Dreadnought: Nemesis - Book One: 1 (Nemesis, 1)

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Animesque: Doc Impossible appears to be fond of using Anime-style characters in the UI for her hypertech devices. Well after a long lover affair with this book, I have finished and it is yet another favorite by Robert K. Massie. This book is massive in every way. It covers the detailed history of England and Germany in the decades leading up to the start of World War I. I learned a great deal about this period that I did not know and feel so much better for it. The book is a collection of small biographies, centering on the English and German royalty, with the prime ministers, chancelors and ministers as well. While reading, it is almost you take part in the conversations in cigar smoke filled chambers, nipping champagne with the Kaiser and the Kings. Further England understood that Germany could easily become the dominate, dictating power from the English Channel to the Steppes of Russia. Absent the ability of France and Russia to balance against German aspirations, Continental Europe could become another existential threat.

The dreadnought was triple-shielded, and two or three times larger than Enterprise. This made it about 1.5 million tons lighter than the later Galaxy-class. Its armament included six photon torpedo banks, five phaser banks of two emitters each, and a number of undisclosed cutting-edge weapons systems. a b c d Carolyn, Cox (June 21, 2016). "Exclusive Cover Reveal: YA Novel Dreadnought". The Mary Sue.The Road to Armageddon which includes an account of Winston Churchill’s role at the Admiralty and an Anglo-German perspective of the final few years leading up to the Great War. A fantastic book, a joy to read. Massie intertwines the history of Germany and Britain on a political and military level, describing the lives and thoughts of leading politicians and military (mostly admirals) and of course the Royal heads ruling in Europe. He colours this broad canvas of almost 50 - 60 years (1850 - 1914) with anecdotes and petit histoire that gives an almost voyeurish view in the heads and lives of the people involved.

The good news is that “Dreadnought” is very possibly one of the top five history books I have read so far, and I have read quite a few of them by now. Massie manages to visualize all the main characters of the period and make them human. Furthermore, he weaves a mesmerizing slideshow of events, that first very slowly, but then with more and more momentum leads to one of humanity's greatest calamities. The end result is stunning.The datasheets using AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM keyword can be found in the following Factions: Imperium: Adepta Sororitas, Agents of the Imperium, Imperial Knights, Inquisition. Gendercide: Graywytch's ultimate plan is to kill all men. It comes disturbingly close to succeeding, resulting in the deaths of millions of people, including many trans women and intersex individuals as well as numerous cis women who were killed in the resulting chaos. The total death toll was in the millions. Abusive Parents: Danny's father is bigoted and extremely verbally abusive, to the point where she has permanent hearing damage from always being screamed at. Her mother is either unable or unwilling to intervene, and tries to "buy off" Danny by way of apology after particularly bad outbursts. Speaking in modern terms, HMS Dreadnought was a game changer, a technological marvel, different and better than what had come before. As a technological marvel, Great Britain’s new battleship was also a disruptor. She made older ships obsolete – for both Great Britain and everyone else – while also upsetting the balance of power on the high seas. In Sovereign, she does everything she can to screw up Danny's life. And turns into an outright super villain.