Commandos

Related time notes

1. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)20 Aug 2026
   4:54:25Naval commandos are likelier to emerge than the SASQ&A
2. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...19 Jul 2026
   46:41Admiral Cowan's extraordinary return to warNotable Point
3. Bruships 192: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4 May 2025
   1:15:27Why Operation Chariot stands out among wartime commando raidsQ&A
4. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?17 Apr 2025
   1:18:00Dieppe sent a large force against defenses without enough supportChapter
5. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?17 Apr 2025
   1:27:25Commando raids worked best when their scale matched a precise objectiveNotable Point
6. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?17 Apr 2025
   1:43:06Germany lacked the force for British-style raids against the United KingdomQ&A
7. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?15 Dec 2024
   2:11:34Bismarck would make the Saint-Nazaire raid urgent and harderQ&A
8. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?9 Jun 2024
   1:12:42Royal Navy destroyers as fast transportsQ&A
9. What changes if Helicopters are at their third generation in 1939?20 Jan 2024
   1:06:56Vertical lift changes Pearl Harbor and amphibious warfareChapter
10. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books7 Jan 2024
    2:46:52If Britain received LVT and DUKW designs in 1938Q&A
11. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes1 Jan 2024
    20:24Keyes built Combined Operations around strategic raidsChapter
12. HMS Princess Beatrix & HMS Queen Emma Landing Ship Infantry(Medium) - When Dutch Ferries go to War30 Dec 2023
    34:28Operation Claymore's real landing forceChapter
13. HMS Princess Beatrix & HMS Queen Emma Landing Ship Infantry(Medium) - When Dutch Ferries go to War30 Dec 2023
    41:07Tight rules shaped the first major Commando raidChapter
14. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes29 Dec 2023
    2:46:36Britain fielded many specialist wartime unitsQ&A
15. Bruships 124: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series8 Oct 2023
    2:28:08A submarine commando raid alongside DoolittleQ&A
16. Losing Control of the Sea: Bad time for the Royal Navy in the Age of Sail22 Jul 2023
    7:19How capital-ship memory obscures Operation ClaymoreNotable Point
17. Some Myths of the Royal Navy in WWII & Treaty Years15 Jul 2023
    49:38Submarines supporting covert operationsNotable Point
18. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat18 Dec 2022
    3:08:26Which British special forces would suit Operation DownfallQ&A
19. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 194117 Aug 2022
    2:05The Free Norwegian Navy's practical wartime missionsChapter
20. Ruse de guerre23 Jul 2022
    19:53Campbeltown uses confusion at St NazaireChapter
21. Ruse de guerre23 Jul 2022
    20:59Campbeltown's concealed charge denies a second chanceNotable Point
22. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare21 Jul 2022
    2:05:39The commandos attacked the dock's pumping machinery tooQ&A
23. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)9 Jan 2022
    58:41Royal Marines doctrine without the wartime commando turnQ&A
24. Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat28 Nov 2021
    4:18:43War Behind Enemy Lines on special forces and strategyChapter
25. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War25 Apr 2021
    45:57HMS Tartar and the Lofoten raidChapter
26. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War25 Apr 2021
    3:28:50Why some Second World War commando operations remain obscureQ&A
27. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation28 Mar 2021
    2:42:22Why US Marines island-hopped while the Army prepared for NormandyQ&A
28. Four Random Books 21: Raiding20 Jan 2021
    13:25Operation Chariot's dockyard assault teamsChapter
29. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 321 Sept 2020
    34:56Coastal craft in the St Nazaire raidChapter
30. Bru Ships Episode 8: Amphibious Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A28 Jun 2020
    37:58Reading the St Nazaire RaidNotable Point
31. Bru Ships Episode 8: Amphibious Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A28 Jun 2020
    46:11Beachhead Assault and Royal Navy commandosNotable Point
32. An Introduction to Not the Big Ships: NGFS As Provided by Destroyers & Below Part 2 of 216 Jun 2020
    2:06Operation Claymore and destroyer-backed commandosChapter
33. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 327 May 2020
    12:15Roger Keyes: fertile ideas and uneven executionChapter
34. Bru Ships Episode 0: Update & Some Amphibious Questions Answered3 May 2020
    11:12How Royal Marine commandos became standing unitsQ&A
35. Bru Ships Episode 0: Update & Some Amphibious Questions Answered3 May 2020
    20:15Weather limits and commando modificationsQ&A
36. A Question of Getting Them There - Landing Ships & Amphibious Warfare Part 2(i)1 May 2020
    16:01Medium LSI speed, capacity, and launch gearChapter
37. A Question of Getting Them There - Landing Ships & Amphibious Warfare Part 2(i)1 May 2020
    18:21Medium LSIs make Operation Claymore possibleChapter