Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Battle Of The River Plate

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  1. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    39:39Why River Plate is an imperfect analogy for intercepting GoebenNotable Point
  2. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    51:17Cruiser attacks, divided fire and Holland's Denmark Strait decisionsNotable Point
  3. Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:31:19Argentine war entry and Graf Spee's South Atlantic optionsQ&A
  4. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:50If Cumberland had joined the Battle of the River PlateQ&A
  5. 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
  6. Ram Dass Katari: Father of the Modern Indian Navy
    40:53INS Delhi, ship culture, and learning cruiser commandChapter
  7. Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:04:23Every Royal Navy light cruiser becomes HMS PlymouthQ&A
  8. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:18:58A carrier becomes the cruiser squadron's aviation workshopNotable Point
  9. 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
  10. Bruships 234: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    24:07Why major naval disasters rarely exclude politicsQ&A
  11. Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:07:47Britain receives a fleet of Defence-style super cruisersQ&A
  12. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    12:26Imagined captures of Graf Spee, Pola and YamatoQ&A
  13. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    1:31:58Glorious, command culture, and HarwoodNotable Point
  14. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:01:03Why Deutschland's guns did not make it a battleshipNotable Point
  15. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:41:26World of Warships cruisers replace Britain's heavy cruisersQ&A
  16. Leadership Alive: What happens if Adm R. Henderson & Adm W. Fisher Live through WWII?
    50:40Henderson likely prevents Courageous hunting submarinesChapter
  17. Scuttlebutt 9 - A long time coming...
    5:19Why navies could not replace battleships with cruiser swarmsQ&A
  18. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    49:14How patrol aircraft might constrain Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  19. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    4:02:07Why Blucher would fare poorly against Harwood at the River PlateQ&A
  20. Bruships 176: Christyear or Newmas?
    35:15Why Admiral Graf Spee had no safe breakoutQ&A
  21. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    32:05Scharnhorst replaces Graf Spee at the River PlateQ&A
  22. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    4:07:20Why surface raiders preferred lone merchant shipsQ&A
  23. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    25:34Speed, range, and the raider-hunting carrierChapter
  24. V.Adm Beatty is sent to Command the Mediterranean Battle Cruisers in 1914... Patreon 105
    2:19:43Could the River Plate cruisers defeat Goeben at night?Q&A
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. Bruships 154: Ship-Shape's Scandi Ship 2024... answering naval history questions...
    1:40:15Why rapid firing blisters paint on naval gun barrelsQ&A
  29. Bruships 154: Ship-Shape's Scandi Ship 2024... answering naval history questions...
    1:41:17Six-inch shell damage and Graf Spee's protection at the River PlateNotable Point
  30. 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
  31. Treaty Era Aircraft Carriers: A Discussion
    38:49A separate light-carrier allowance could reshape fleet rolesNotable Point
  32. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    1:42:16Reinforcement reports compressed Porter's escape timetableNotable Point
  33. German Merchant Seaplane Tenders of the 1930s: Key Ships Series 8 - Ship 8
    37:16A more useful German seaplane-carrier pathNotable Point
  34. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:28:43What eight extra treaty cruisers give the Royal NavyQ&A
  35. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    1:31:41Holland's sectional battle versus envelopmentQ&A
  36. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    3:35:35How Des Moines-class cruisers would transform the wartime Royal NavyQ&A
  37. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:15:52Where a five-turret County-class cruiser would matterQ&A
  38. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:21:01The most lopsided British River Plate forceQ&A
  39. 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
  40. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:02:30How a larger British cruiser fleet changes the hunt for Graf SpeeQ&A
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers
    3:15:44What if Scharnhorst replaced Graf Spee?Q&A
  44. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    15:32Harwood converts Langsdorff's delays into an interception estimateNotable Point
  45. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:54:28Why Harwood struggled after success at seaQ&A
  46. From Beavers to Ersatz Monarchs & Francesco Caracciolos
    1:24:26Why more treaty cruisers would not guarantee a stronger River Plate forceQ&A
  47. 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
  48. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    2:30:30How to reason from an extra cruiser to a changed battleNotable Point
  49. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    2:10:32How forty-eight Counties reshape a war with GermanyQ&A
  50. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    32:49Bismarck's fame can narrow the Royal Navy's wartime storyNotable Point
  51. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    49:35How Cumberland might have altered the Graf Spee searchQ&A
  52. HMCS Haida Comment Response
    28:24What if Tribal destroyers had met Graf Spee?Notable Point
  53. 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
  54. Bruships 108: PLanned for Random Books off the Shelf & Chat
    1:05:52Graf Spee's scuttling and damaged support systemsQ&A
  55. A Totally Diesel Kreigsmarine: What Could it Do?
    1:01:58A worldwide surface-raider surge with no safe route homeNotable Point
  56. Patreon Bonus: Reichsmarine & Kreigsmarine eschews steam and goes all Diesel(-electric) propulsion
    1:20:23Faster diesel cruisers challenge the Deutschland designNotable Point
  57. USS Wichita: Comment Response
    47:26Exeter work-up and crew readinessNotable Point
  58. Christmas Comment Response: HMCS Sackville, Descartes & some 60s shorts
    56:33Exeter's crew workup and changing gunnery performanceQ&A
  59. Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine
    1:26:04Triple turrets, aft firepower, and mine-handling riskNotable Point
  60. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:20:48Graf Spee's hidden damage and the limits of neutral refugeQ&A
  61. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:25:07What if Uruguay seized Graf Spee?Q&A
  62. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:31:34Why Germany minimized six-inch damage to Graf SpeeQ&A
  63. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    15:22A modernized HMS Tiger as a fast 14-inch-gun reinforcementNotable Point
  64. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    32:08Graf Spee's paper range would not guarantee effective fire against TigerQ&A
  65. Brooklyn Class(US Treaty Cruisers): Comment Response
    15:16Did cruiser gunfire force scout planes overboard?Q&A
  66. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    19:43Small carriers could scout the oceans for surface raidersNotable Point
  67. Chapyev Class (Projekt 68 of the Soviet Navy): Fighting the Peace
    47:21Surface cruisers multiply the threat to NATO commerceChapter
  68. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1939-40
    2:10:04How interservice politics overwhelmed Henry HarwoodQ&A
  69. Bruships 85: Cruiser, New & Random Reading
    2:47:25Exeter's improvised gun control at the River PlateQ&A
  70. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    9:09Why Graf Spee eclipsed Admiral Scheer in public memoryQ&A
  71. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    34:19Commonwealth cruisers and Canada's expansion modelChapter
  72. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    2:06:50How British tactics misled Graf SpeeQ&A
  73. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    2:09:30Harwood predicts Graf Spee's River Plate moveNotable Point
  74. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    40:57Dido-class cruisers against Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  75. 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
  76. 2022 Canada Naval History Trip Reading List (Long Patrol Book Review)
    30:37A visual overview of Second World War naval battlesChapter
  77. Patreon 53: Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN
    1:33:08New Zealand at war and the Battle of the River PlateNotable Point
  78. Cut Price County Questions and a Modern Battle Cruiser: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    9:28Why cut-price County cruisers were a false economyChapter
  79. 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
  80. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    26:16River Plate and the value of six-inch fireChapter
  81. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    48:11Berwick and the deterrent value of a full CountyNotable Point
  82. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    48:58River Plate: a cruiser and two destroyersNotable Point
  83. Bruships 77: Leadership, books & questions...
    1:06:55Two naval war films worth revisitingQ&A
  84. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    24:10Exeter under Graf Spee's fire at the River PlateChapter
  85. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    9:46Two light cruisers against an 11-inch raiderChapter
  86. Adriatic if WWI hadn't started till 1918: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    33:39River Plate command and adaptive thinkingQ&A
  87. Bruships 73: Some Old, Some New, None Borrowed, but Some Blue
    1:41:33River Plate and Hood's chase orders as tactical innovationQ&A
  88. Operation Tan No.2 (77yrs ago today)
    2:41:19Flashless cordite and The Battle of the River Plate filmQ&A
  89. All Forward 8in Cruiser & a Battle of the River Plate (RN Dream Team): A UAD Infused Discussion
    0:41Testing an all-forward cruiser at the River PlateChapter
  90. All Forward 8in Cruiser & a Battle of the River Plate (RN Dream Team): A UAD Infused Discussion
    33:01Raider hunting requires a multi-ship forceChapter
  91. 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
  92. Bruships 70: Travelling along...
    1:16:57Chasing the fall of shot in Royal Navy manoeuvre doctrineNotable Point
  93. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    1:06:00Commodore as a Royal Navy appointmentQ&A
  94. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    3:28How Royal Navy hunter groups could neutralise a raiderNotable Point
  95. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    7:30An updated HMS Tiger as a cruiser hunterQ&A
  96. The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)
    1:05:59River Plate: deterrence without equal gunsChapter
  97. The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)
    1:12:19What calibre could penetrate Deutschland?Q&A
  98. The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)
    1:19:58Did destroyer experience sharpen cruiser tactics?Q&A
  99. 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
  100. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    4:09:51The real resolve behind a River Plate film sceneQ&A
  101. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    4:21Why battlecruisers could not replace cruisersNotable Point
  102. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    33:11Cumberland’s dash after the River Plate battleChapter
  103. Bruships 64: Naval History & Sci-fi Books reviewed and Questions answered...
    2:56:16How ship identification distorted range at the River PlateQ&A
  104. WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol
    3:48River Plate preceded the strategic turn toward ItalyNotable Point
  105. Dreadnoughts that Almost Were of the WWI Era...
    48:08Two Deutschlands at the River PlateQ&A
  106. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 1/4
    16:14Why a commerce-raiding force needs depthQ&A
  107. 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
  108. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)
    15:39Langsdorff after the scuttling of Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  109. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 3/11 Pre-Dreadnought Cruisers
    3:32A more coherent 9.2-inch cruiserNotable Point
  110. Bruships 53: The Big Gun Era... Questions
    1:14:10Quick-firing guns disable ships; battleship guns can destroy themQ&A
  111. Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers
    17:32River Plate validates cruiser sea-denial doctrineChapter
  112. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    3:48:07The Sherman beyond the death-trap mythNotable Point
  113. Crown Colony Class Cruisers
    3:41:58How cruiser squadrons mixed presence missions with hunter groupsQ&A
  114. Bruships 36: International Relations
    58:42Graf Spee's repair needs and Uruguay's inspectionChapter
  115. Bruships 36: International Relations
    1:03:35Britain's diplomatic bluff over Graf Spee at MontevideoChapter
  116. Bruships 36: International Relations
    1:05:44Patrolling the River Plate without violating neutral watersNotable Point
  117. Bruships 36: International Relations
    1:12:21How HMS Cumberland changed Graf Spee's breakout oddsNotable Point
  118. Bruships 36: International Relations
    1:17:54Could Achilles have torpedoed Graf Spee at night?Q&A
  119. Bruships 36: International Relations
    1:18:26Port orders at Rio de Janeiro as a naval bluffNotable Point
  120. Four Random Books 22: Warships Illustrated
    1:33Royal New Zealand Navy cruisers at warChapter
  121. Town Class Part 6 of 7: Gloucesters
    0:49Why twelve six-inch guns could offset eight-inch rangeChapter
  122. Town Class Part 3 of 7: Pre-War
    27:07Large light cruisers answer foreign heavy cruisersNotable Point
  123. Town Class Part 2 of 7: Contruction
    39:25Why shell volume mattered with long flight timesNotable Point
  124. RN Paper Cruisers; the what might have beens…
    33:37How a Town-class cruiser might have changed the River Plate fightQ&A
  125. The Fairey Story - Part 4 of 4: Into WWII
    1:46The Fairey Seafox at the River PlateChapter
  126. The Fairey Story Anew...
    3:13:24The Fairey Seafox scouts for cruisers at the River PlateNotable Point
  127. Amphion Class Cruisers
    2:40:57How Exeter's damage differed from Sydney'sQ&A
  128. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    13:32The intended strike against Graf SpeeNotable Point
  129. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    15:04Neutrality law and the intended pressure on Graf SpeeNotable Point
  130. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    31:29Why Graf Spee fought at the River PlateChapter
  131. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    39:00Close-range damage and the pursuit of Graf SpeeNotable Point
  132. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    56:09Ajax, sailors' pronunciation, and River Plate commemorationNotable Point
  133. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    59:21HMS Ajax and the chase toward MontevideoNotable Point
  134. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    1:02:51The River Plate as the Leanders' defining momentNotable Point
  135. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    1:07:21Frank Norton's Achilles painting and Dominion naval memoryNotable Point
  136. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    1:08:17Why the Leanders work so well in naval fictionNotable Point
  137. 2 Minutes: What Was Force K going to Montivedo to do?
    0:04Why was Force K sent to Montevideo in 1939?Q&A
  138. 2 Minutes: Force K's an overview Part 1/2
    0:32Reinforcing the River Plate hunt from FreetownNotable Point
  139. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:27:08What was the most important naval contest of the war?Q&A
  140. 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
  141. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P3/4 WWII (Q)
    6:49Supermarine Walrus: one aircraft, many naval jobsNotable Point
  142. 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
  143. An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 2 of 3
    6:32Quality and quantity are relative procurement advantagesNotable Point
  144. 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
  145. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 1
    11:36Henry Harwood from the River Plate to political commandChapter
  146. Battle cruisers in a ‘modern navy’…. Well a WWII Navy
    1:54:13Why Renown and Ark Royal doomed Graf Spee's escapeQ&A
  147. Bru Ships Episode 0: Update & Some Amphibious Questions Answered
    45:48Why The Battle of the River Plate stands out as a naval filmQ&A
  148. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    13:47Pan-American neutrality and Uruguayan politics trap Graf SpeeChapter
  149. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    17:52Harwood closes Graf Spee's escape routesNotable Point
  150. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    21:45What Britain was prepared to do if Graf Spee stayedChapter
  151. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    51:03Reading intent from ships rather than written ordersNotable Point
  152. Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video
    39:25German merchant sailors become strategic manpowerChapter
  153. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    23:32Wartime accounts and biographies behind the River Plate historyChapter
  154. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    59:08Harwood weighs Graf Spee's remaining targetsNotable Point
  155. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:15:24Langsdorff turns away from an early River Plate strikeNotable Point
  156. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:20:27Sinking Doric Star exposes Graf Spee and consumes ammunitionChapter
  157. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:24:28Langsdorff trades timing for extra prizesNotable Point
  158. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:32:51Cruiser movements and repairs shape the River Plate concentrationChapter
  159. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:37:51Propaganda weakens Graf Spee's case in MontevideoChapter
  160. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:41:30Reading the River Plate diplomatic recordNotable Point
  161. The End of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:09Why Langsdorff scuttled Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  162. The End of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    7:09How Graf Spee's raiding route revealed her intentionsChapter
  163. 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
  164. 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
  165. 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
  166. Day 3 of the Montevideo Diplomatic Battle, the 16th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:03Ark Royal approaches the River Plate at more than 30 knotsNotable Point
  167. The Royal Navy on the 14th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:00Graf Spee loses the protection of stealth and distanceChapter
  168. The Royal Navy on the 14th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:47HMS Cumberland narrows Graf Spee's breakout windowNotable Point
  169. The Royal Navy on the 14th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:19British and French diplomacy shifts from expulsion to delayChapter
  170. 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
  171. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:19Reconciling the battle's competing clocksNotable Point
  172. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:42The opposing cruiser forces find each otherChapter
  173. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    5:48Harwood divides Graf Spee's fireNotable Point
  174. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    11:05Long-range fire control exposes technical and ammunition limitsNotable Point
  175. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    20:47Exeter buys Harwood's divided force twenty minutesNotable Point
  176. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    33:06The British cruisers seize the initiativeChapter
  177. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    41:46Achilles fights under the New Zealand ensignNotable Point
  178. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    46:07The battle becomes a chase toward MontevideoChapter
  179. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:54Reading the opening movements at the River PlateChapter
  180. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:28Graf Spee opens fire near maximum rangeNotable Point
  181. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:02Exeter and Ajax reach the killing swingChapter
  182. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:14Graf Spee underestimates the British cruiser forceNotable Point
  183. Battle of the River Plate a Quick Overview - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:42Langsdorff and Harwood fight for different victoriesNotable Point
  184. Arado AR 196 - 12th of December - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:57Graf Spee's radar and the limits of target identificationChapter
  185. Arado AR 196 - 12th of December - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:19Ammunition and escape constraints at River PlateNotable Point
  186. SS Streonhalh; the Last Victim of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:18Harwood anticipates Graf Spee at the River PlateChapter
  187. Altmark Last Meeting with the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:36The last Altmark and Graf Spee rendezvousNotable Point
  188. SS Tairoa - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:32Tairoa's signal tightens the hunt for Graf SpeeChapter
  189. SS Doric Star - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:51Success, possible hubris, and Graf Spee's visible trailNotable Point
  190. SS Doric Star - A River Plate 80 Video
    8:38Delay gives Harwood time to concentrate at the River PlateChapter
  191. Rendezvous with the Altmark - A River Plate 80 Video
    5:44Forces H and K are absent from the River Plate battleNotable Point
  192. Surface Raider Conundrum - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:30Graf Spee's conservative strategy may have limited her impactChapter
  193. The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)
    7:31Regional expertise in Royal Navy commandChapter
  194. 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
  195. Eugen Millington-Drake - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:05Harwood and Millington-Drake discuss the Graf Spee crisisNotable Point
  196. Eugen Millington-Drake - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:33Soft diplomacy before the Battle of the River PlateChapter
  197. Disguises of a Surface Raider - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:08An American-cruiser disguise for the voyage homeChapter
  198. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    2:33Captain Dove's release in neutral MontevideoNotable Point
  199. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    6:07Graf Spee's switchback and the timing of the huntChapter
  200. SS Africa Shell & Switch Back - A River Plate 80 Video
    7:13How Harwood may have allowed for Langsdorff's delaysNotable Point
  201. Cruise of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:53Why the Battle of the River Plate mattered at homeNotable Point
  202. The 1939 Panama Convention - A River Plate 80 Video
    4:49British bases preserve Royal Navy reach near the River PlateNotable Point
  203. RN Commands in 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    0:04The Royal Navy's worldwide command map in 1939Chapter
  204. Harwood & Captains - a River Plate 80 video
    3:17Harwood shapes the South Atlantic before warNotable Point
  205. Harwood & Captains - a River Plate 80 video
    8:22Captain Bell and the Royal Navy's aggressive ethosChapter
  206. Harwood & Captains - a River Plate 80 video
    12:06From Coronel to River Plate: damage that enables victoryNotable Point
  207. Harwood & Captains - a River Plate 80 video
    13:59Bell's curtailed postwar careerNotable Point
  208. Harwood & Captains - a River Plate 80 video
    25:56Harwood's command team offsets Graf Spee's material edgeChapter
  209. Back Pocket Cruisers Presentation (Practice 2)
    17:42HMS Cossack's Altmark boarding freed captured merchant seamenChapter