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First Sea Lord

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    15:17Arthur Wilson's doubts about an expensive leaderNotable Point
  2. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    1:06:18Choosing a First Sea Lord in a crisisNotable Point
  3. Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:13:16When offering cuts created a naval cutQ&A
  4. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    2:24:49Princess Anne and a naval career that never happenedNotable Point
  5. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:06:03What an empowered First Sea Lord could change in procurementQ&A
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    2:36Restoring Reginald Henderson to the rearmament storyChapter
  7. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    6:45Nearly fifty years of Royal Navy serviceNotable Point
  8. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    32:41Cunningham raises the Admiralty's operational tempoChapter
  9. Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:58:40Why General Gwyn Jenkins fits First Sea LordQ&A
  10. Bruships 214 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:05:29Three modern books for Admiral FisherQ&A
  11. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:41:58If Jackie Fisher's 1915 resignation were rejectedQ&A
  12. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:42:23Fisher's repeated resignation threatsQ&A
  13. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    50:22Mixed orders weakened deterrence in the Russo-Turkish crisisChapter
  14. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    1:02:57Hornby demanded a professional naval staffChapter
  15. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    1:07:22What if Hornby's reforms began in 1876?Notable Point
  16. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:26:51Churchill's failure to explain the Navy's First World War strategyQ&A
  17. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:05:12How the Sea Lords divide Royal Navy administrationQ&A
  18. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    44:21Why capable admirals missed the political shiftNotable Point
  19. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    1:01:11A proposed Admiralty staff and Sea Lord structureChapter
  20. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    1:17:01Would an intelligence Sea Lord encourage departmental empire-building?Q&A
  21. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    3:00:03How the Admiral class changes if Battenberg staysQ&A
  22. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
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  23. Leadership Alive: What happens if Adm R. Henderson & Adm W. Fisher Live through WWII?
    10:23William Fisher combined tactical, intelligence, and logistics experienceChapter
  24. The British Admiralty 1628-1964: Some Examples of First Sea Lords and How they worked
    20:58From the Senior Naval Lord to numbered Sea LordsNotable Point
  25. The British Admiralty 1628-1964: Some Examples of First Sea Lords and How they worked
    21:52Why the Controller could resist a First Sea LordChapter
  26. The British Admiralty 1628-1964: Some Examples of First Sea Lords and How they worked
    37:08How First and Third Sea Lords divided global and domestic workChapter
  27. The British Admiralty 1628-1964: Some Examples of First Sea Lords and How they worked
    1:39:09William Parker's eleven days as First Naval LordNotable Point
  28. The British Admiralty 1628-1964: Some Examples of First Sea Lords and How they worked
    1:47:25Richard Vesey Hamilton harmonizes a modernizing AdmiraltyChapter
  29. The British Admiralty 1628-1964: Some Examples of First Sea Lords and How they worked
    1:56:08The First Sea Lord as political and naval intermediaryNotable Point
  30. Bruships 181: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:15:52Sir William Parker's convenient illnessQ&A
  31. Bruships 181: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:52:55Why Charles Beresford could not succeed FisherQ&A
  32. Royal Navy gets activist for Research & Development from 1900 onwards...
    56:15Could an Admiralty staff constrain Fisher?Notable Point
  33. Royal Navy gets activist for Research & Development from 1900 onwards...
    1:01:36Funding reform could reach beyond naval technologyNotable Point
  34. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    26:29Sea Lords, secretaries, and the distribution of Admiralty powerChapter
  35. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    1:01:04Edward Russell masters ships, people, and a conflicted systemChapter
  36. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    1:31:41George Byng turns mentorship into institutional continuityChapter
  37. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    1:56:44Augustus Keppel shows the cost of political factionChapter
  38. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    2:05:01Samuel Hood was a fleet commander in an administrator's chairChapter
  39. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    2:05:24Political and professional naval leadership separateChapter
  40. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    2:18:49George Cockburn manages the transition from sail to steamChapter
  41. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    2:33:34William Parker lasts eleven days as First Naval LordNotable Point
  42. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    2:40:03Sydney Dacres consolidates the ironclad revolutionChapter
  43. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    2:58:17Richard Vesey Hamilton defines the two-power standardChapter
  44. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    3:07:34Charles Madden balances cruiser needs against treaty limitsChapter
  45. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    3:10:42The monarch's principal naval aide signaled future leadershipNotable Point
  46. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    3:33:07Why St Vincent is a candidate for least effective Sea LordQ&A
  47. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    3:43:45Why the First Sea Lord could not command the board like a fleetQ&A
  48. Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...
    3:01:29The Sea Lords' responsibilities and the Admiralty boardNotable Point
  49. William de Leybourne: The First Admiral
    0:47Why William de Leybourne is called the first English admiralChapter
  50. Bruships 176: Christyear or Newmas?
    2:39:39Fisher's return as First Sea Lord was a political appointmentQ&A
  51. Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/4
    37:18Why Third Sea Lords often became First Sea LordsNotable Point
  52. Check Campaign 23: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:45:37Battenberg's resignation and factional naval politicsNotable Point
  53. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    1:04:06Fisher backing Battenberg could divide influence from managementQ&A
  54. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    2:19:13If Jacky Fisher died on TitanicQ&A
  55. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    2:57:35An Admiral King-style First Sea LordQ&A
  56. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:41:20Edward Seymour instead of Fisher in 1914Notable Point
  57. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    1:30:06Battenberg as an alliance linchpinQ&A
  58. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    24:37Choosing wartime Sea Lords without weakening the fleetsQ&A
  59. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    1:13:42Battenberg, Fisher, and the administrative demands of wartimeNotable Point
  60. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    3:18:17Underappreciated Royal Navy leaders and battleshipsQ&A
  61. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    7:46Why Battenberg remains the practical First Sea LordNotable Point
  62. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    21:57How did Battenberg become First Sea Lord with a German name?Q&A
  63. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    25:42Could Battenberg outlast the Admiralty factions?Notable Point
  64. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    2:31:52Battenberg's late-1916 succession and naval research roleNotable Point
  65. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    2:58:00Would Jellicoe remain First Sea Lord longer?Q&A
  66. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    3:11:33Who would succeed Jellicoe?Q&A
  67. Hansa-Brandenburg - The Builder behind WWI German Naval Aviation: Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 1
    0:11If Louis of Battenberg remained First Sea LordNotable Point
  68. USS Akron; The World's First Purpose Built Flying Aircraft Carrier
    3:32:13Who could have replaced Chatfield as First Sea Lord?Q&A
  69. Patreon 98: The World Spins on a Coin: The February Revolution Fails & Imperial Russia survives WWI
    2:10:02Britain's 1930s fleet without the historical treaty pauseChapter
  70. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    2:22:58How Sturdee might redirect post-Jutland naval policyQ&A
  71. The HMS Ark Royals Saga: A History of Naval Aviation in a Name...
    56:08Aircraft carriers as civil-military compromisesChapter
  72. The HMS Ark Royals Saga: A History of Naval Aviation in a Name...
    58:32Admirals challenge fit-for-but-not-with armamentNotable Point
  73. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:13:58If Fisher remained until Jellicoe took overQ&A
  74. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    28:04Mountbatten's promotion outpaced his experience at seaNotable Point
  75. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    34:49Churchill's confidence shaped Mountbatten's rapid promotionQ&A
  76. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:17:18Cunningham was the practical successor if Pound retired earlyQ&A
  77. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:24:19A longer-lived Reginald Henderson could reshape the postwar Royal NavyQ&A
  78. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    1:30:04Sydney forces an enduring joint Far East commandChapter
  79. Jutland with Competent Leadership of the British Battlecruiser Fleet - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    1:14:09Jellicoe and Sturdee inherit the victoryNotable Point
  80. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    2:38:17Would Jellicoe still receive credit for Jutland?Q&A
  81. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 5
    30:18Beatty as the longest-serving First Sea LordQ&A
  82. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    41:21Why Bruce Fraser could not jump directly to First Sea Lord in 1940Q&A
  83. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    32:41Chatfield and the limits of the battleship-admiral labelNotable Point
  84. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    3:15:49Would Beatty have returned to command in the Second World War?Q&A
  85. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    2:03:30Reginald Henderson's possible wartime commandsQ&A
  86. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    1:08:01How a warship passes from operations to maintenanceQ&A
  87. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    17:04An early German retreat could reshape Beatty's careerNotable Point
  88. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    28:45Why a known shell problem resisted reformNotable Point
  89. Bruships 88: Way of War
    3:04:37If Prince Philip became First Sea LordQ&A
  90. Bruships 88: Way of War
    3:11:00A blunt assessment of Mountbatten as First Sea LordQ&A
  91. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 3
    1:15:37Oliver Cromwell as a First Sea LordQ&A
  92. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    18:10Beatty, foresight, and the politics of naval preparationQ&A
  93. Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Patreon 56: Long Patrol))
    54:57Cunningham carried the cost of a thinning command poolChapter
  94. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    1:01:22Could the First Sea Lord control every admiral's employment?Q&A
  95. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    1:31:55Caspar John handled aircraft procurement in AmericaNotable Point
  96. 2022 Canada Naval History Trip Reading List (Long Patrol Book Review)
    41:21Reassessing the postwar British submarine fleetChapter
  97. Bruships 77: Leadership, books & questions...
    2:09:01Choosing Cunningham, Nelson, or Henderson for different commandsQ&A
  98. Fisher's Foil: Lord Charles Beresford (Long Patrol)
    51:36Why Fisher becoming First Sea Lord matteredChapter
  99. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    1:39:10Arthur Wilson, maritime strategy, and Beresford's failed successionNotable Point
  100. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    1:46:22Parliamentary pressure and naval leadership instabilityChapter
  101. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    2:05:55Political capital spent without winning officeQ&A
  102. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    2:43:55A five-year model for the First Sea LordQ&A
  103. Favourite Dreadnoughts – Battleships & Battle Cruisers…
    3:28:22Sea Lord roles after rank and title changesQ&A
  104. Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper
    1:52:44Hansard, naval resignations, and the fixed budget ceilingChapter
  105. British Geostrategic Situation in the 1960s: The 1966 White Paper
    25:20Civil-military friction over carrier cancellationNotable Point
  106. Camperdown Rams Victoria: TA Communication & Command (Long Patrol)
    1:38:21Tryon as a possible First Sea Lord before FisherNotable Point
  107. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War
    2:29:08Beresford, Fisher, and Royal Navy patronageQ&A
  108. Naval Fire Support of the WWI Western Front: Long Patrol, Part 1, Humber Class
    31:21Jutland cut short Horace Hood's prospects for senior commandNotable Point
  109. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    1:05:42How First and Third Sea Lord authority could shiftQ&A
  110. Four Random Books 5: Destroyers
    3:29Dudley Pound’s health and the burden of wartime commandNotable Point
  111. Patreon Video 5: Mediterranean gunboat diplomacy in the Victorian era
    2:17:33Do First Sea Lords automatically sit in Parliament?Q&A
  112. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P1 Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    41:21Why Midshipman Edward Ashmore was a calibrated choiceNotable Point
  113. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 3
    3:33Bruce Fraser: fleet command, logistics, and politicsChapter
  114. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 3
    5:40Andrew Cunningham and calculated operational riskChapter
  115. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 1
    23:12Why First and Third Sea Lords need political strategyNotable Point
  116. Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?
    1:24:38First and Third Sea Lord responsibilitiesQ&A