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- Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...42:40An earlier loss of Tirpitz could release the Home FleetQ&A
- Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...45:03Armoured carriers in Operation Downfall planningNotable Point
- Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:01:37The British Pacific Fleet's forgotten logistics lessonQ&A
- An introduction to the Atlantic Charter... creating a new world order in WWII?7:46Different rank systems complicated Allied commandNotable Point
- Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress11:43:55The King George V class had usable Pacific rangeNotable Point
- Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception41:51What if Cunningham commanded the British Pacific Fleet?Notable Point
- Fairey Barracuda: A Tale of Engine Metalurgy, Government Lethargy & Too Late Entropy44:16A capable aircraft enters service two years too lateChapter
- Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...7:26British Pacific Fleet against YamatoQ&A
- Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...5:41:25Light-carrier air groups for the British Pacific FleetQ&A
- Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:54:01British Pacific Fleet attacks YamatoQ&A
- Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...47:01Why Britain did not have to invade Singapore in 1945Q&A
- Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:56:40Britain's planned role in the invasion of JapanQ&A
- Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:58:14Why Singapore's fall divided the Allied naval warQ&A
- Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...1:46:43Pacific carrier flagships linked staff space to command effectivenessChapter
- Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...1:52:22Aircrew rescue offset the Pacific war's harsh security limitsNotable Point
- Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...1:54:22Formidable resumed flying six hours after a kamikaze hitNotable Point
- Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...1:55:07Distance and immature bases constrained the British Pacific FleetChapter
- Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...1:56:05Vian rebuilt Pacific anti-aircraft training through constant practiceNotable Point
- Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...1:57:09Vian judged Pacific equipment by utility and maintainabilityNotable Point
- Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:09:04How Britain might hold the Pacific after a catastrophic Pearl HarborQ&A
- Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:33:40Tribal-class destroyers in the Pacific WarQ&A
- Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:20:17A third Dido-class run with Vanguard's improved 5.25-inch gunsQ&A
- Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...1:42:12Osprey fleet studies on Japan and the British Pacific FleetChapter
- Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...1:43:24Formidable's 4 May 1945 kamikaze hitNotable Point
- Steadfastly with Winged Sword: 881 Squadron RNAS/RCNAS36:58Hellcats arrive too late for Pacific combatNotable Point
- What if Japan pulls out of China in August 1941 instead of preparing for War? Patreon 1082:57:24Japan would still face a broad Allied coalitionNotable Point
- Bruships 168: And a empty Kalax, sang the aisles a serenade, longing for books with a love song10:17Could the Royal Navy have stopped Yamato in Operation Ten-Go?Q&A
- Why did the Royal Navy need a Forward Aviation Support Ship: Unicorn, the why, the how & the value!37:24Workshops adapted for the Eastern and British Pacific FleetsChapter
- Why did the Royal Navy need a Forward Aviation Support Ship: Unicorn, the why, the how & the value!39:35Why carrier flagships ran out of staff spaceNotable Point
- Why did the Royal Navy need a Forward Aviation Support Ship: Unicorn, the why, the how & the value!43:18A proposed sister ship becomes a command-support carrierNotable Point
- The Royal Navy's Interwar Dream... The Implacable Class: Key Ships Series 9, Ship 31:17:47Implacable's 81-aircraft Pacific groupChapter
- The Royal Navy's Interwar Dream... The Implacable Class: Key Ships Series 9, Ship 31:21:22Implacable's Pacific sorties and Operation OlympicChapter
- The Royal Navy's Interwar Dream... The Implacable Class: Key Ships Series 9, Ship 31:23:00Indefatigable and Britain's final air combat of World War IINotable Point
- Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?2:12:02Spearfish and Avenger in parallel serviceQ&A
- Senator Tilman's Washington Naval Treaty1:33:25A stronger Regia Marina pins British ships in the MediterraneanNotable Point
- Glen Class: An Insight into Landing Ship Infantry - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 30:03How a Pacific deployment rumor reached Allied leadersChapter
- Glen Class: An Insight into Landing Ship Infantry - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 35:25Why British ships were valuable near JapanNotable Point
- Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered3:04:08Tracing 801 Squadron through Sturtivant's reference workChapter
- Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered2:18:13Reading the Royal Navy battle summary of OkinawaChapter
- HMS Unicorn: Honestly Not An Aircraft Carrier - Key Ship Series 8, Ship 148:44The Eastern Fleet turns Unicorn into a mobile repair hubChapter
- HMS Unicorn: Honestly Not An Aircraft Carrier - Key Ship Series 8, Ship 152:39Unicorn sustains the British Pacific Fleet during Operation IcebergChapter
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 231:18Vian's willingness to risk the carrier forceChapter
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 232:39Operation Downfall's airfields, ports, and carrier supportNotable Point
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 21:16:23Make-do-and-mend operational cultureChapter
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 21:28:00Neglected British carrier cases drive new researchNotable Point
- Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases1:46:17Golden Hind belonged to a Pacific base before a hypothetical carrierQ&A
- Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases4:49:36Cunningham and Fraser blurred commander-in-chief and fleet commandQ&A
- Bruships 125: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series17:03When a deputy effectively directs a fleetQ&A
- How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre1:34:28Shinyo boats and the defence of Japan's home islandsChapter
- Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics3:36:47British and Australian ships under kamikaze attackQ&A
- Black Swan Class: The F-22 of WWII ASW? - Key Ships Series 6, Episode 226:41HMS Wren's postwar ASW conversionNotable Point
- Egret Class: The First Class to lose as ship to a guided missile - Key Ships Series 6, Episode 117:11HMS Pelican's four U-boat actions and long serviceNotable Point
- Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture2:25:28Preparing the British Pacific Fleet's Sakishima strikesChapter
- Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture2:28:07Miyako bombardment: gunfire, spotting and the return to the carriersChapter
- Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?4:25:24Combining Grand Fleet mass with British Pacific Fleet technologyQ&A
- Some Myths of the Royal Navy in WWII & Treaty Years27:17How destroyer flotillas trained future senior commandersNotable Point
- Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & Battle of Algeciras(1801)3:27:55British Pacific strategy ran south to northQ&A
- HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 71:31:04Why Vian chose Indefatigable as his flagshipNotable Point
- HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 71:32:48Striking Sumatran oil infrastructureChapter
- HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 71:36:11Friendly fire exposed an air-defence discipline gapNotable Point
- HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 71:37:31Okinawa damage ends Illustrious's front-line warChapter
- HMS Nubian: Key Ship Series 3, Ship 523:36Escort carriers and mobile air support off BurmaChapter
- Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind37:19HMS Tarantula becomes a support ship and fleet flagshipNotable Point
- Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat2:50:21The carrier and gunfire forces assembled for OkinawaNotable Point
- Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?2:56:30Why Battle-class destroyers reached the war so lateNotable Point
- French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video54:09Three British carriers waiting in the Indian OceanQ&A
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 31:01:00What Ceylon needed to support British carrier strikesQ&A
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out1:08:30Why the Royal Navy could not send its battle fleet straight to the PacificQ&A
- Bruships 79: Eight New Books, plus Discussions of a Naval Nature2:34:37How Alistair MacLean's naval service shaped his fictionNotable Point
- Bruships 76: Five New Books & a Lot of New Questions2:49:04Britain and the Commonwealth in Operation DownfallQ&A
- Operation Tan No.2 (77yrs ago today)21:21A successful strike could have delayed OkinawaNotable Point
- Operation Tan No.2 (77yrs ago today)49:05Royal Navy experience supports Okinawa's night air defenseNotable Point
- Operation Tan No.2 (77yrs ago today)58:44Why the Royal Navy did not need its own UlithiQ&A
- Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World34:12Hood as Vian's fast-carrier flagshipNotable Point
- Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)25:05Manxman and the changing value of the fast minelayerChapter
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (9)1:45:00Ark Royal's likely British Pacific Fleet air groupQ&A
- Beacons; Finding Home When Alone Over The Ocean (Long Patrol)43:58American YE/YG beacons and the move to TACANChapter
- Patreon 40: How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII26:53Why the British Pacific Fleet did not default to night strikesQ&A
- Tribals, Battles & Darings/British Trawlers & Drifters in 2 World Wars: A Book or Two To Review (36)17:50North Cape released Fraser and heavy ships for the PacificNotable Point
- Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat1:39:13British Pacific Fleet confidence at nightQ&A
- Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat2:53:03Battle on the Breeze and the British Pacific FleetChapter
- Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat2:53:39British Pacific Fleet replenishment and HMCS Uganda's departureNotable Point
- Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat2:54:54Atomic-bomb secrecy and danger after the ceasefireNotable Point
- Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat2:56:26Prisoners, Tokyo Bay, and the Japanese surrenderNotable Point
- Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore3:13:11Allied Pacific fleets needed compatible replenishmentQ&A
- Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore3:18:09A planned Far East force built around five carriers and UnicornChapter
- Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol50:38How the fall of Singapore changed Pacific logisticsChapter
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?1:41:19Why powerful engines so rarely reached Fleet Air Arm aircraftQ&A
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?2:32:47Why the Fleet Air Arm retained the Firefly's two-seat roleQ&A
- Patreon 32: Japanese heavy cruisers of the 1920s & 1930s, were they worth it?50:52Even a decisive-battle victory could leave Japan strategically trappedQ&A
- Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P11/14 Soemu Toyoda18:38The Allied fleets converging on an invasion of JapanNotable Point
- Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence3:41:30A delayed American advance could bring the British Pacific Fleet into SaipanQ&A
- Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence3:50:38A British carrier force could change Halsey's Leyte Gulf choiceQ&A
- Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P8/14: Raffaele de Courten9:34British Pacific Fleet command and an Italian squadronNotable Point
- Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy1:37Suez and Britain's route back eastNotable Point
- Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy10:34A possible invasion of Japan and the supply build-upNotable Point
- Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p2/3 - Force Z20:27The Audacious class and the British Pacific FleetNotable Point
- A Book or Two to Review (16): Carrier, A Century of First-Hand Accounts of Naval Operations...5:23Single-carrier limits and multi-carrier practiceNotable Point
- A Book or Two to Review (16): Carrier, A Century of First-Hand Accounts of Naval Operations...7:10Allied carrier lessons adapted to national practiceNotable Point
- Bruships 53: The Big Gun Era... Questions3:32:24Sources for Britain's planned role in invading JapanQ&A
- Bruships 52: A Year of Bruships - Questions & Books1:49:39Why occupying Darwin would not mean conquering AustraliaNotable Point
- Bruships 48: Reading History3:17:18Why the Fairey Barracuda left the British Pacific FleetQ&A
- William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 325:23Vanguard, postwar global presence, and Agnew's influenceChapter
- Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail1:29:17Philip Vian moved from Normandy fire support to Pacific carrier commandNotable Point
- Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail3:36:46Tribal-class destroyers served effectively in the PacificQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?1:29:58Redeploying a dominant Royal Navy toward Japan in 1942Q&A
- Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces1:16:28Philip Vian's path from destroyers to the British Pacific FleetChapter
- Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces1:19:52Did Philip Vian lack the aviation experience to command carriers?Q&A
- Prince Philips Navy1:54:01Operation Meridian assembled a large carrier force against PalembangChapter
- Prince Philips Navy2:01:21The Royal Navy's long path to replenishment at seaQ&A
- Prince Philips Navy2:02:38From Okinawa kamikazes to Tokyo Bay aboard WhelpChapter
- Prince Philips Navy2:04:27Why side-by-side replenishment overtook astern methodsQ&A
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers1:11:45Swiftsure's reconstruction exposed a weakened hullChapter
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers1:33:14The British Pacific Fleet restored influence through presenceChapter
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers1:39:01Cruiser variety in the British Pacific FleetNotable Point
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers1:52:24Sakishima demanded 82 days of sustained operationsChapter
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers1:59:32Why British Pacific commanders used battleshipsQ&A
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers2:02:56Why the British Pacific Fleet had to support itselfNotable Point
- Patreon 19: 2nd Tier powers Dreadnoughts: Spain, Austria-Hungary, S.America, Greece & Ottomans2:47:58Where British battleships were actually neededQ&A
- Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 4 Ceylon to Newfoundland9:05HMS Ceylon from the Eastern Fleet to KoreaChapter
- Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 4 Ceylon to Newfoundland21:17HMCS Uganda with the British Pacific FleetChapter
- Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 4 Ceylon to Newfoundland39:47HMS Newfoundland from Sicily to Japan's surrenderChapter
- Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 3 Trinidad to Bermuda35:27Gambia serves New Zealand from Stonewall to Tokyo BayChapter
- Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 3 Trinidad to Bermuda42:30Bermuda moves from Torch to prisoner recoveryChapter
- Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...2:07:23Vian's account of British carrier strikes supporting OkinawaChapter
- Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...2:10:54A fatal night interception forces rapid fleet-wide trainingNotable Point
- Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...2:13:52Two telegraphists keep wounded Avenger crews aliveNotable Point
- Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...2:14:41Fleet train and maintenance limits constrain British Pacific sortiesNotable Point
- Crown Colony Class Cruisers2:30:37HMS Gambia in New Zealand and Pacific serviceChapter
- Crown Colony Class Cruisers2:40:18HMS Bermuda from Operation Torch to NATO exercisesChapter
- Crown Colony Class Cruisers2:42:43Bermuda's prisoner recovery still required combat readinessNotable Point
- Crown Colony Class Cruisers2:54:49HMS Ceylon's Eastern Fleet, Pacific, and Korean serviceChapter
- Crown Colony Class Cruisers3:07:46Uganda's Canadian crew and uneven preparation for the PacificChapter
- Crown Colony Class Cruisers3:10:22HMCS Uganda's Pacific re-volunteering voteChapter
- Crown Colony Class Cruisers3:20:12Newfoundland's Pacific operations and postwar reconstructionChapter
- Four Random Books 22: Warships Illustrated1:33Royal New Zealand Navy cruisers at warChapter
- Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s1:42:24Why Philip Vian was given command of British carriersQ&A
- Bruships 29: Best Seller History3:43:57Formal position versus operational powerQ&A
- Bruships 28: New Books & Christmas Buys2:29:35How the British Pacific Fleet might have grown in 1946Q&A
- Bruships 26 - The Random Collection1:45:41HMS Unicorn as the British Pacific Fleet's mobile aircraft workshopChapter
- Four Random Books 3: Naval Aviation in a Swordfish10:49Naval Wings: a Swordfish pilot's wider warChapter
- Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:34:04Why the British Eastern Fleet deserves attentionQ&A
- Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-433:12:50The Royal Navy's expanding weight in the Indian OceanQ&A
- An Introduction to Admiral Somerville & Force H – Part 1 Admiral Somerville29:32Eastern Fleet command after Operation CNotable Point
- An Introduction to Admiral Somerville & Force H – Part 1 Admiral Somerville31:00The Washington mission behind British Pacific cooperationNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A2:00:37For Royal Navy Pacific operations, read beyond the obvious campaign booksQ&A
- Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 33:33Bruce Fraser: fleet command, logistics, and politicsChapter
- Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11:28Japanese naval aviation and Pacific War reading guideChapter
- Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11:28Philip Vian's inside account of the British Pacific FleetNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A21:27British Pacific Fleet history built from veterans' recollectionsNotable Point
- Battle cruisers in a ‘modern navy’…. Well a WWII Navy1:06:16How a surviving Hood might have servedQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 2b: Book Reviews/Q&A15:03Light fleet carriers in an invasion of JapanQ&A
- Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie1:06:12Did other navies independently reach the armoured carrier?Q&A
- Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie1:12:01Philip Vian's carrier formations and US liaison criticismNotable Point
- Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie1:13:39Questioning a forecast of carrier losses off JapanNotable Point
- Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie1:28:55Was the 1944 Eastern Fleet the doctrine's high point?Q&A
- Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie1:39:49Make do and mend as an operational doctrineChapter
- Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie1:45:19Why British carrier history remained hard to seeChapter
- Bru Ships Episode 0: Update & Some Amphibious Questions Answered43:30Henderson's carrier ideas in the British Pacific FleetQ&A
- When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video46:44Philip Vian and the culture of naval initiativeNotable Point
- The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)40:17Fuel stockpiles, Singapore, and the infrastructure of Far East warNotable Point