Books that celebrate the British Empire - Recommendations?

Hi all,

I am looking for books that celebrate the achievements of the British Empire.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Kind regards
Emps

 

These two almost made me wish I was British

https://www.amazon.com/Castles-Steel-Britain-Germany-Winning/dp/0345408780

https://www.amazon.com/Dreadnought-...c0-ab56-60d3f7d38580&pd_rd_i=0345375564&psc=1

 

that made me laugh

 

Emps,

There certainly is one, if not two authors on the RN action against slavery. That could be a starting point. There is a historian on Twitter whose tweets I have seen, not bookmarked, who writes on the theme.

Using the british empire reexamined reminded me of Niall Ferguson and on a quick look this should help.

 

Peter Hopkirk is your man.

 

Thanks all, I appreciate your time.

Should I ask why?......

 

Empires are often considered morally reprehensible these days so any attempt to extol one is liable to evoke scorn or laughter.

I don't know if these count or not since their central figure is a rotter of an anti-hero, but perhaps you might look at the Flashman novels.

 

Give it thirty years or so and there's a fair chance they'll be rebadged and the best thing since sliced bread.

The Government of Angola today signed the latest in a long line of Territorial Flexibility Pacts with the People's Republic of China.

According to the terms of this controversial deal, the host nation will cede possession of key natural resources and technical sovereignty, permit judicial oversight and unlimited overflight, and begin integration of its armed forced into the larger Chinese military in return for sweeping financial incentives, a modern infrastructure development programme, and a pledge of unlimited defence commitment. This pledge is viewed as critical locally, given recent setbacks in the nation's ongoing border conflict with neighbouring Namibia and a general background of regional instability. Beijing is said to have deferred negotiation over proposed vexillological changes in order to maintain public support and to ensure the proposals are approved at the first attempt in the forthcoming referendum.

Turning now to the financial world...

 

The rule of empires seems to be: yesterday's empires were bad. Today's empires are OK...so long as we don't call them empires.

 

Flashman more entertaining than this.

https://www.legal-tools.org/doc/00076e/pdf

"Military Government Gazette

GERMANY

Twenty-first Army Group Area of Control

DEUTSCHLAND

Kontroll-Gebiet der einundzwanzigsten Armeegruppe

No.3

MILITARY GOVERNMENT — GERMANY SUPREME COMMANDER’S AREA OF CONTROL

INSTRUCTIONS TO CHIEFS OF GERMAN POLICE AGENCIES

I. You will maintain law and order and enforce any ordinances, regulations and orders issued under the authority of the United Nations.

2. You will not enforce or permit to be enforced any German laws, rules or regulations that are in any manner prejudicial to the Military Forces or are abrogated by any Military Proclamations, Ordinances or Orders, but you will continue to enforce all other German laws.

3 You are no longer under the control of nor will you take orders from superior German police officials. You will be under the control of the chief civil administrative officer in your jurisdiction. This will be the Regierungspräsident or equivalent civil administrative official in the case of the commander of the Gendarmerie and the Oberbürgermeister in the case of the Staatliche Polizeiverwalter. The requirements of the Military Commander will be transmitted to you through German civil administrative channels or directly by the Military Government Public Safety Officer. You will also receive orders from the Military Government Public Safety Officer relating to the manner in which you will execute orders and directives received from higher authority.....

etc.

38. You will give particular attention to:

(a) the apprehension and prosecution of looters, rioters, black market operators and pimps and prostitutes operating in contravention of local laws or Military Ordinances and forgers of ration cards and MG documents and currency;

(b) the recovery of looted goods;

(c) the control of German refugees and assistance in the control of displaced persons who are nationals of other countries.

BY ORDER OF THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT."

 

Ah yes, the vitriolic attacks made by self loathing degenerates........

I am proud of what the British Empire achieved and bugger anyone else who whinges about it.

 

I don't like being called a degenerate. Suggest you shut the fuck up.