Tag: Royal

The Royal Semi-Authoritarian Democracy of Bhutan


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English | ISBN: 1498507476 | 2015 | 436 pages | EPUB | 645 KB
The book puts into plain words a changing dimension of politics in a traditional regime and offers an insight into the emerging transition to royal, semi-authoritarian democracy in Bhutan. Bhutan represents a political system which coalesces the rhetorical acquiescence of democracy with illiberal authoritarian attributes under the former royalist shadow. Royal democracy is a myth and only paints the frontage of democracy. The smokescreen of this kind of authoritarian regime is not yet democracy but is instead a new form of semi-authoritarian rule.

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The British Pacific Fleet The Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Strike Force (2024)


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English | 2011 | pages: 480 | ISBN: 1848320485 | EPUB | 103,0 mb
August 1944 the British Pacific Fleet did not exist. Six months later it was strong enough to launch air attacks on Japanese territory, and by the end of the war it constituted the most powerful force in the history of the Royal Navy, fighting as professional equals alongside the US Navy in the thick of the action. How this was achieved by a nation nearing exhaustion after five years of conflict is a story of epic proportions in which ingenuity, diplomacy and dogged persistence all played a part. As much a political as a technical triumph, the BPF was uniquely complex in its make-up: its C-in-C was responsible to the Admiralty for the general direction of his Fleet; took operational orders from the American Admiral Nimitz; answered to the Government of Australia for the construction and maintenance of a vast base infrastructure, and to other Commonwealth Governments for the ships and men that formed his fully-integrated multi-national fleet. This ground-breaking new work by David Hobbs describes the background, creation and expansion of the BPF from its first tentative strikes, through operations off the coast of Japan to its impact on the immediate post-war period, including the opinions of USN liaison officers attached to the British flagships. The book is the first to demonstrate the real scope and scale of the BPF s impressive achievement.

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Endgame Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0BSSBZT15 | 2023 | 14 hours and 2 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 402 MB
Author: Omid Scobie
Narrator: Omid Scobie

Endgame, the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster, is a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy-an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to dangerous lengths to preserve her image, and a prince forced to start a new life after being betrayed by his own family. Queen Elizabeth II’s death ruptured the already-fractured foundations of the House of Windsor-and dismantled the protective shield around it.

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Sweet Soul Studios – A Royal Garden


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File Name:Sweet Soul Studios – A Royal Garden —>Home Page :https://sweetsoulstudios.com/product/a-royal-garden/ —>Genre / Category:Photography —>File Size :127MB–>Publisher:sweetsoulstudiosUpdated and Published:November 15, 2023 –>Product Details
The most beautiful digital background to celebrate the King’s Coronation.

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Safeguarding the Nation The Story of the Modern Royal Navy


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English | 2009 | pages: 352 | ISBN: 1848320434, 159114812X | EPUB | 109,6 mb
This new history of the Royal Navy, published to coincide with the Golden Jubilee of the White Ensign Association, is a full and exciting account of all the many campaigns, operations and deployments conducted around the world from the Cold War and the Cod Wars to the Falklands War and the Gulf Wars. It has been written and compiled from privileged access to secret and confidential Admiralty Plans and Commanding Officers’ reports and contains a wealth of previously unpublished material. The story of how the Royal Navy has adapted to meet the many new challenges of the modern world and how it has carried out its vital roles from manning the nation’s strategic nuclear deterrent to guarding the vital offshore oil and gas facilities as well as protecting Britain’s worldwide interests is a truly fascinating one, while the development of ships, submarines, aircraft, weapons, tactics and strategies as well as the changes in personnel and life at sea are brought to life by contributions from people who served over the period. Profusely illustrated throughout with many previously unpublished photographs and paintings, this beautifully-produced volume is a magnificent golden jubilee tribute to the Royal Navy.

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Wait for the Waggon The Story of the Royal Corps of Transport and Its Predecessors 1794-1993


Free Download Wait for the Waggon: The Story of the Royal Corps of Transport and Its Predecessors 1794-1993 by John Sutton
English | January 1, 1998 | ISBN: 0850526256 | 448 pages | EPUB | 27 Mb
The first ever published comprehensive history of the Royal Corps of Transport and its Predecessors, relating the proud part played in helping to develop the highly successful logistic system that the British Army now possesses.

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Catastrophe at Spithead The Sinking of the Royal George


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English | February 11, 2020 | ISBN: 1526764997 | 352 pages | EPUB | 5.47 Mb
In one of the most sensational and perplexing incidents in naval history, Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, a much-voyaged veteran and outstanding officer, drowned along with more than 800 crew and many civilian visitors on a calm summer’s morning and in a familiar anchorage. This new work examines that tragedy the sudden capsizing at Spithead on 29 August 1782 of the mighty flagship HMS Royal George.

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