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- What happens if France joins the Russo-Japanese war from the beginning?15:00The Six-Six Fleet and protection against a hostile coalitionNotable Point
- What happens if France joins the Russo-Japanese war from the beginning?26:34How France could misread Britain's willingness to fightNotable Point
- What happens if France joins the Russo-Japanese war from the beginning?1:12:56Misreading British reluctance to enter a warNotable Point
- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!1:56:55French medium frigates and the deterrent value of being seenNotable Point
- Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:59:10Choosing a science-fiction superweaponQ&A
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- The Gowind Class: Flexible Warships for Changing Threats7:11Guns, warning shots and diplomatic signalingNotable Point
- Japanese Destroyers of WWII: Quantity is a Quality of it's own, it can also be a Decisive one35:01Yamato secrecy and the limits of deterrenceNotable Point
- What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?43:19French frontier garrisons and Gulf supply routesNotable Point
- What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?55:46An imperial victory as a fait accompli for WashingtonNotable Point
- What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?58:23Why a war with France could deter postwar AmericaNotable Point
- What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?1:04:38Johnson, Grant and the cost of restoring the republicNotable Point
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)50:37Frigate procurement and the confidence behind deterrenceChapter
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)55:08Growth margin across a warship's service lifeNotable Point
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)1:29:55How a small sloop could signal the fleet behind itNotable Point
- The "M" Class destroyers of WWI: The Grand Fleet's Workhorses...14:16Why an escort can be useful without fightingNotable Point
- Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live1:09:03Naval presence and the difficulty of measuring deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live1:12:15The Falklands War as an argument about deterrence costsNotable Point
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?15:57From mutual destruction to graduated naval signalsChapter
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?18:38Fleet building takes longer than a signalNotable Point
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?22:08Iconian gateways and coalition resistanceChapter
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?24:36Why a secret Death Star cannot spread fearChapter
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?29:22Starkiller Base gives opponents a common threatNotable Point
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?32:31The Galaxy Gun's range and concentrated firepowerChapter
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?54:12Dakara's reach and exposed locationChapter
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?1:18:51What does secrecy cost a Death Star project?Q&A
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?1:35:36Where do Andromeda's Nova weapons fit?Q&A
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?2:13:25Deterrence as a balance of threatsNotable Point
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?2:15:52When a doomsday threat loses its forceNotable Point
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?2:24:16Why a superweapon cannot deter the FloodNotable Point
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?2:25:49Does any fictional doomsday weapon deter reliably?Q&A
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?2:33:59What separates deterrence from a doomsday weapon?Q&A
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?2:38:48When do fictional superweapons count as strategic weapons?Q&A
- Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live2:54:59Falklands deterrence and submarine availabilityQ&A
- What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead?1:16:25Why larger carriers might not prevent the Falklands WarNotable Point
- Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live31:37Japanese attrition doctrine and the cost of holding islandsNotable Point
- What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)3:05:17Why more T-class submarines remain in the Far EastNotable Point
- What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)4:39:54Operation Vegetarian remains a deterrentQ&A
- Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:34:14Why defensive preparation should precede a visible threatNotable Point
- No Pearl Harbor: Japan Enters WWII without attacking America23:28British imperial resources and the risk of escalationNotable Point
- What happens if instead of Gallipoli, Fisher gets Churchill to go for the Baltic? (Patreon)26:44Why Churchill preferred the Dardanelles gambleChapter
- What happens if instead of Gallipoli, Fisher gets Churchill to go for the Baltic? (Patreon)2:46:56Is preserving the Grand Fleet the strongest objection?Q&A
- Balancing the Humors: How are modern nations balancing diplomacy and war in the ships they build?2:55:30Naval presence as a deterrent signalQ&A
- Swedish Destroyers of the Cold War and Beyond: Balancing the Soviet Union & Russia23:19From armed neutrality to NATO membershipNotable Point
- Swedish Destroyers of the Cold War and Beyond: Balancing the Soviet Union & Russia27:19Deterrence, presence, and layered force designChapter
- Swedish Destroyers of the Cold War and Beyond: Balancing the Soviet Union & Russia43:33A speculative modern Halland as an all-arms flagshipNotable Point
- Swedish Destroyers of the Cold War and Beyond: Balancing the Soviet Union & Russia44:57Visby 2, drones, and a complementary fleet mixNotable Point
- Swedish Destroyers of the Cold War and Beyond: Balancing the Soviet Union & Russia46:19Visible naval status assets and deterrenceNotable Point
- The Perils of Standardisation: Can Navy's Standardise too much? (Patreon Premier)43:42Overlapping aircraft fleets smooth capability gapsChapter
- WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)26:14Why war plans are not evidence that leaders wanted warNotable Point
- WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)1:16:26Could a Royal Navy exercise have deterred escalation?Q&A
- Ideal Destroyers: Screening Fleets & National Interests from 1890 to Today36:46Destroyer presence and winning the peaceNotable Point
- Ideal Destroyers: Screening Fleets & National Interests from 1890 to Today52:27Daring-class presence makes deterrence visibleNotable Point
- Durand de la Penne Class: The Destroyer class which showed the Oto Melara 76mm had came of age18:09Visible guns and peacetime deterrenceNotable Point
- Durand de la Penne Class: The Destroyer class which showed the Oto Melara 76mm had came of age22:42A weapons layout designed to work in diplomacyNotable Point
- Durand de la Penne Class: The Destroyer class which showed the Oto Melara 76mm had came of age35:36An older air-defence destroyer represents the Italian stateNotable Point
- The USN Pre-WWI Destroyers; Never Enough Ordered18:40Five Smiths cannot screen a battle divisionNotable Point
- The USN Pre-WWI Destroyers; Never Enough Ordered20:04Balanced fleets turn Mahan's warning into force designChapter
- Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century21:31High-end destroyers turn industrial strength into visible deterrenceNotable Point
- Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century24:33Japan moves from a paper presence toward continuous deterrenceNotable Point
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...39:07Presence tasking explains the cruiser shortage problemNotable Point
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...42:05Allied warships cannot fully substitute for national presenceNotable Point
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...45:15Global trade made early naval presence cheaper than crisis responseNotable Point
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...1:03:37Deterrence required both persistent patrols and a credible heavy forceNotable Point
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...1:20:12What could a fleet built around Type 82 and CVA-01 have changed?Notable Point
- How Ship Design is a reflection of Navy's attempts to balance technology, strategy and memory...46:32Visible warships create a deterrence gradientNotable Point
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- Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano: The defining Chief of Staff of Japan's Joint Staff of 21st Century25:02Japan's proactive peace doctrine and maritime tradeChapter
- Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano: The defining Chief of Staff of Japan's Joint Staff of 21st Century34:38Dynamic defense and Japan's maritime geographyChapter
- Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano: The defining Chief of Staff of Japan's Joint Staff of 21st Century39:28Aegis destroyers and ballistic-missile defenseNotable Point
- Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano: The defining Chief of Staff of Japan's Joint Staff of 21st Century40:21The capability choice in an increasingly armed neighborhoodNotable Point
- US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...17:31Visible presence and the argument for a balanced fleetNotable Point
- US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...55:37Why Burke-class combat power does not automatically produce diplomatic utilityNotable Point
- US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...1:01:21Amphibious force recapitalizationChapter
- US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...2:40:06Battleship presence and a distributed path to nuclear constructionNotable Point
- Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development1:01:20Cold War destroyers must fight and look convincingNotable Point
- Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development1:05:00A successful warship must fit and break the moldNotable Point
- Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development1:09:26Conventional deterrence needs visible escalation optionsNotable Point
- Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development1:32:12Larger destroyer proposals raise questions about magazine depthNotable Point
- Ironclads go Two Decker....0:39The Warrior moment depends on production as much as designChapter
- Ironclads go Two Decker....12:13Warrior made new technology look like familiar powerNotable Point
- Ironclads go Two Decker....53:59Later powers keep trying to reproduce the Warrior momentNotable Point
- Protecting Ikea in the Cradle; Swedish Destroyers in WWII0:58Swedish destroyers make every amphibious approach uncertainChapter
- Protecting Ikea in the Cradle; Swedish Destroyers in WWII3:52Swedish alert policy makes invasion costlyNotable Point
- Protecting Ikea in the Cradle; Swedish Destroyers in WWII5:20Ragnar's modest weapons still complicate an invasionNotable Point
- Protecting Ikea in the Cradle; Swedish Destroyers in WWII7:13Småland illustrates route denial in confined watersNotable Point
- Protecting Ikea in the Cradle; Swedish Destroyers in WWII48:36Öland remains dangerous through repeated modernisationNotable Point
- Protecting Ikea in the Cradle; Swedish Destroyers in WWII50:53The 1972 fast-attack-craft turn closes a destroyer traditionNotable Point
- Imperial Russian Destroyers: The Paper Numbers vs The Reality of what they didn't have at Tsushima36:03Machinery variety weakened Russia's deterrent imageNotable Point
- Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...36:36Surface presence, submarine concealment, and crisis managementNotable Point
- How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds1:00:37Kidd's resemblance to Spruance multiplies uncertaintyNotable Point
- Bruships 234: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:06:20Why assuming an opponent will not fight is dangerousNotable Point
- Top/Bottom 5 inventions/adaptations of RN ships that came from the ships themselves...(Patreon Live)1:10:56How a stronger 1906 programme might have changed the naval raceNotable Point
- Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...23:13Why coastal-defence ships deter only some opponentsQ&A
- Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor1:22:08Publicizing an A5M successor could signal Japanese strengthNotable Point
- Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor1:34:02Could publicity make Japan's modern air group a deterrent?Notable Point
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be0:00From the Yellow Sea low point to destroyer powerChapter
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be41:24Sovremenny procurement buys a strategic backstopNotable Point
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be45:15Deterrence, strength, and the peace dividendNotable Point
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be1:29:46Type 055 presence and Type 052DL massChapter
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be1:37:02Peacetime presence demands restraint while collecting signaturesNotable Point
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be1:47:03Public ambiguity becomes part of deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 231: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:19:48Making Yamato more useful through speed and publicityQ&A
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- Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?1:19:50Perceived weakness and the credibility of diplomatic warningsNotable Point
- Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?1:21:56Could stronger fleets prevent one overstretched world war?Notable Point
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- Bruships 227: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:24:48NATO naval contributions and the ability to sustain deploymentsNotable Point
- A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…39:51Two invasion paths: exercise cover or political crisisChapter
- A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…43:23Uncertain political responses complicate invasion planningNotable Point
- Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...27:34French floatplanes project presence beyond cruiser numbersNotable Point
- Why are Modern Warships getting bigger? (Live)1:31:38Force Z and the deterrent value of uncertaintyChapter
- Why are Modern Warships getting bigger? (Live)1:38:20French frigates as a visible commitment to interveneNotable Point
- Trumps Battleship; A Naval History view on what we know of the Defiant Class so far28:03Golden Fleet symbolism and the invisible work of deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:13:14Would Arsenal Birds reduce the number of carriers needed?Q&A
- Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:17:25When a presence deployment looks like strategic escalationNotable Point
- What changes if the Royal Navy gets a Proper Staff in 1905, instead relying on NID for everything?9:25How Army briefings shaped ministers' defence prioritiesNotable Point
- What changes if the Royal Navy gets a Proper Staff in 1905, instead relying on NID for everything?38:03Trade and economic growth give naval strength a different purposeNotable Point
- What the Frigate is wrong with how we buy ships, tanks & aircraft?30:03Program cost, unit cost, and a larger Zumwalt fleetNotable Point
- What the Frigate is wrong with how we buy ships, tanks & aircraft?1:03:08Regular naval presence in the deterrence argumentNotable Point
- Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?1:16:48Was an American war with Italy inevitable?Q&A
- Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?1:17:52What if the wider war began at Pearl Harbor?Q&A
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- Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:04:24The December 2025 discussion of personal stakes in peace talksNotable Point
- A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)39:34Repeated invasion threats can create pressure to actNotable Point
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- A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)1:20:45A deliberate invasion and a snap invasion carry opposite risksChapter
- A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)1:34:16Nuclear ambiguity raises the cost of invasion planningChapter
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- 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon8:40:57Making the democratic case for missile capacityQ&A
- 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War1:18:01Economic strength and the limits of imposed peaceNotable Point
- 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War2:25:47What a proposed post-ceasefire presence in Ukraine could meanQ&A
- 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War6:12:00Swedish nuclear latency and the limits of delivery-system evidenceNotable Point
- 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War8:39:39How approaching Black Swans could deter a convoy attackNotable Point
- 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War8:41:16Cataphracts as an analogy for deterrence by soundNotable Point
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- Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust2:37:31Confidence and collective restraint in a diplomatic analogyNotable Point
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- Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress52:43Can military strength also encourage bullying?Q&A
- Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress8:06:28Why a visible gun strengthens a warship's presenceQ&A
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- Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida8:36:07What a battle simulation leaves out about deterrenceNotable Point
- Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida11:07:45Fear of chemical escalation during the Battle of BritainNotable Point
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- Unryū class: Japan's Light Fleet Carriers!24:32Why fleets need quality, quantity, and balanceNotable Point
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- Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:38Why maritime forces often lead deterrenceQ&A
- Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...43:30No More Napoleons and British conflict managementNotable Point
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- Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:24:04How an offshore brigade signals without an ultimatumQ&A
- Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:42:53Russian weapon claims and production limitsQ&A
- Procuring for Peace First Draft1:46Procurement must prepare for peace as well as warChapter
- Procuring for Peace First Draft9:55Presence combines intelligence, information, and visibilityNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft24:30Deterrent messages must be clear and credibleNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft29:49Henderson's small ships spread deterrent presenceChapter
- Procuring for Peace First Draft34:40Successful deterrence looks like an unnecessary expenseNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft55:42Nuclear deterrence cannot cover every crisisNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft1:01:16Mine loadouts turn a small sloop into a local deterrentNotable Point
- Bruships 216 On the Road Japan 2025: Last one from Japan! Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:39:17Japan's defense posture combines peace with preparednessQ&A
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- Bruships 215 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...25:28How a stronger Falklands defense changes invasionQ&A
- Bruships 215 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...51:03What Japanese naval bases reveal about readinessNotable Point
- Bruships 215 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:17:38A Dreadnought-class SSGN before railguns and lasers matureNotable Point
- Izumo Class; Building for the future or planned preperation?40:04Japan's strategic depth lies at seaChapter
- Izumo Class; Building for the future or planned preperation?43:11Deterrence can make negotiation saferChapter
- The Argentine Navy's Plan of Attack in the 1982 Falklands War4:27Diplomatic warning and naval presence before the invasionChapter
- The Argentine Navy's Plan of Attack in the 1982 Falklands War48:50Modern Falklands defence rests on garrison, presence, and reinforcementChapter
- Bruships 214 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...53:56Keeping sea lanes open through naval presenceQ&A
- What if the High Seas Fleet was not Scuttled in Scapa Flow?27:52Qualitative versus quantitative naval racesNotable Point
- Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...After Power Cut1:37:40De-escalation through stronger NATO posture in EstoniaQ&A
- Maya Class: The Ultimate Arleigh Burke Flight IIA or something else?9:33How allied family resemblance aids deterrence and recognitionNotable Point
- Maya Class: The Ultimate Arleigh Burke Flight IIA or something else?40:26Maya as task-force centerpiece and missile-defense backstopChapter
- Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:41:31Russian drones over Poland and NATO's graduated responseQ&A
- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:08:27Starfleet deterrence needs more than prestige cruisersQ&A
- Zumwalt Class: Defined by Procurment... Destroyed by Politics of Procurement.0:00Why navies need warfighting and presence fleetsChapter
- Zumwalt Class: Defined by Procurment... Destroyed by Politics of Procurement.12:20From general-purpose destroyer to littoral fire supportChapter
- Zumwalt Class: Defined by Procurment... Destroyed by Politics of Procurement.12:57Why public opinion complicates conflict managementNotable Point
- Zumwalt Class: Defined by Procurment... Destroyed by Politics of Procurement.44:58The lost deterrent value of a full Zumwalt classChapter
- Zumwalt Class: Defined by Procurment... Destroyed by Politics of Procurement.47:25How a 24-ship Zumwalt fleet might have changed deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:06:31Deterring Japan without revealing Britain's whole handQ&A
- Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:49:12Why the F-14 did not need a major fleet battle to prove its roleQ&A
- The Atlantic Charter: Signed 14th of August 1941...84 yrs ago today!1:04:09Welfare, freedom of the seas, and the disarmament problemChapter
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence0:01Why Geoffrey Hornby won without battlesChapter
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence34:22Visible overmatch restrained an Austro-Hungarian squadronNotable Point
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence40:20The Flying Squadron demonstrated global naval reachChapter
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence50:22HMS Alexandra made Hornby's Mediterranean signal credibleNotable Point
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence50:22Mixed orders weakened deterrence in the Russo-Turkish crisisChapter
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence57:34Crisis signaling must become clearer as war approachesNotable Point
- Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...(Continued)41:29Navies as police and alliances as insuranceNotable Point
- Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:07:45The case for British fleet growth begins with tradeQ&A
- OTO Melara 76/62: Flexible Capability in ways that matter!59:40Geoffrey Phipps Hornby contains the Pig WarNotable Point
- Procurement for Peace: Second Draft10:04Presence as a cheaper alternative to warChapter
- Procurement for Peace: Second Draft17:38Why visible weapons make naval presence legibleNotable Point
- Procurement for Peace: Second Draft25:44Reserve ships as readiness and deterrenceChapter
- Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...1:01Why Britain entered the First World WarChapter
- Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...22:06Grey's six-power conference lacks visible backingNotable Point
- Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...25:16The Royal Navy's secretive staff cultureChapter
- Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...28:18Wolf warrior diplomacy in a multipolar worldNotable Point
- Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...1:00:41Britain receives snippets and signals softlyNotable Point
- Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...1:48:57Could earlier British mobilization have deterred war?Notable Point
- WWII Submarines that served the Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Navys9:34Interned Polish submarines complicate German planningNotable Point
- Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:57:18Modern Canada in 1935 confronts the limits of avoiding warQ&A
- Admiral Richardson: The USN's Japan War Seer & First Casualty of Roosevelts Hawaii Gambit31:41Richardson's functions of naval strategyChapter
- Admiral Richardson: The USN's Japan War Seer & First Casualty of Roosevelts Hawaii Gambit36:47Why Richardson's tactful strategy still failed politicallyNotable Point
- Admiral Richardson: The USN's Japan War Seer & First Casualty of Roosevelts Hawaii Gambit44:37Roosevelt keeps the fleet at an unready HawaiiChapter
- Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...15:36Why a battleship threat calls for visible deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...19:37Why Vanguard alone cannot cover a battleship threatNotable Point
- Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...22:09Could NATO share the battleship response to Royal Sovereign?Q&A
- HMS Bellerophon: A Dreadnought, but better...32:45Defence spending buys readiness before a crisisNotable Point
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- How has Ukraine confirmed, dispelled or updated the lessons of the Falklands War 1982?2:29:21Why coercive powers can mistake restraint for weaknessQ&A
- What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?2:14:44Could clearer British signaling prevent or shorten World War I?Chapter
- Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:09:42A secret 20-inch gun sacrifices deterrent valueNotable Point
- Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:55:15The disagreement over tactical nuclear weapons and escalationNotable Point
- Isolationist America: What should Australia, Britain & Canada do if it happens in the next 5 years?19:09Raising the threshold for attacks in the Canadian ArcticNotable Point
- Battle of Tsushima: Leadership, Logisitics and Lessons to be learned32:44Japan's Six-Six Fleet and local sea controlChapter
- Battle of Tsushima: Leadership, Logisitics and Lessons to be learned35:57How the Anglo-Japanese Alliance constrained FranceNotable Point
- Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:26:38A marble warship instead of more Beiyang ironcladsNotable Point
- How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership0:37Why peace through naval weakness could invite warChapter
- How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership9:26Why Anglo-American strength still depended on political cohesionNotable Point
- How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership9:26How First World War trauma shaped disarmamentChapter
- How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership11:55America's First World War mobilization offers a warningNotable Point
- How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership23:47Japan's 7:10 ratio as a deterrent strategyChapter
- How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership26:08Japan's coerced opening shapes treaty insecurityNotable Point
- How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership1:22:38The treaty saves pennies but costs poundsChapter
- Bruships 192: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:53:09What firm Anglo-French resistance in the Rhineland might changeQ&A
- Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?1:26Why coastal defences did not need to stop every invasionChapter
- Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?5:51Falmouth shows deterrence through cost and geographyNotable Point
- Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?14:43Peacetime planning can mistake imperfect protection for no valueNotable Point
- Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?46:27Cancelled commando raids reveal the Atlantic Wall's deterrent effectNotable Point
- Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?1:26:29Judge defensive systems by the time and choices they createChapter
- Bruships 191: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:00:13Why a politically driven 15-inch cruiser might still matterQ&A
- Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty28:23MacDonald, Henderson, and Labour disarmament policyChapter
- Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty30:20Pacifism, police protection, and armed neutralityNotable Point
- Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty1:52:45Stimson, fleet parity, and differing naval missionsChapter
- Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty2:19:57Tardieu and France's naval distrust paradoxChapter
- Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty2:25:40Why French leaders distrusted their armed forcesQ&A
- Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty3:01:18Why treaty loopholes were not exploited without limitQ&A
- Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?10:28Coastal defenses work by changing the attacker's calculationChapter
- Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?50:38Canceled invasions make coastal defenses look less effectiveNotable Point
- Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?2:52:00Defensive cost is measured against the asset at riskNotable Point
- Bruships 189: Naval History Questions Answered Live...continued56:27Taiwan's counterstrike dilemmaQ&A
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...24:25A Cardassian incursion as a limited-war gambleNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...29:01Warship presence as diplomatic signalingNotable Point
- The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 194127:49What happens to a buildup if war never comes?Q&A
- The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 19411:06:19A Pacific Fleet demonstration in the South China SeaChapter
- Strategic Defence & Security Review 2025: What would a naval historian do?57:30Force design requires balance rather than fashionable systemsChapter
- Strategic Defence & Security Review 2025: What would a naval historian do?1:48:01Restore the Royal Marines as an amphibious brigadeChapter
- Strategic Defence & Security Review 2025: What would a naval historian do?1:56:02Shipborne Marines make deterrent deployments reversibleNotable Point
- Strategic Defence & Security Review 2025: What would a naval historian do?2:31:20Preparation creates options in an uncertain worldChapter
- 21st Century Battleship: What would a battleship built today need to be a battleship?23:24A visible presence ship between a frigate and a carrier groupChapter
- A 1920s Caspian Sea Carrier: What happens if the German/Soviet relationship includes a carrier?4:22Defeat perception and the problem of ending World War INotable Point
- HMS Queen Mary: An Evolutionary Ship in a Time of Fleet Transition17:50Reliable capital ships as conventional deterrenceNotable Point
- So you want to Build a Battleship today? For the 21st Century? Naval History Live25:08Naval diplomacy works through a visible escalation ladderChapter
- So you want to Build a Battleship today? For the 21st Century? Naval History Live34:22Large guns make naval power visible before they fireNotable Point
- So you want to Build a Battleship today? For the 21st Century? Naval History Live2:34:30An expensive deterrent remains useful if deterrence failsNotable Point
- So you want to Build a Battleship today? For the 21st Century? Naval History Live2:40:33Would hypersonic missiles make the battleship pointless?Q&A
- An Indomitable Force Z10:35Force Z was too small and too far forward for deterrenceNotable Point
- John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…43:53Jervis in Parliament and peacetime deterrenceNotable Point
- John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…1:23:54Why Jervis said invasion would not come by seaNotable Point
- Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?25:39Trade protection was an insurance argumentChapter
- Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command45:19Richmond uses cruisers to frame presence and deterrenceNotable Point
- Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command1:02:00The Falklands analogy separates political will from capabilityNotable Point
- Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command1:03:00Credible naval signaling depends on ships remaining in theaterNotable Point
- Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command1:06:00HMS Liverpool repeats Britain's East Asian signaling patternNotable Point
- Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command1:06:58Conflict management asks both what can be done and what should be doneNotable Point
- Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!2:34:52Why Churchill sent Force Z to SingaporeNotable Point
- Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...3:43:16Why the late twentieth century saw few fleet battlesQ&A
- Flotillas of the Danube: A River Runs Through It!19:47Roman rationalization weakened visible deterrenceNotable Point
- Convoys: When, Why & What, the Benefits & the Negatives…4:01How blockade changes the threat to convoysNotable Point
- Prof Mercogliano & Dr C Discuss What is going on with Logistics(Shipping)? #2Historians Ep 553:06Deterrence and patrols are difficult naval work to make visibleNotable Point
- Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 20241:39:09Why keeping the Yamato class secret weakened its deterrent valueQ&A
- Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 20243:27:57Jackie Fisher: anti-war deterrent, not a hesitant wartime commanderQ&A
- Anti Submarine Warfare, a primer history & overview2:52:27Why anti-ship ballistic missiles create escalation riskQ&A
- Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...38:10The expected cruiser losses behind Japan's six-six fleetNotable Point
- Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates16:38Fourth rates multiplied deterrence on foreign stationsChapter
- Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/41:27:38Vanguard and Malta-class carriers in an alternate Falklands WarQ&A
- The Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Differential & Soviet Carriers: Scuttlebutt 741:39Why an LHD can do more than a hospital shipNotable Point
- @Drachinifel & Dr Clarke Discuss Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers that almost were! #2Historians ep 12:28:31Carrier hangars, naval diplomacy, and escalationNotable Point
- Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'10:46Station flagships made naval deterrence scalableNotable Point
- Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'21:24A convoy escort can deter a stronger raider through damageNotable Point
- The Plane as imagined by a 5yr old! The A5 Vigilante - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 1034:23Reconnaissance aircraft extended a carrier's deterrent presenceNotable Point
- Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...1:49:55A stronger Spanish Navy deters through routine presence and visible readinessQ&A
- Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!11:32Numbers create naval presenceNotable Point
- Bruships 168: And a empty Kalax, sang the aisles a serenade, longing for books with a love song2:32:00The case for a large helicopter-and-missile cruiserQ&A
- Canals Never Built: What happens if Suez, Kiel or Panama are never built?47:07Tillman-scale battleships as a two-coast deterrentNotable Point
- The Current Carrier Generation: War is over/War has yet to begin18:30Why carrier numbers determine availabilityNotable Point
- The Current Carrier Generation: War is over/War has yet to begin1:34:04Carrier groups and the escalation gapChapter
- The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage6:10Why a carrier group became America’s strongest diplomatic signalNotable Point
- The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage1:49:36Long-lived carriers return to a multipolar worldChapter
- The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage2:11:12Visible carrier deterrence and hidden submarine deterrenceChapter
- The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage2:12:23Why successful deterrence is hard to proveNotable Point
- Drones & The Future of the Carrier Air Group - Patreon Premier9:13How 2013 threat assumptions shaped drone choicesNotable Point
- Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat1:17:44Interwar France's political-coordination problemQ&A
- Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat1:50:51Four CVA-01 carriers into the twenty-first centuryQ&A
- Check Campaign 27: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign2:15:04Deterrence that prevents the battle you wantedQ&A
- Swedish 1930s Torpedo Bomber Strategy: Key Aircraft Series 7, Aircraft 7 & ScandiShip24 Montage39:21Saab 18B and a domestic strike industryChapter
- Check Campaign 22: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign20:29Mine risk, convoy losses, and deterrenceNotable Point
- Check Campaign 22: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign3:08:39Submarine-heavy port defenseNotable Point
- What would the economic impact have been if the Naval Treaties hadn't happened? Patreon Premier 156:47Fleet strength as deterrence and diplomatic leverageNotable Point
- What would the economic impact have been if the Naval Treaties hadn't happened? Patreon Premier 11:04:16Why Spanish Civil War patrols needed status shipsNotable Point
- What would the economic impact have been if the Naval Treaties hadn't happened? Patreon Premier 11:38:37A stronger fleet at the Abyssinia crisisChapter
- What would the economic impact have been if the Naval Treaties hadn't happened? Patreon Premier 11:45:16The Pact of Steel and the cost of catching stronger rivalsNotable Point
- What would the economic impact have been if the Naval Treaties hadn't happened? Patreon Premier 11:59:42Could stronger fleets deter or fragment a world war?Notable Point
- Scuttlebutt 2: H Class Battleships, Japanese Carrier Aircraft Design and lots more39:58Uncrewed AEW and procurement between peace and warNotable Point
- Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines15:21Shokaku scarcity and the Yamato resource tradeoffNotable Point
- Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 245:05Fleet numbers versus individual ship strengthNotable Point
- Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!2:07:33Why an unarmed Pearl Harbor overflight still means crisisQ&A
- Musings on Procurement33:03Buying forces to manage conflict before warNotable Point
- Musings on Procurement46:39Credible deterrence requires willingness to actNotable Point
- Check Campaign 17: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign1:43:13Punitive war signals resolve to other alliesNotable Point
- Treaty Era Aircraft Carriers: A Discussion43:08Treaty limits raise a deterrence problemNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 1: Japanese Doctrine, Modern Naval Detterence, USNs dislike of small carriers & more!11:39Huge battleships as a blockade problemNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 1: Japanese Doctrine, Modern Naval Detterence, USNs dislike of small carriers & more!15:15Falklands deterrence and confused signalsNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 1: Japanese Doctrine, Modern Naval Detterence, USNs dislike of small carriers & more!17:07Why deterrence must remain visibly credibleNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 1: Japanese Doctrine, Modern Naval Detterence, USNs dislike of small carriers & more!22:31Reciprocal interests as a foundation for deterrenceNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 1: Japanese Doctrine, Modern Naval Detterence, USNs dislike of small carriers & more!52:34Capital ships as static Far East deterrenceNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 1: Japanese Doctrine, Modern Naval Detterence, USNs dislike of small carriers & more!53:33HMS Liverpool and economic deterrence off JapanNotable Point
- Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off1:10:53Why shipyard capacity is weak deterrenceQ&A
- Musings on Deterrence0:22Deterrence before war startsChapter
- Musings on Deterrence3:04Prepared forces make deterrence cheaper than warNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence4:25Rome's cheap security alienated its soldiersNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence6:22Conviction has to look realChapter
- Musings on Deterrence8:12Force structure exposes a military mirageNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence10:06An OPV can signal controlled escalationNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence11:26Deterrence targets leaders and strategic effectsNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence12:49World-war leaders misread deterrent signalsChapter
- Musings on Deterrence14:55Fisher made the naval stick visibleNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence17:02Alliance strength depends on convictionNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence19:03Visible drills can prevent battlesNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence19:51Military strength is cumulativeNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence21:01Strength of arms beats strength in armsNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence22:34Uncrewed systems complicate deterrenceNotable Point
- Musings on Deterrence24:01Failed deterrence costs money and political choiceNotable Point
- Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems16:03Fleet Problems simulate carriers before carriers arriveNotable Point
- Admiral Fisher no longer replaces Admiral Battenberg as First Sea Lord in November 1914...54:20Competing deterrence policies and Churchill's divided adviceNotable Point
- Admiral Fisher no longer replaces Admiral Battenberg as First Sea Lord in November 1914...1:06:14Fisher's funeral and Battenberg's deterrent diplomacyNotable Point
- Admiral Fisher no longer replaces Admiral Battenberg as First Sea Lord in November 1914...1:16:28The limits of Anglo-German naval rapprochementNotable Point
- Admiral Fisher no longer replaces Admiral Battenberg as First Sea Lord in November 1914...1:24:25Fleet visits as calibrated deterrenceNotable Point
- French Naval Aviation: A Quick Historical Overview & Introduction to it's Squadrons44:18Carrier aviation as mobile diplomacy and conflict managementNotable Point
- Bruships 147: Naval History Questions & Book Boxes Getting Packed1:08:40Diplomatic language and the failure to deter Germany over BelgiumQ&A
- Patreon 99: What would Imperial Star Destroyers look if designed by 1938 USN, RN, KM, IJN, RM & SN?1:21:30Why secrecy limits a super-battleship's deterrent valueNotable Point
- Patreon 99: What would Imperial Star Destroyers look if designed by 1938 USN, RN, KM, IJN, RM & SN?1:58:49Can an elegant fictional warship still be intimidating?Q&A
- Carry on Invading Britain: The Battle of Fishguard (1797)24:38Fishguard Fort deters a direct harbor landingNotable Point
- Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books1:49:18A carrier group as an escalation signalNotable Point
- HMS Revenge(1915): the Reliable Pikeman of the Royal Navys Battle Line!8:22Short service lives and battleship deterrenceChapter
- Check Campaign 8: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign2:13:06Political incentives reward being attacked firstNotable Point
- Senator Tilman's Washington Naval Treaty1:32:09Could stronger treaty fleets improve diplomacy?Notable Point
- MAC Ships: Success having many Parents or simply Logical Conclusions? - Key Ship Series 8 Ship 250:05Rearmament is also a signal to potential aggressorsChapter
- MAC Ships: Success having many Parents or simply Logical Conclusions? - Key Ship Series 8 Ship 254:07Deterrence depends on visible strength as well as realityNotable Point
- Patreon 96: Odd ship designs that actually work.45:56Falklands deterrence and fear of escalationNotable Point
- Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered23:54A Dutch battlecruiser as a risk-fleet weaponQ&A
- Check Campaign 2: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign1:33:25Why artillery provides defensive depth for the NetherlandsNotable Point
- Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time2:42:19Paused construction left Force Z without the fleet meant to reinforce itQ&A
- Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids2:32:15Can overwhelming firepower preserve peace?Q&A
- Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books1:22:09What German coal choices reveal about prewar assumptionsQ&A
- Old Crocks at War: The Value of Reserve Ships to Navys in WWI20:40Reserve mobilisation deters war and adds convoy depthNotable Point
- USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 101:12:17Independence's larger lesson: reserves, hard power, and credibilityNotable Point
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence9:38Presence turns access into conflict managementChapter
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence17:47Deterrence without unnecessary provocationNotable Point
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence59:55Small-ship presence needs big-ship backingChapter
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence1:04:23Choosing the right ship for each threat levelNotable Point
- Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 19282:38:56A visible technology lead may delay the European warNotable Point
- Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 19282:47:09How a peace dividend left aggressors room to actQ&A
- Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 19282:57:27Why visible British jets could alter Hitler's timetableQ&A
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?8:00How wartime escorts became peacetime presence shipsChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?22:05Fishery protection teaches presence and restraintChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?25:07The best-timed naval visit is continuous presenceChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?35:07Fisher's efficiency reforms weakened routine presenceChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?1:01:53Media magnifies visits but cannot replace themNotable Point
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?2:20:41HMS Folkestone at the Singtao incidentChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?2:50:52Threat tiers keep patrol ships out of destroyer missionsNotable Point
- HMS Warspite: The Survivor - KSS3 S3 Comment Response9:30How Britain planned a 22- or 23-ship capital fleetNotable Point
- Who killed the Battleship? / Why no more battleships?27:11Invisible deterrence loses budget argumentsChapter
- Bruships 130: Battleships1:58:59How graduated naval presence deters conflictChapter
- Bruships 130: Battleships2:15:29Designing visible steps into a presence fleetQ&A
- What Happens if 1930s Germany Standardises on the Scharnhorst hull for Capital Ships & Carriers?1:48:40A larger German fleet unlocks British overmatchChapter
- Future Maritime Strategy: Beyond Cable and Corbett1:24:40Conventional deterrence depends on capabilities kept readyNotable Point
- Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 256:47What makes a warship project presenceNotable Point
- The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore1:16:04Churchill's deterrence case contradicted itselfNotable Point
- Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare41:36A post-Cold War role for Violet Friend missile defenceQ&A
- Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare1:49:23Defence budgets must account for threats capability preventsNotable Point
- Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943): The First Radar Battle?2:42:33Why a limited ABM system can still matterNotable Point
- When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? P2/2 Lego enhanced discussion51:56Political change reshapes a class's assumptionsNotable Point
- When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? P2/2 Lego enhanced discussion1:06:07Replacement timing is an uncertainty problemNotable Point
- Patreon Bonus: Battle Cruisers & Battleships are separate Categories in the Washington Naval Treaty3:10:28How overwhelming deterrence can create insecurityNotable Point
- Thoughts on Problems for Future of Strategy from a Naval Historian10:51Uncrewed losses create a new deterrence signalChapter
- Thoughts on Problems for Future of Strategy from a Naval Historian18:08The danger of reading restraint as weaknessNotable Point
- Thoughts on Problems for Future of Strategy from a Naval Historian37:18The recurring folly of a decisive surprise attackNotable Point
- A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 91:28:38Diplomacy protects a globally dispersed fleetNotable Point
- Sea Power of the Cold War: When Strategy got overwritten by Technology and Week Planner3:38Why a defence risk matrix cannot replace judgementChapter
- Sea Power of the Cold War: When Strategy got overwritten by Technology and Week Planner53:55Grey-zone friction defeats tidy force calculationsNotable Point
- Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics1:14:54How naval treaties constrained deterrenceQ&A
- Capital Ships of Science Fiction: Battlestars to Star Destroyers with a Naval Historian19:44Why secrecy weakened Yamato's deterrent valueNotable Point
- HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 946:23Nelson as a visible instrument of deterrenceChapter
- HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 950:09Escalating from presence to a deterrent ship visitChapter
- The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must9:04Naval presence and deterrent reinforcementChapter
- Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!1:30:05Why a surviving British imperial fleet changes the Falklands premiseQ&A
- HMS Nelson(1876): bad sound9:25Why peacetime utility and wartime strength belong in one warshipNotable Point
- Being the Benchmark Navy: It has Costs as well as Benefits5:22Presence ships and the appearance of powerNotable Point
- Being the Benchmark Navy: It has Costs as well as Benefits13:08Psychological deterrence and the alliance premiumNotable Point
- A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 41:08:37Capital-ship cover makes a blockade force credibleNotable Point
- Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!1:46:42Why U.S. and Japanese 18-inch gun tests led to different answersQ&A
- Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!3:45:55Warships whose strategic logic failedQ&A
- Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 611:28The Eight-Eight Fleet as a costly defensive targetChapter
- Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 613:27British imperial manpower complicated Japanese deterrenceNotable Point
- Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 615:02Civil War veterans shaped Japanese views of U.S. cohesionNotable Point
- Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 625:19A visible fast battleship as deterrenceChapter
- Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 628:27The Eight-Eight Fleet as shield and sledgehammerNotable Point
- Dominating the World from Second Place: Alfred Von Tirpitz & his 'Risk Fleet' Theory11:17Japan's risk fleet grew from fear of foreign coercionNotable Point
- Dominating the World from Second Place: Alfred Von Tirpitz & his 'Risk Fleet' Theory30:11From Japanese deterrence to German coercionNotable Point
- Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer3:13:28Why no single ship is the most efficient fleetQ&A
- Montana Class, The Bulwarks for the New Battle Line: Key Ship Series 4, Part 21:07:19How a rival could revive battleship constructionNotable Point
- Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy2:36:12Why tactical nuclear weapons do not stay tacticalNotable Point
- Theodore Roosevelt: Theory in Action - A Naval Theorist who became President!8:36Naval diplomacy depends on what a fleet showsChapter
- Theodore Roosevelt: Theory in Action - A Naval Theorist who became President!39:26Cruisers, readiness, and procurement prioritiesNotable Point
- Theodore Roosevelt: Theory in Action - A Naval Theorist who became President!49:00Preparation matters more than impressive hardwareNotable Point
- Dreadnoughts (1905-1914)35:30España as a risk fleet after 1898Notable Point
- Dreadnoughts (1905-1914)39:25Big guns, numbers, and deterrenceChapter
- Dreadnoughts (1905-1914)53:18Deterrence through usable capabilityNotable Point
- Jeune Ecole: A Cheaper Way of War? The Jeune Ecole25:43Peacetime submarine detection creates a secrecy dilemmaNotable Point
- HMS Warspite: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 323:00Warspite carries British deterrence to IstanbulChapter
- The Fleet of the Imperium of Man: A Naval Historian's take on Warhammer 40k Human Fleet37:57Bastion fleets match force to a persistent threatNotable Point
- We Beat The Daisy... Ship Naming5:03Nelson, Rodney, and Hood: the message a ship name sendsNotable Point
- Amagi Class Battlecruiser: Key Ship Series 2, Ship 51:18What makes a warship a capital strategic assetNotable Point
- Amagi Class Battlecruiser: Key Ship Series 2, Ship 521:21The Eight-Eight Fleet as qualitative deterrenceChapter
- Huáscar: Key Ships Series 1, Ship 711:13Firepower and machinery made Huáscar a deterrentNotable Point
- Huáscar: Key Ships Series 1, Ship 716:55Why armour became a naval requirementNotable Point
- Alfred Thayer Mahan: Justifying a Navy to a Continent5:43Visible presence and real naval securityNotable Point
- Grand Strategy: A Short Video Essay3:55The instruments and ends of grand strategyChapter
- The Submarine Century? How Submarines evolved over the 20th Century40:14Archimède and the operational value of an attack that never happensNotable Point
- Patreon 73: Queen Elizabeth class battleships - Brave first step, faltering leap or something else?24:27The global dreadnought race around 1912Notable Point
- If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?48:41Far Eastern credibility leaves little room to back downNotable Point
- If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?1:01:20Yamato's size and the case for big-gun deterrenceQ&A
- Battle of Coronel in Retrospect2:26:48Canopus's deterrent value came at a cost in speedNotable Point
- US Nuclear Powered Cruisers: Long Beach to Arkansas - The Atom Unleashed53:02Mississippi kept pace with Theodore Roosevelt at flank speedNotable Point
- US Nuclear Powered Cruisers: Long Beach to Arkansas - The Atom Unleashed56:00A carrier must be judged as part of its battle groupNotable Point
- 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers12:37Why naval presence and deterrence resist measurementChapter
- 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers38:38Denmark and Singapore scale cruiser-like presenceNotable Point
- 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers46:01When a naval-presence bluff is calledNotable Point
- Slava Class: The Spare that became the Heir?37:20Varyag turns the backup cruiser into presence powerChapter
- Comus(1878) Class: Protected Corvettes/Third Class Cruisers3:47Presence depends on readiness as well as appearanceNotable Point
- Comus(1878) Class: Protected Corvettes/Third Class Cruisers36:05Gun handling turned personnel into part of deterrenceNotable Point
- Comus(1878) Class: Protected Corvettes/Third Class Cruisers51:36HMS Champion and deterrence during the Chilean Civil WarChapter
- Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat3:10:20Fisher designed battlecruisers for deterrence, not the battle lineNotable Point
- Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine34:38Covert submarine development as a known secretNotable Point
- Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?35:21Hood as a global instrument of presence and deterrenceNotable Point
- Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?43:49The post-Napoleonic logic behind British naval presenceNotable Point
- Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?52:21How G3 and N3 designs could disrupt rival procurementNotable Point
- Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?1:30:44Why Britain chose 16-inch guns over the logical 15-inch/50Notable Point
- Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?2:03:03Why Nelson and Rodney remained fleet insurance in World War IIChapter
- Cressy(1899) Class: Famous for the Wrong Things - 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 1228:39Overwhelming force in Victorian naval coercionNotable Point
- Descartes(1894) Class: I Cruiser Therefore I Am? (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 8)50:12Jeune Ecole fails France's peacetime presence testChapter
- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers11:08Sverdlov's four overlapping missionsChapter
- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers1:25:21The Sverdlov threat shaped Western strike-aircraft and fleet planningNotable Point
- Washington "Cheaties'': an Inevitability of Winning a Treaty47:31A 10:7 ratio could give Japan status while strengthening deterrenceChapter
- Washington "Cheaties'': an Inevitability of Winning a Treaty48:40Why naval arms races do not automatically cause warNotable Point
- Washington "Cheaties'': an Inevitability of Winning a Treaty1:03:27Status, economy, and deterrence pulled American policy apartChapter
- Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"57:00The 5:3 ratio deepened Japan's security dilemmaChapter
- Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"3:14:16How old battleships deterred German surface raidersQ&A
- Bruships 90: Books From the Road1:27:31Large chemical and biological arsenals did not guarantee wartime useNotable Point
- Bruships 90: Books From the Road4:03:25Deterrence fails when an opponent keeps gambling that warnings are bluffsNotable Point
- Bruships 90: Books From the Road4:16:02Waiting until 1948 would not solve Plan Z's strategic and economic contradictionsQ&A
- Bruships 90: Books From the Road4:21:35Narrow historical fields reveal parts of a larger human systemNotable Point
- Epic Blunders of Naval History: Comment Response Video59:02Why a secret weapon cannot deterQ&A
- Battle of Navarino (1827)2:33:31A three-line horseshoe invited the Allies into point-blank rangeChapter
- BC-304 Daedalus Class: Stargate's Battle Cruisers1:37:28A battlecruiser needs smaller cruisers beside itChapter
- Bruships 88: Way of War2:17:11How old battleships deterred convoy raidersQ&A
- Bruships 88: Way of War2:44:00Why cruiser officers had to be the sensible onesQ&A
- Bruships 88: Way of War3:18:48Can gunboat diplomacy survive modern weapons?Chapter
- Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 6433:41Why wartime chemical and biological stockpiles went unusedNotable Point
- Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations1:31:07When an ally provides diplomatic cover for restraintQ&A
- Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More20:56Paladin's diplomatic mission cannot overcome its military limitsChapter
- Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More33:27Why does the remnant faction attack a planet?Q&A
- Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations1:24:36Essential wartime ships are hardest to justify in peaceChapter
- If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France45:19Capital ships shift toward the Indian OceanChapter
- If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France48:33A destroyer-led Mediterranean supports an Indian Ocean reserveNotable Point
- If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France1:04:34A reinforced Far East keeps the Burma Road openChapter
- If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France1:08:10French Indochina blocks Japan's historical buildupChapter
- Chapyev Class (Projekt 68 of the Soviet Navy): Fighting the Peace18:22Fighting the peace means shaping alliances before warNotable Point
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 31:21:34Why Britain retains its veto over arms for ArgentinaQ&A
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 31:34:53The technology margin behind Falklands deterrenceQ&A
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 32:03:43Why Poland would avoid trading NATO confidence for Chinese loansQ&A
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 32:08:27Why an unspecified warning preserves strategic optionsQ&A
- Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1941-421:50:12How Dutch battlecruisers could complicate Japanese planningQ&A
- Tre Kronor Class: Because the Swedish had a lot of Bofors guns to use..7:30Swedish armed neutrality rested on industrial depthNotable Point
- Bruships 85: Cruiser, New & Random Reading43:47Why bad Soviet paper warships could still matterNotable Point
- Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 19414:16Turn the Yamato class into public deterrenceNotable Point
- Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 194016:26Why a minor power can still be strongNotable Point
- Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 194019:32Why Sweden could enforce its neutralityNotable Point
- French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)50:01Naval diplomacy might have strengthened Weimar GermanyNotable Point
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)1:31:56Type 31 and Type 26 form a ladder of naval presenceNotable Point
- Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?3:00:49Why an ICBM is a dangerous anti-ship weaponQ&A
- Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)50:01Why a different treaty might separate the European and Pacific warsNotable Point
- Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)1:26:13Shipbuilding spending as employment and deterrenceQ&A
- Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)1:47:38Selling steady naval construction as deterrence and employmentQ&A
- Equitable London Treaty: Summary (Long Patrol)5:45Why arms limits can create a balance of weaknessChapter
- Equitable London Treaty: Summary (Long Patrol)8:44Why offset strategies rarely erase industrial advantageNotable Point
- Equitable London Treaty: Summary (Long Patrol)30:35A 10:10:7:4:4 ratio intended to reassure JapanChapter
- Equitable London Treaty: Summary (Long Patrol)1:13:17Security through visible, limited constructionChapter
- Equitable London Treaties: Submarines & Fortifications (Long Patrol)26:59A 60,000-ton submarine compromiseNotable Point
- Equitable London Treaty: Sloops & Other Ships (Long Patrol)31:07Flotilla defense raises an attacker's costsChapter
- Equitable London Treaty: Sloops & Other Ships (Long Patrol)41:42Defensive construction as a peaceful signalNotable Point
- Equitable London Treaty: Destroyers (Long Patrol)4:15Disarmament, balance, and deterrenceChapter
- Equitable London Treaty: Destroyers (Long Patrol)40:29Soviet participation changes Japan's strategic balanceNotable Point
- Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)10:16Why the Second London Treaty lacked strategic weightNotable Point
- Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)29:38The strategic contradiction of limiting cruisers in 1936Chapter
- Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)39:26Naval construction as recovery and industrial preparationChapter
- Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)45:15Why Japan sought a seven-to-ten naval ratioChapter
- Equitable London Treaty: Aircraft Carriers (Long Patrol)1:02:17Carrier construction strengthens industry and deterrenceNotable Point
- Equitable London Naval Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD infusion (Long Patrol)3:26Why the 1936 London treaty lacked deterrent valueChapter
- Equitable London Naval Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD infusion (Long Patrol)28:37A 10:10:7:4:4 treaty ratioChapter
- Equitable London Naval Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD infusion (Long Patrol)54:40New Allied battleships as an industrial deterrentNotable Point
- Equitable London Naval Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD infusion (Long Patrol)56:39Using treaty membership to support Weimar and JapanChapter
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Overall Equitable Treaty & Summary (Long Patrol)18:52Why an arms-control treaty cannot maximize one side's victoryNotable Point
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Overall Equitable Treaty & Summary (Long Patrol)43:33Shipbuilding as economic support and strategic resilienceNotable Point
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Overall Equitable Treaty & Summary (Long Patrol)46:17Pacific fortification limits and Japanese insecurityChapter
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Overall Equitable Treaty & Summary (Long Patrol)50:35Why national emotion matters in treaty designNotable Point
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Overall Equitable Treaty & Summary (Long Patrol)54:46Balanced deterrence as the equitable treaty's goalChapter
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Other Ships & Fortifications (Long Patrol)26:15Why allowing Japanese fortification could aid containmentNotable Point
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Other Ships & Fortifications (Long Patrol)38:36A more equitable fortification compromiseChapter
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Other Ships & Fortifications (Long Patrol)41:14A durable treaty cannot leave one side feeling defeatedChapter
- SMS Admiral Spaun & the Novara class: Scout Cruisers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy (Long Patrol)45:21Fleet building provokes a system-wide responseChapter
- Torpedoes and their Ships 1900-39: Patreon 54 (Long Patrol)12:43How torpedo prestige made small ships useful overseasNotable Point
- Torpedoes and their Ships 1900-39: Patreon 54 (Long Patrol)24:39Why one Dreadnought left Britain's lead catchableNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)1:59:52The strategic complacency between Khitomer and Wolf 359Notable Point
- Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN42:44New Zealand's neutrality problem in a contested PacificChapter
- Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN1:00:18Sea control, joint forces, and the information fightChapter
- Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN1:04:19Post-Cold War fleet contraction weakened visible peer deterrenceNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century1:15:47Warspite's Turkish visit shows how presence must fit its audienceNotable Point
- Bruships 76: Five New Books & a Lot of New Questions3:30:23Lessons China and Taiwan could draw from UkraineQ&A
- Bruships 76: Five New Books & a Lot of New Questions3:40:30Why a nearby threat can sharpen counterintelligenceQ&A
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Aircraft Carriers (Long Patrol)51:54Continuous construction as industrial deterrenceNotable Point
- Battle of Singapore Straits (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): A UAD Infused(Long Patrol)1:00:29Disarmament and the illusion of a stable status quoChapter
- Battle of Singapore Straits (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): A UAD Infused(Long Patrol)1:03:55Fleet mobilisation as diplomatic signallingNotable Point
- British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion26:22Treaties, deterrence, and visible industrial strengthChapter
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)9:03Why a stronger ratio could reduce insecurityNotable Point
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)25:14Three British fleets and regional reinforcementNotable Point
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)28:01Japanese security and the Yamato counterfactualNotable Point
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)37:13Why security matters to treaty enforcementChapter
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)1:35:49Credible limits and continued modernizationNotable Point
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)1:41:32A forward fleet needs a functioning baseNotable Point
- An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)1:54:20A negotiating victory too complete to lastChapter
- Patreon 49 - Admiral Kimmel: Not His Failure of Leadership (Long Patrol) #SARCASM ALERT#22:21Richardson's warning about Hawaii as a deterrentChapter
- Patreon 49 - Admiral Kimmel: Not His Failure of Leadership (Long Patrol) #SARCASM ALERT#35:28William Pye and the confidence Japan would not attackNotable Point
- Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)1:32:46Richardson's warning about civilian leadershipNotable Point
- Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)1:38:15Richardson's warning about an unsupported deterrentChapter
- Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)1:53:52What would make Hawaii a credible deterrent base?Q&A
- Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships53:56Warships built for presence, diplomacy, and peacekeepingChapter
- Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships1:26:09What does a fleet designed to preserve peace look like?Q&A
- Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships1:52:27Deterrence fails when weapon use is unthinkableNotable Point
- Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships3:01:41Why the federal fleet needs ships beyond home-guard reachChapter
- If Hood Was the Washington Template not the exception: A UAD infused discussion1:04:26Postwar anti-war politics behind naval limitationChapter
- Bruships 73: Some Old, Some New, None Borrowed, but Some Blue1:44:25Why saying the Falklands War cannot recur can weaken deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World1:19:15How Russia's failures might affect a Taiwan decisionQ&A
- Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World1:30:47Jacky Fisher's two-part model of deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World1:32:52The flaw in a one-sided war-of-choice doctrineNotable Point
- Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World1:41:33Could revealing Yamato have delayed the Pacific War?Q&A
- Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World2:08:28How an Arctic naval force changes deterrenceQ&A
- County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)49:30Why defence spending resembles a public serviceNotable Point
- Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment3:13:04Chemical stockpiles and reciprocal deterrence in World War IIQ&A
- Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment3:38:59Suez, fleet size, and the signals preceding the Falklands WarQ&A
- HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)10:33Deterrence and the ship visible on sceneNotable Point
- Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books1:50:08Why deterrence depends on more than owning one shipQ&A
- Some Sunday Naval Books36:37How treaty limits changed British strategyChapter
- Bruships 69: The Decider1:21:27No Jutland would reinforce battleships, not discredit themQ&A
- Bruships 69: The Decider2:43:55Great-power wars begin with faith in controlled riskQ&A
- British Industry: The More than Just Ships P1/4 - Building (Long Patrol)6:19Treaty limits and the shipbuilding pipelineNotable Point
- Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru49:13A treaty fleet built to the two-power standardQ&A
- Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru1:54:35How naval treaties might have increased the risk of warQ&A
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Long Patrol)39:28Deterrence means making a raider payNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Long Patrol)54:35Type 26 and graduated naval presenceNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)1:36:05A cruiser can deter a ship it cannot defeatNotable Point
- Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises1:41:15Why paper alliances did not guarantee actionNotable Point
- Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises1:44:50The Morocco crises did not make world war inevitableChapter
- Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises1:55:59A naval deterrence alternative for 1914Notable Point
- Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises2:02:36When deterrent armies create pressure to use themNotable Point
- Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises2:03:12Deterring invasion without violating Belgian neutralityQ&A
- Patreon 41: RN Strategic & Tactical thinking on submarines & anti-submarine forces between the Wars24:51The limits of submarines as visible deterrenceQ&A
- Pearl Harbor: A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do?23:01Big ships and big guns as deterrenceNotable Point
- Pearl Harbor: A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do?46:42Pearl Harbor as a forward-base problemChapter
- Pearl Harbor: A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do?50:20Yamato and the missed deterrent messageNotable Point
- Pearl Harbor: A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do?1:30:50Yamato secrecy undermines deterrenceNotable Point
- Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)1:08:51Q&A: treaties can deter one war and displace anotherQ&A
- Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)1:40:18How an overstrong deterrent can provoke escalationNotable Point
- The Results: Taranto Long Patrol16:12A limited strike with a disproportionate deterrent effectChapter
- The Beginnings of Naval Aerial Strike: p1 Taranto Long Patrol6:00Bombing as a morale and deterrence problemNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)1:21:33Deterrence through balanced strength rather than panicQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)1:35:25Carrier deployments as allied training and deterrenceQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)4:24:26Why demographic decline can make a rising naval power more dangerousQ&A
- Battle of Kentish Knock (8th of October 1652)5:13Groupthink turned Dutch fleet expansion into a threatNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)4:07:32Delegated submarine control versus centralized nuclear commandNotable Point
- Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.2:21:47Peacetime technology still drives military competitionQ&A
- Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence55:35A Dutch tripwire fleet was not a Tirpitz-style risk fleetQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)1:07:37Why Taiwan should not be assumed to capitulateQ&A
- A Book or Two to Review (29): The Spanish Civil War at Sea25:21How more escorts might have changed the Spanish crisisNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)43:53ABDA's command problem and the value of a visible Allied forceQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)2:50:03A Ceylon-based Far East fleet as deterrenceQ&A
- A Book or Two to Review (23): Rome's Great Eastern War10:12Why apparently minor interests can trigger warNotable Point
- A Book or Two to Review (23): Rome's Great Eastern War11:39Political decisions extend beyond the headline leaderNotable Point
- British Geostrategic Situation in the 1960s: The 1966 White Paper43:45Defence spending between security and prosperityChapter
- British Geostrategic Situation in the 1960s: The 1966 White Paper46:05Falklands signals and the CVA-01 counterfactualChapter
- British Geostrategic Situation in the 1960s: The 1966 White Paper49:39Pricing the wars that deterrence preventsNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)52:24A stronger Falklands garrison as deterrenceQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)2:14:51Cold War deterrence and fewer direct warsQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)4:37:35Preparedness makes the cost of war visibleNotable Point
- Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...32:03The Polish guarantee and the limits of strategic reachQ&A
- Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...1:59:53Steam rams failed when collision became the main weaponQ&A
- A Book or Two to Review (15): Daughters of Edward I20:08Soft power, hard power, and the helmet analogyNotable Point
- A Book or Two to Review (15): Daughters of Edward I20:55Deterrence and events that never happenNotable Point
- Battle of Lissa 1866: Long Patrol34:39Italy's paper gunnery advantage never deploysNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)3:19:42The Hanseatic League as a maritime deterrentQ&A
- The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/1433:46Castle, palace, and deterrent symbolNotable Point
- The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/1416:52The Tower of London as a water-access precedentNotable Point
- The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/1418:47Coastal castles as control and deterrenceChapter
- The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/1419:34A small garrison turns siege into a raceNotable Point
- Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-178346:04How did eighteenth-century states advertise military capability?Q&A
- Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 191417:39Cruiser presence backed by scalable forceNotable Point
- Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): Part 4, Questions 1904-714:04American deterrence and Germany's risk fleet sent different signalsNotable Point
- Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail2:03:03Armed forces as insurance against another government's mistakeNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?34:30Why Force Z needed depth behind SingaporeQ&A
- Bruships 44: Strategy3:38:50Taiwan capability depends on practiced doctrine as well as equipmentQ&A
- Bruships 44: Strategy3:52:45Concurrent crises do not require a formal allianceQ&A
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers27:49Cruiser presence pressured Japan before 1941Chapter
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi1:05:01How fiction restrains faster-than-light planet killersQ&A
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi2:40:37Diplomacy continues while a common threat closes inTranscript Excerpt
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi3:44:23Conflict Unending treats fleet war as an industrial contestChapter
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi3:49:12Operation Dragon trades dreadnought readiness for base defenceNotable Point
- Patreon 19: 2nd Tier powers Dreadnoughts: Spain, Austria-Hungary, S.America, Greece & Ottomans1:31:34Battlecruisers or battleships for middle powers?Q&A
- Patreon 19: 2nd Tier powers Dreadnoughts: Spain, Austria-Hungary, S.America, Greece & Ottomans2:03:40Brazil's strategic case for dreadnoughtsQ&A
- Lend Lease Long Patrol: P3/5 Lend Lease from the British Perspective7:35Why deterrence costs less than warNotable Point
- Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...44:58Canadian shipyard work as a route to a larger navyNotable Point
- Crown Colony Class Cruisers13:30The Rhineland crisis and the case for early deterrenceNotable Point
- Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P5 the Royal Navy of the 1980s35:28Amphibious cuts, Falklands risk, and deterrent credibilityChapter
- Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P5 the Royal Navy of the 1980s39:13How political priorities weakened deterrent signallingNotable Point
- Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P3b/7 Keith Speed (Continued)42:21Outsourcing can buy availability without presenceNotable Point
- Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P1/7 Sir Patrick Duffy42:12Labour defence links skilled work, NATO deterrence, and arms controlChapter
- Bruships 38: Amphibious Operations & Equipment1:01:17Naval image as a psychological advantageNotable Point
- Bruships 38: Amphibious Operations & Equipment1:53:58When an infrastructure attack becomes strategically equivalentQ&A
- Bruships 38: Amphibious Operations & Equipment2:58:56Perceived conflict aversion in China's strategic calculusQ&A
- Patreon 17 "The Royal Navy’s Strategic Role in 1980s NATO" as suggested by Joseph Sullivan1:20:20Defense spending as deterrence and skilled employmentNotable Point
- Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol P4/6 191555:26Studying battle to understand failure and deterrenceNotable Point
- Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol P4/6 191557:04An intelligence-led ambush fails to destroy Hipper's forceChapter
- Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects2:12:24Coastal-defense battleships as a deterrent fleetQ&A
- Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects2:15:28How coastal battleships deter a close blockadeQ&A
- Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects2:22:54What makes a coastal-defence battleship?Q&A
- Four Random Books 24: Power, Money & Strategy in 1930s8:08The interwar argument over defence as insuranceNotable Point
- Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 37:49Anti-piracy raids double as amphibious demonstrationsNotable Point
- Greenwich Naval College: Naval Paintings Long Patrol Part 212:17Alliances turn naval training into deterrenceChapter
- Greenwich Naval College: Naval Paintings Long Patrol Part 213:47Credible presence begins with ships and crewsNotable Point
- Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East1:07:02Using capable admirals as a form of deterrenceNotable Point
- Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East2:01:32How many modern Black Swans would deter China?Q&A
- The Great White Fleet37:13Why mutual deterrence restrained chemical warfare in World War IIQ&A
- The Great White Fleet1:49:25Why a small port visit can carry the weight of a larger fleetQ&A
- The Great White Fleet2:13:34What a British carrier visit to the Falklands would signalQ&A
- Patreon 15 - Washington’s cherry trees: the G3 and N3 classes1:34:37How older battleships could still alter Japanese planning off MalayaNotable Point
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 2 of 3 - A New Reality...31:57Multipolar instability increases the value of presenceChapter
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 2 of 3 - A New Reality...33:32Naval presence shows power without provoking warChapter
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 1 of 3 Theodore Roosevelt's Dream10:20Roosevelt's big stick as deterrenceNotable Point
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 1 of 3 Theodore Roosevelt's Dream18:01Why defeating Spain did not settle American credibilityNotable Point
- Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 4: Result0:36A measured buildup makes the two-power standard explicitChapter
- Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 4: Result16:14Deterrence can fail against preconceived national ambitionChapter
- Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 4: Result19:07Deterrence requires interpreting a country's strategic psychologyNotable Point
- Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 4: Result21:27Twenty-five years of deterrence for the Act's investmentNotable Point
- Bruships 29: Best Seller History1:01:21Britain's long-range strike gap after VulcanNotable Point
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy17:14From bipolar Cold War order to a more complex presence missionNotable Point
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy23:22A modern cruiser as a graduated-response optionChapter
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy29:42Cruiser diplomacy between routine presence and a battle fleetChapter
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy32:01Why a cruiser can signal resolve without the escalation of bombers or basesChapter
- The Fairey Story - Part 2 of 4: Keeping Going After WWI17:25Why floatplanes and sloops multiplied peacetime naval presenceNotable Point
- Patreon 11: "The effect of the early jet age on naval warfare strategy/tactics?"2:05:41Perceived naval imbalance can encourage warNotable Point
- Patreon Video 5: Mediterranean gunboat diplomacy in the Victorian era1:47:55The strategic cost of Britain's Tangier fleet displayNotable Point
- Patreon Video 5: Mediterranean gunboat diplomacy in the Victorian era2:14:52Why deterrence depends on political decisivenessNotable Point
- An Introduction to Victorian Naval Diplomacy6:50Why diplomatic words need credible forceNotable Point
- An Introduction to Victorian Naval Diplomacy19:38Visibility and resolve in naval coercionNotable Point
- Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...24:57Forward presence needs a fleet behind itNotable Point
- Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...1:41:22A Pacific war as a warning to Europe's dictatorshipsNotable Point
- Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...2:23:19How Soviet alignment could deter an invasion of PolandQ&A
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 423:20Treaty restraint meets maritime ruthlessnessNotable Point
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 40:56Why a January crisis could escalateQ&A
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 452:03Germany's unready fleet and British pre-emptionNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11:02Falklands lessons on presence and capabilityChapter
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P3 Introduction to Patreon Video 430:20How a grand alliance might deter Germany and ItalyChapter
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P1 Introduction to Patreon Video 428:12Cruisers, a light cruiser, and a sloopNotable Point
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P1 Introduction to Patreon Video 435:57How a sloop sharpened the diplomatic signalNotable Point
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P1 Introduction to Patreon Video 443:27A six-person guard as a naval tripwireChapter
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P1 Introduction to Patreon Video 447:21The historical escape under trained gunsChapter
- Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A31:06Why cyber power cannot replace a warship’s presenceQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A34:01Nuclear deterrence as protection against coercionNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:38:19A Cold War lesson: give back as good as you getQ&A
- BAD SOUND - An Introduction to Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest Part 2 of 228:11Far East submarines and the escort dilemmaChapter
- An Introduction to From the Sea... How Navies Influence Land Campaigns.9:19Amphibious presence without a permanent footprintNotable Point
- An Introduction to From the Sea... How Navies Influence Land Campaigns.55:37HMS Victorious as a signal of resolveNotable Point
- An Introduction to From the Sea... How Navies Influence Land Campaigns.1:15:02HMS Ark Royal deters a threat to BelizeChapter
- An Introduction to From the Sea... How Navies Influence Land Campaigns.1:20:30Carrier deterrence bought political time for BelizeNotable Point
- An Introduction to From the Sea... How Navies Influence Land Campaigns.1:30:52Was Confrontation worth the naval risk?Notable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 11: Top Trumps/Ship Comparison Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:10:00Why a drone is not a reliable political tripwireQ&A
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"6:03Why navies wage peace before war at seaChapter
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"36:47Coercion and the precedents of maritime lawNotable Point
- An Introduction to Some More Admirals, Engineers & Historians6:22Rickover's nuclear navy and deterrent logicChapter
- An Introduction to Some More Admirals, Engineers & Historians38:12Wu Shengli's force design and deterrent presenceNotable Point
- 50th Live Special: Thank You7:44Gunboat diplomacy did not end in 1945Chapter
- 50th Live Special: Thank You37:27Presence makes naval diplomacy credibleNotable Point
- 50th Live Special: Thank You41:30Fleet numbers sustain credible flight-deck presenceNotable Point
- 50th Live Special: What, Why & How of Armed Forces…5:28Defence forces as insurance and alliance currencyChapter
- 50th Live Special: What, Why & How of Armed Forces…11:16Realism and the cost of learning too lateChapter
- 50th Live Special: What, Why & How of Armed Forces…13:23Trade, maritime rules, and credible deterrenceChapter
- 50th Live Special: What, Why & How of Armed Forces…15:27Alliance obligations need deployable forceNotable Point
- 50th Live Special: What, Why & How of Armed Forces…17:30Falklands deterrence and the danger of mixed signalsNotable Point
- Dream Fleet for the Current Integrated Review A Little Proposal25:37Reserve call-up as a deterrent signalNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A2:05:27Why states hesitate to support Taiwan more openlyNotable Point
- An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 1 of 220:44New Zealand and Far East cruiser presenceNotable Point
- An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 3 of 31:52Deterrence works by denying an easy victoryChapter
- An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 1 of 36:49Naval forces as scalable diplomatic presenceChapter
- An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 1 of 318:19A small warship represents the fleet behind itNotable Point
- An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 1 of 330:58HMS Ark Royal deters Guatemala over BelizeChapter
- An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 1 of 336:26Crisis deterrence rests on years of routine presenceChapter
- An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 1 of 338:49Midshipman Ashworth and controlled escalation at TsingtaoNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A55:22Naval presence is a calibrated political signalQ&A
- Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 333:56Naval diplomacy requires calibrated forceNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:25:18How defense cuts encouraged the Falklands miscalculationQ&A
- Anglo-Japanese Relations Part 1: 1902-19219:14What the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance requiredChapter
- Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?27:00White paint made efficiency visibleNotable Point
- Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?1:01:23Small ships projected the power of the fleet behind themQ&A
- The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)53:12Two battleships and the limits of visible deterrenceNotable Point
- The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)58:31Why submarines played a different deterrent roleQ&A