all a great joke. Gerta had said that when Birdie finished with her degree in Environmental Science next year, she was going change Michael for the better, or she would have little choice but to kill him. Kurt figured that the odds were about even towards which of those eventualities played itself out.
In one way, this could be good. It could be the catalyst for Zella & Louis Jr. to finally sort out just what their relationship is and whether or not it has a future. On the other hand, this is also a case of Kiki projecting. I mean, even her own father accused her of toying with Ben's affections, one he realised that it wasn't Ben doing the toying, that is.“It is simply not worth it” Zella said. As she stepped out of the car and watched Yuri pull cases of camera equipment out of the back, she remembered something that Kiki had mentioned.
“It’s never going to happen Zella” Kiki had said as her lazy smile had turned to a frown. “You’re just getting toyed with again.” It was evident from the way she said it, she was deeply concerned. Thought Kiki had not elaborated, Zella had known exactly what her friend was talking about. It had put her in a funk during the days that had followed.
By the way, what's the status of the British Empire? I remember reading about them leaving India and troubles in Africa, but what about their South East Asian possessions? Are they still the largest naval power in the world? Who's the PM?
I'd say there is no true super power ITTL, but there are a few Great Powers that are roughly equal. The respective commonwealths/empires of Britain, France, Germany & Russia and the United States. China is broken (again) and India will be on the path towards becoming oneThe general impression from the piece as a whole seems to be they're not the superpower they once were, but they're still a major power and capable of power projection.
27 years from tank commander (or company commander the sentence can be read both ways) to Major is not the most stellar career I dare say.
27 years from tank (company) commander to major could also be explained by the major in question being a sergeant at the time. Add in the typical suspicion & paranoia prevalent in Soviet and post-war Imperial Russia, as well as budget cuts (resulting in career congestion), and you could easily have a very slow path of promotion. Especially if the person in question is unable, or unwilling, to catch the eye of their superiors.Or he was someone who didn't pursue a career in the post-war Russian military.
You know, if Zella threw that back in Kiki's face it would be something...In one way, this could be good. It could be the catalyst for Zella & Louis Jr. to finally sort out just what their relationship is and whether or not it has a future. On the other hand, this is also a case of Kiki projecting. I mean, even her own father accused her of toying with Ben's affections, one he realised that it wasn't Ben doing the toying, that is.
Why wouldn't the crew report this?The last thing the crew needed was word to get out that the Captain of the HMS Darner was a mean drunk.
Better the devil you know. A river gunboat on the China station is probably going to be the place where unsatisfactory officers get dumped. If they manage to get rid of a captain whose habits they know and can work around who knows what the next one will be like. Better a drunk that keeps to his cabin then a nosy busybody martinet.Why wouldn't the crew report this?
Will that allow them to watch a movie though....They could throw his plant overboard....
Bill Hamilton and his pump-jet engines. Good to see New Zealand pop up ITTL.The Darner’s wide beam and shallow draft made her able to operate on the rivers of China year-round as well as be a stable gun platform. It was the two marine diesel engines that drove the pump-jets that lent the Darner her great maneuverability, though the innovative system couldn’t propel her at more than a moderate pace. However, crew comfort had been a secondary consideration. The layout reflected her relatively slow top speed and expected mission.
Oh, crap. I had hoped that the idiots in Southern Rhodesia had been sorted out ITTL by the results of the earlier South African campaign. Sadly, I suspect they decided to double down on the stupidity and probably even imported some disgruntled Afrikaners who had avoid arrest in South Africa to help do so.The things he had predicted two decades earlier had come to pass with the rise of a middle-class within the townships. Once someone had full stomach and a house that wasn’t made of tin and pasteboard, or God forbid, a car, the expectations changed. This was a problem because the attempt of that South African branch of the ANC to shed revolutionary politics had not been as successful or as complete as it had needed to be. It was hard to argue liberation with someone who was more bent out of shape about the textbooks in their children’s school being rubbish, or the train being a few minutes late. The classic question in politics; What have you done for me lately? Pie in the sky talk about revolution in the future wasn’t the right answer.
The entire time they were looking over their shoulders at the nightmare that was unfolding in Southern Rhodesia as the path that South Africa had almost gone down was playing itself out. Ironfisted White minority rule and increased militancy among the majority Blacks had resulted in increasing rounds of bloody atrocity. What they were watching wasn’t the glorious revolution of liberation that had been promised. That much was certain. Nelson had found himself among those concerned that the violence would eventually spill across the borders.
This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.Nelson felt oddly nervous as Newton introduced him to the audience. It was estimated that there were hundreds of millions of listeners spread across four continents. This was possibly the moment when he would have the largest reach at any point in his career and his only thought was that he had better not mess it up.