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Admiral Graf Spee

Also searchable as German Cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, Graf Spee.

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  1. Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    13:15Wood gas and the preparation of diesel fuelQ&A
  2. Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:31:19Argentine war entry and Graf Spee's South Atlantic optionsQ&A
  3. What does the Kreigsmarine look like if it goes all diesel powered & Scharnhorst framed?
    29:40Long-range raiders and Atlantic replenishmentChapter
  4. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:50If Cumberland had joined the Battle of the River PlateQ&A
  5. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:25:08Fitting twin 14-inch turrets into old battlecruiser hullsQ&A
  6. What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead?
    40:59Surface raiders and diversion from a decisive theatreNotable Point
  7. What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead?
    1:06:22Damage can end a surface raider's freedomNotable Point
  8. Raphael Semmes: A Legacy of Literary Leadership
    0:00Why Raphael Semmes's writing matters to naval historyChapter
  9. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:08:37Where a preserved Admiral Graf Spee could workQ&A
  10. What if HMS Hermes was the first of a class of Cruiser Carriers?
    1:29:27Swordfish could add a second attack direction at the River PlateNotable Point
  11. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    1:39:08Admiral Graf Spee and an uncertain review-date recollectionQ&A
  12. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    31:40La Terrible from Mers-el-Kebir to CorsicaChapter
  13. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:33:45How light carriers threaten German commerce raidersQ&A
  14. Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:10:24Cruiser aircraft and the hunt for Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  15. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    4:32:55The earlier Force K that hunted Graf SpeeNotable Point
  16. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    12:26Imagined captures of Graf Spee, Pola and YamatoQ&A
  17. Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?
    45:52A South African flagship changes Cape raider warfareNotable Point
  18. Cruiser-borne aviation of the major navies; aspirations, doctrine & realities of this capability
    21:00German surface raiders and the cost of fragile aircraftChapter
  19. Cruiser-borne aviation of the major navies; aspirations, doctrine & realities of this capability
    2:20:30How small could an aviation cruiser be?Q&A
  20. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:47:11Radar-equipped cruisers could catch German raiders earlierNotable Point
  21. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:50:43Graf Spee off the Falklands in 1982: ship or admiral?Q&A
  22. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:43:26Why a different captain might not save Graf SpeeQ&A
  23. Dalrymple Hamilton: The Captain of HMS Rodney who believed she could be a destroyer
    39:20The box maneuver and coordinated torpedo pressureNotable Point
  24. The Life of Admiral Sir Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton: When Speed is never enough!
    3:27:18How much damage can disable a surface raider?Q&A
  25. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    49:14How patrol aircraft might constrain Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  26. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    54:12Archive evidence sets limits on the tender counterfactualNotable Point
  27. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    1:23:40How air patrols could herd German surface raidersChapter
  28. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    1:53:23Missing patrol bases increased the burden on cruisersNotable Point
  29. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    38:29Why an admiral aboard Bismarck created command riskNotable Point
  30. Bruships 176: Christyear or Newmas?
    35:15Why Admiral Graf Spee had no safe breakoutQ&A
  31. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    32:05Scharnhorst replaces Graf Spee at the River PlateQ&A
  32. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    8:34:26An unanswered source request about Graf Spee's fuel plantQ&A
  33. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    16:38Graf Spee may reach the Indian OceanNotable Point
  34. Bruships 162: I can feel the Kalax in the Air Tonight... Oh Books! Naval History Questions & Chat
    1:27:17More diesel power would not make Graf Spee a high-speed raiderQ&A
  35. Bruships 162: I can feel the Kalax in the Air Tonight... Oh Books! Naval History Questions & Chat
    1:33:43How length-to-beam ratio shapes speed and handlingNotable Point
  36. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    1:32:37How many torpedo boats would overmatch Graf Spee at the River Plate?Q&A
  37. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    11:41German raiders improvise around a thin supply baseChapter
  38. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    1:38:38U.S. neutrality in a River Plate encounterQ&A
  39. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    1:46:08County-class squadrons overmatch German pocket battleshipsQ&A
  40. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    3:59:39U.S. neutrality patrols after the Graf Spee crisisQ&A
  41. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    42:42HNLMS Java against Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  42. Kriegsmarine(Kaiserliche Marine)'s Nightmare Returns: The RN finds some 1910 Town Class in a couch!
    1:16:00How early surface losses could change Norway and the Atlantic warNotable Point
  43. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    1:42:16Reinforcement reports compressed Porter's escape timetableNotable Point
  44. German Merchant Seaplane Tenders of the 1930s: Key Ships Series 8 - Ship 8
    37:16A more useful German seaplane-carrier pathNotable Point
  45. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    3:10:52Porter's promotion skills outlast his impulsive command styleChapter
  46. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:21:01The most lopsided British River Plate forceQ&A
  47. Patreon 93: Old crocks at war. How useful to WWI were the old ships brought out of reserve?
    2:11:26A reserve HMS Tiger could transform the River Plate pursuitNotable Point
  48. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:45:56Graf Spee's 11-inch shells were poorly matched to thin-skinned cruisersQ&A
  49. Operation Berlin: Tour De Force or Tour De Farce?
    20:21Postwar records reconstruct the Atlantic pictureNotable Point
  50. A Naval Historian Reacts to: Battle cruisers in a modern navy… Well a WWII Navy
    3:23:43Would the Royal Navy strike Graf Spee in a neutral port?Q&A
  51. Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers
    3:15:44What if Scharnhorst replaced Graf Spee?Q&A
  52. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    2:33Dove and Langsdorff disagree over the sinking positionChapter
  53. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    5:28Africa Shell's survivors complicate British intelligenceNotable Point
  54. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    7:28Neutral-harbor rules connect Graf Spee to the Altmark incidentChapter
  55. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    8:20Dove presents Langsdorff as a gentlemanly cruiser commanderNotable Point
  56. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    9:19A repeated Dove quotation points in the wrong directionNotable Point
  57. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    9:44Receipts and a pipe reveal Langsdorff's institutional inheritanceNotable Point
  58. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    11:30Why sinking tiny Africa Shell still matteredNotable Point
  59. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    12:43Hull fouling and a denser blockade narrow Graf Spee's optionsNotable Point
  60. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    13:29Graf Spee's switch-back avoids a destroyer near-missChapter
  61. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    14:44The long detour slips below the British cruiser searchNotable Point
  62. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    15:32Harwood converts Langsdorff's delays into an interception estimateNotable Point
  63. The Hunt Class: The WWII Royal Navy's Escort Destroyers - Key Ship Series 6, Ship 3
    1:06:05Why designers still wanted torpedoes on Type III HuntsNotable Point
  64. Egret Class: The First Class to lose as ship to a guided missile - Key Ships Series 6, Episode 1
    11:13Why an anti-aircraft sloop still carried a surface-fighting batteryNotable Point
  65. Mistakes & Missed Opportunities of the Washington Naval Treaties
    28:54South African sea-lane security at the CapeChapter
  66. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    2:33:51How cruiser numbers could deter commerce raidersNotable Point
  67. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    11:55Why Cumberland and carrier aircraft would trap Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  68. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    2:14:23How an engine-room bomb hit could doom Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  69. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    2:10:32How forty-eight Counties reshape a war with GermanyQ&A
  70. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    49:35How Cumberland might have altered the Graf Spee searchQ&A
  71. HMS Ark Royal(1937): Key Ships Series 3, Ship 9
    33:39A false sinking claim made Ark Royal a marked shipNotable Point
  72. HMCS Haida Comment Response
    28:24What if Tribal destroyers had met Graf Spee?Notable Point
  73. Bruships 112: Julian Corbett
    2:06:06Long range cannot cure a surface raider's weaknessQ&A
  74. Bruships 112: Julian Corbett
    2:35:36Graf Spee avoided single British heavy cruisersNotable Point
  75. What were the 'Bearns' of the other Major Navies? RM, IJN, USN, RN & Kreigsmarine
    1:46:01Deutschland's competing roles culminated in the River Plate testChapter
  76. Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History
    1:33:34More carrier scouts constrain surface raidersNotable Point
  77. Bruships 108: PLanned for Random Books off the Shelf & Chat
    1:05:52Graf Spee's scuttling and damaged support systemsQ&A
  78. Privatising War: Guerre de Course
    20:16Cruiser rules meet the realities of commerce attackChapter
  79. Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine
    22:29The actual cruiser force and Admiral Scheer's reachNotable Point
  80. Sverdlov Class: Comment Response
    7:10Tirpitz and the strategic value of a raider threatQ&A
  81. Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers
    3:21Why the Royal Navy treated Sverdlov as an ocean-raider threatChapter
  82. Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers
    11:08Sverdlov's four overlapping missionsChapter
  83. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:20:48Graf Spee's hidden damage and the limits of neutral refugeQ&A
  84. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:25:07What if Uruguay seized Graf Spee?Q&A
  85. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:31:34Why Germany minimized six-inch damage to Graf SpeeQ&A
  86. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    32:08Graf Spee's paper range would not guarantee effective fire against TigerQ&A
  87. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    19:43Small carriers could scout the oceans for surface raidersNotable Point
  88. Algerie (1932): Marine National
    15:14Mediterranean duties and the hunt for Graf SpeeChapter
  89. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1939 & 1940; Response to some Comments
    25:34How surface raiders reshape the convoy war without fightingChapter
  90. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    9:09Why Graf Spee eclipsed Admiral Scheer in public memoryQ&A
  91. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1940
    17:34The Kriegsmarine's missing balanced task groupChapter
  92. Patreon 59: Infrastructure in the Colonies: shipyards of the Commonwealth and Empire.
    2:00:14South African shipbuilding could guard the Cape routesChapter
  93. Ruse de guerre
    22:41German raiders face unequal disguise problemsChapter
  94. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    2:06:18Graf Spee alters her identity at seaNotable Point
  95. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    2:06:50How British tactics misled Graf SpeeQ&A
  96. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    40:57Dido-class cruisers against Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  97. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    1:18:24Boyes, Graf Spee, and the Asama Maru affairQ&A
  98. Suffren Class: Mon croiseur de 1ère classe de la Marine Nationale préféré (Long Patrol)
    38:09Colbert, the Graf Spee cordon, and the road to ToulonChapter
  99. Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...
    1:54:11Could eight Tribals defeat Graf Spee?Q&A
  100. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    44:14Graf Spee against a full-strength County and TownQ&A
  101. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    23:18Graf Spee and the calibre ceilingNotable Point
  102. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    26:16River Plate and the value of six-inch fireChapter
  103. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    48:11Berwick and the deterrent value of a full CountyNotable Point
  104. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    48:58River Plate: a cruiser and two destroyersNotable Point
  105. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    24:10Exeter under Graf Spee's fire at the River PlateChapter
  106. The 614th Running the Gauntlet: Six Books Reviewed (Long Patrol)
    27:07Cargo liners, convoy losses, and the human cost of commerce warChapter
  107. County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)
    17:20Dorsetshire's anti-raider work from Graf Spee to PythonChapter
  108. County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)
    18:28Why reaching port could mission-kill a surface raiderNotable Point
  109. Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books
    3:21:13Why Graf Spee was trapped after the River PlateNotable Point
  110. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    52:11Sussex's damage, refit, and return to serviceChapter
  111. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    1:48What Renown revealed about the Deutschland classQ&A
  112. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    3:28How Royal Navy hunter groups could neutralise a raiderNotable Point
  113. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    1:38:41Why one County cruiser could deter a pocket battleshipNotable Point
  114. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    2:13:30How a second German cruiser changes the River Plate huntQ&A
  115. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    4:09:51The real resolve behind a River Plate film sceneQ&A
  116. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    4:21Why battlecruisers could not replace cruisersNotable Point
  117. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    33:11Cumberland’s dash after the River Plate battleChapter
  118. County Cruisers P1: The Kent Class (Long Patrol)
    49:12HMS Kent in the Mediterranean warChapter
  119. Bruships 65: Naval History Books & Questions Answered
    3:13:40American eight-inch cruisers against Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  120. Bruships 64: Naval History & Sci-fi Books reviewed and Questions answered...
    2:56:16How ship identification distorted range at the River PlateQ&A
  121. Tribals, Battles & Darings/British Trawlers & Drifters in 2 World Wars: A Book or Two To Review (36)
    3:44How the name Deutschland changed surface-raider prioritiesNotable Point
  122. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    3:53:52A County-class Exeter changes damage, not River Plate's resultQ&A
  123. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)
    4:00:25Eight Tribal-class destroyers against Graf Spee's fleetQ&A
  124. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)
    15:39Langsdorff after the scuttling of Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  125. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)
    16:02Scuttling warships after false threat reportsQ&A
  126. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 3/11 Pre-Dreadnought Cruisers
    3:32A more coherent 9.2-inch cruiserNotable Point
  127. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    5:51Graf Spee and the speed requirement for surface raidersQ&A
  128. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    25:14A commerce raider's scout plane as a radio decoyQ&A
  129. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    1:27:30Brazil's pro-British wartime alignmentNotable Point
  130. A Book or Two to Review (12): British Naval Aviation by Ray Sturviant
    12:58Force K and the Graf Spee searchChapter
  131. A Book or Two to Review (12): British Naval Aviation by Ray Sturviant
    14:32Skua strike counterfactual against Graf SpeeNotable Point
  132. Bruships 52: A Year of Bruships - Questions & Books
    2:17:37How the Panzerschiffe were shaped for commerce raidingNotable Point
  133. Robert Sherbrooke: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 2
    28:08Why Burnett could not press the German withdrawalNotable Point
  134. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War
    3:31:25Operation Tabarin and Britain's Antarctic security logicQ&A
  135. Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers
    17:32River Plate validates cruiser sea-denial doctrineChapter
  136. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    3:48:07The Sherman beyond the death-trap mythNotable Point
  137. Bruships 36: International Relations
    58:42Graf Spee's repair needs and Uruguay's inspectionChapter
  138. Bruships 36: International Relations
    1:03:35Britain's diplomatic bluff over Graf Spee at MontevideoChapter
  139. Bruships 36: International Relations
    1:12:21How HMS Cumberland changed Graf Spee's breakout oddsNotable Point
  140. Bruships 36: International Relations
    1:17:54Could Achilles have torpedoed Graf Spee at night?Q&A
  141. The Great White Fleet
    1:51:30Choosing high-explosive or armour-piercing shells against raidersQ&A
  142. Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy
    0:59Edinburgh and Belfast's quadruple-turret design pathChapter
  143. RN Paper Cruisers; the what might have beens…
    33:37How a Town-class cruiser might have changed the River Plate fightQ&A
  144. The Fairey Story - Part 4 of 4: Into WWII
    1:46The Fairey Seafox at the River PlateChapter
  145. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 1 of 5: Introduction
    4:22The Altmark incident and neutrality under pressureChapter
  146. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    1:33:47Why Britain would not buy an interned Graf SpeeQ&A
  147. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    1:39:32Could studying Graf Spee revive a British heavy cruiser?Q&A
  148. Four Random Books 9: Command in Their Own Words
    12:48HMS Cossack and the Altmark rescueNotable Point
  149. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    13:32The intended strike against Graf SpeeNotable Point
  150. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    15:04Neutrality law and the intended pressure on Graf SpeeNotable Point
  151. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    31:29Why Graf Spee fought at the River PlateChapter
  152. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    39:00Close-range damage and the pursuit of Graf SpeeNotable Point
  153. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    59:21HMS Ajax and the chase toward MontevideoNotable Point
  154. 2 Minutes: What Was Force K going to Montivedo to do?
    0:04Why was Force K sent to Montevideo in 1939?Q&A
  155. 2 Minutes: What Was Force K going to Montivedo to do?
    0:35Renown's role in stopping a breakoutNotable Point
  156. 2 Minutes: What Was Force K going to Montivedo to do?
    1:40Ark Royal and a possible attack in neutral watersNotable Point
  157. 2 Minutes: Force K's an overview Part 1/2
    0:32Reinforcing the River Plate hunt from FreetownNotable Point
  158. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    28:48Graf Spee and the escape-net strategyNotable Point
  159. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    38:20Ark Royal was sent to strike, not merely watchNotable Point
  160. Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:39:20Cruisers using destroyer tactics at the River PlateQ&A
  161. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    24:56Why the Cape route mattered before convoy concentrationNotable Point
  162. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    22:51Africa Shell and the limits of Madagascar's defenceNotable Point
  163. An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"
    22:44South America and the diplomatic price of absenceNotable Point
  164. 50th Live Special: Thank You
    1:08:22D-class cruisers shifted from blockade hunts to D-DayNotable Point
  165. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 2 of 2
    21:37Northern Patrol work and the hunt for Graf SpeeNotable Point
  166. An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 2 of 3
    3:10River Plate and the power of good-enough shipsNotable Point
  167. An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 1 of 3
    29:35Diplomacy completes the defeat of Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  168. Top 10 Ships – not Tribal, Battle, Daring or Town classes…
    57:15Deutschland-class raiders and ammunition performanceNotable Point
  169. Battle cruisers in a ‘modern navy’…. Well a WWII Navy
    1:54:13Why Renown and Ark Royal doomed Graf Spee's escapeQ&A
  170. Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!
    1:49:08War graves and non-invasive wreck researchQ&A
  171. The Battles of Narvik (Norway 80)
    4:23Ammunition shortages leave German destroyers nearly emptyChapter
  172. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    2:08Altmark's hidden role behind Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  173. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    13:47Pan-American neutrality and Uruguayan politics trap Graf SpeeChapter
  174. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    17:52Harwood closes Graf Spee's escape routesNotable Point
  175. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    19:56Hague rules limit Graf Spee's time and repairsChapter
  176. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    21:45What Britain was prepared to do if Graf Spee stayedChapter
  177. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    36:28A reinforced patrol hunts Altmark in neutral NorwayChapter
  178. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    51:03Reading intent from ships rather than written ordersNotable Point
  179. Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video
    39:25German merchant sailors become strategic manpowerChapter
  180. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:05Graf Spee's silent passage frustrates the British searchChapter
  181. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    9:33Similar German raiders complicate British identificationNotable Point
  182. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    11:32Waiting becomes part of Graf Spee's economic warNotable Point
  183. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    19:19Every merchant attack gives a raider awayNotable Point
  184. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    29:51Global commitments limit the Graf Spee huntChapter
  185. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    41:42Different raider doctrines produce different campaign mapsNotable Point
  186. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    43:04Damage threatens an isolated raider even when it survives the battleNotable Point
  187. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    44:54Royal Navy relationships constrain Graf Spee in South AmericaChapter
  188. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    48:26Japan and the United States watch Graf Spee's campaignNotable Point
  189. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    52:51Graf Spee pursues psychological economic warfareChapter
  190. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    56:34Britain resists Graf Spee's intended psychological pressureNotable Point
  191. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    59:08Harwood weighs Graf Spee's remaining targetsNotable Point
  192. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:02:25British forces chase Graf Spee through the Indian OceanNotable Point
  193. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:06:31A British hunting group occupies Graf Spee's waiting areaNotable Point
  194. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:08:54Altmark sustains Graf Spee's final campaign phaseChapter
  195. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:12:12Force H and Force K close the door after Graf Spee passesNotable Point
  196. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:15:24Langsdorff turns away from an early River Plate strikeNotable Point
  197. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:20:27Sinking Doric Star exposes Graf Spee and consumes ammunitionChapter
  198. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:24:28Langsdorff trades timing for extra prizesNotable Point
  199. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:37:51Propaganda weakens Graf Spee's case in MontevideoChapter
  200. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:47:11Graf Spee reveals Germany's missing raider support systemChapter
  201. The End of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:09Why Langsdorff scuttled Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  202. The End of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:41A fighting end and Nazi propagandaNotable Point
  203. The End of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:17Langsdorff's reputation and the loss of his shipChapter
  204. The End of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    5:01Commerce-raiding aggression and the risk of interceptionNotable Point
  205. The End of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    7:09How Graf Spee's raiding route revealed her intentionsChapter
  206. Day 3 of the Montevideo Diplomatic Battle, the 16th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:19Intercepting Graf Spee without entering neutral watersNotable Point
  207. Day 3 of the Montevideo Diplomatic Battle, the 16th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:00British surveillance tracks any move by Graf SpeeChapter
  208. Day 3 of the Montevideo Diplomatic Battle, the 16th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:06Langsdorff prepares for Uruguay's deadlineChapter
  209. Day 3 of the Montevideo Diplomatic Battle, the 16th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:51Four frantic days cannot restore Graf SpeeNotable Point
  210. Day 3 of the Montevideo Diplomatic Battle, the 16th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:59Battle may have worsened Graf Spee's machinery wearNotable Point
  211. Montevideo on the 14th December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:46Britain calls in a naval attache as Graf Spee reaches MontevideoChapter
  212. Montevideo on the 14th December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:13Britain first presses Uruguay to expel Graf SpeeChapter
  213. Montevideo on the 14th December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:58Harwood asks diplomats to hold Graf Spee until Cumberland arrivesNotable Point
  214. Montevideo on the 14th December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:01Montevideo's principal dockyard refuses to support Graf SpeeChapter
  215. Montevideo on the 14th December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    7:48Graf Spee turns to improvised labor and Argentinian tugboatsChapter
  216. The Royal Navy on the 14th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:00Graf Spee loses the protection of stealth and distanceChapter
  217. The Royal Navy on the 14th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:47HMS Cumberland narrows Graf Spee's breakout windowNotable Point
  218. The Royal Navy on the 14th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:19British and French diplomacy shifts from expulsion to delayChapter
  219. The Royal Navy on the 14th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    8:16Ark Royal, Renown, and the limits of Montevideo's neutralityNotable Point
  220. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:42The opposing cruiser forces find each otherChapter
  221. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    5:48Harwood divides Graf Spee's fireNotable Point
  222. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    11:05Long-range fire control exposes technical and ammunition limitsNotable Point
  223. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    15:14Exeter absorbs Graf Spee's opening attackChapter
  224. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    24:14Graf Spee's design meets a three-cruiser meleeNotable Point
  225. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    29:20Graf Spee takes disabling damage from the cruiser forceNotable Point
  226. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    53:49The threat of night action drives Graf Spee toward portNotable Point
  227. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:54Reading the opening movements at the River PlateChapter
  228. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:28Graf Spee opens fire near maximum rangeNotable Point
  229. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:02Exeter and Ajax reach the killing swingChapter
  230. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:14Graf Spee underestimates the British cruiser forceNotable Point
  231. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:42Langsdorff and Harwood fight for different victoriesNotable Point
  232. Arado AR 196 - 12th of December - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:09Graf Spee loses her last working Arado scoutChapter
  233. Arado AR 196 - 12th of December - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:57Graf Spee's radar and the limits of target identificationChapter
  234. Arado AR 196 - 12th of December - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:19Ammunition and escape constraints at River PlateNotable Point
  235. Arado AR 196 - 12th of December - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:08The Arado lesson: reconnaissance needs redundancyChapter
  236. SS Streonhalh; the Last Victim of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:02Why SS Streonhalh was a valuable prizeChapter
  237. SS Streonhalh; the Last Victim of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:27Streonhalh reveals Graf Spee's Atlantic crossingNotable Point
  238. SS Streonhalh; the Last Victim of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:21Langsdorff's search for bigger prizes and naval gloryChapter
  239. SS Streonhalh; the Last Victim of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:18Harwood anticipates Graf Spee at the River PlateChapter
  240. SS Streonhalh; the Last Victim of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    5:26Captured papers and the geography of British tradeNotable Point
  241. Altmark Last Meeting with the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:01Altmark as Graf Spee's logistics and prisoner hubChapter
  242. Altmark Last Meeting with the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:36The last Altmark and Graf Spee rendezvousNotable Point
  243. Altmark Last Meeting with the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    5:01German logistics in the South Atlantic campaignChapter
  244. SS Tairoa - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:02Tairoa's Brisbane-to-London cargo routeNotable Point
  245. SS Tairoa - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:50Cummings keeps Tairoa's warning on the airChapter
  246. SS Tairoa - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:25What Graf Spee gained from Tairoa's routing papersNotable Point
  247. SS Tairoa - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:32Tairoa's signal tightens the hunt for Graf SpeeChapter
  248. SS Doric Star - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:29Doric Star as a costly prize for Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  249. SS Doric Star - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:21Doric Star's signal turns a sinking into a pursuit clueNotable Point
  250. SS Doric Star - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:04Langsdorff's route raises questions about raider strategyChapter
  251. SS Doric Star - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:51Success, possible hubris, and Graf Spee's visible trailNotable Point
  252. SS Doric Star - A River Plate 80 Video
    8:38Delay gives Harwood time to concentrate at the River PlateChapter
  253. Rendezvous with the Altmark - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:01Graf Spee races back into the AtlanticChapter
  254. Rendezvous with the Altmark - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:22Altmark provides supplies for Graf Spee's disguisesChapter
  255. Rendezvous with the Altmark - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:23Altmark takes prisoners and perhaps more weaponsNotable Point
  256. Rendezvous with the Altmark - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:19Forces H and K search behind Graf SpeeChapter
  257. Rendezvous with the Altmark - A River Plate 80 Video
    5:44Forces H and K are absent from the River Plate battleNotable Point
  258. Surface Raider Conundrum - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:04Trade routes define Graf Spee's operating spaceChapter
  259. Surface Raider Conundrum - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:30Graf Spee's conservative strategy may have limited her impactChapter
  260. Surface Raider Conundrum - A River Plate 80 Video
    7:17Graf Spee's sinkings against a total of 2,712 merchant shipsNotable Point
  261. The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)
    44:12The Tribal flotilla that nearly crossed Graf Spee's routeNotable Point
  262. The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)
    54:43How South American diplomacy isolated Admiral Graf SpeeNotable Point
  263. Eugen Millington-Drake - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:05Harwood and Millington-Drake discuss the Graf Spee crisisNotable Point
  264. Disguises of a Surface Raider - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:02Langsdorff seeks a more useful disguiseChapter
  265. Disguises of a Surface Raider - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:56Why the pocket-battleship label obscures Graf Spee's designNotable Point
  266. Disguises of a Surface Raider - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:26Why Graf Spee's mast resembles those of modern warshipsNotable Point
  267. Disguises of a Surface Raider - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:52Graf Spee imitates an American heavy cruiserNotable Point
  268. Disguises of a Surface Raider - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:18How a distant misidentification could buy Graf Spee timeNotable Point
  269. Disguises of a Surface Raider - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:08An American-cruiser disguise for the voyage homeChapter
  270. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:33Africa Shell and the neutral-waters disputeChapter
  271. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:51A mistaken ship identity complicates the huntNotable Point
  272. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:33Captain Dove's release in neutral MontevideoNotable Point
  273. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:57Langsdorff's restrained approach to commerce raidingChapter
  274. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:52A familiar Langsdorff quotation needs geographical contextNotable Point
  275. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:19Prize-law paperwork documented Graf Spee's sinkingsNotable Point
  276. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:48A small prize with a large psychological effectNotable Point
  277. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:07Graf Spee's switchback and the timing of the huntChapter
  278. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    7:13How Harwood may have allowed for Langsdorff's delaysNotable Point
  279. Cruise of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:16Reading Admiral Graf Spee's cruise as strategyChapter
  280. Cruise of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:34Psychological commerce warfare in the South AtlanticNotable Point
  281. Cruise of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:28Caution, survivability, and Langsdorff's choicesChapter
  282. The 1939 Panama Convention - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:49British bases preserve Royal Navy reach near the River PlateNotable Point
  283. Harwood & Captains - a River Plate 80 video
    25:56Harwood's command team offsets Graf Spee's material edgeChapter
  284. Back Pocket Cruisers Presentation (Practice 2)
    17:42HMS Cossack's Altmark boarding freed captured merchant seamenChapter