Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Fortifications

Also searchable as defensive works, fixed defenses, fortified lines.

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  1. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:05:46Unusual inventions that worked during the warQ&A
  2. Operation Sea Lion: How bad could it have gone?
    5:40The Reigate objective and London's outer defensesNotable Point
  3. Operation Sea Lion: How bad could it have gone?
    25:58Why delay strengthened Britain's defensesNotable Point
  4. Operation Sea Lion: How bad could it have gone?
    39:36Fortifying Britain and attacking the invasion fleetNotable Point
  5. Operation Sea Lion: How bad could it have gone?
    41:10Home Guard delays and regular-army reinforcementChapter
  6. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:48:56Sauron should concentrate force against one enemy at a timeQ&A
  7. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:05:17Castle warfare often made smaller medieval armies the rational choiceNotable Point
  8. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:10:04A Roman invasion of medieval Europe would face castles and raided supply linesQ&A
  9. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:26:33The Maginot Line and the reserves behind a fortified frontNotable Point
  10. Bruships 240: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    49:30Landing an army in EnglandQ&A
  11. Bruships 229: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:53:01Reading on medieval defences and company commandQ&A
  12. Who was to blame for Norway falling in 1940?
    34:06Six newer guns at Oscarsborg could have changed an attacker's calculationsNotable Point
  13. Who was to blame for Norway falling in 1940?
    1:08:14Regional commanders would have tested Norway's paper readinessNotable Point
  14. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    3:34:36Tanga's prepared defences and the Singapore plantation comparisonQ&A
  15. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    1:00:24Has Taiwan hidden defensive bunkers in ordinary-looking buildings?Q&A
  16. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    4:46:00The Maginot Line's northern flank and Belgian neutralityNotable Point
  17. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    6:15:15Swedish underground facilities and protected storageNotable Point
  18. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    9:56:24Choosing a castle by fortification and locationQ&A
  19. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    10:04:11Which Newcastle castle survives inside the modern city?Q&A
  20. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    10:08:30Warkworth's river bend as a defensive settingNotable Point
  21. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    52:43Can military strength also encourage bullying?Q&A
  22. Bruships 216 On the Road Japan 2025: Last one from Japan! Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:52:12Why surplus British monitors would find few buyersQ&A
  23. Three Minor Empires: Why the Portguese, Dutch & Swedish Empires achieved what they did?
    15:43How Dutch trade grew into territorial empireChapter
  24. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...After Power Cut
    2:05:20Extending the Maginot Line to the ChannelQ&A
  25. Cultural Drivers of National Military Organisation/Structure - a quick guide...
    1:12:04Borders determine fortifications and response forcesNotable Point
  26. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    13:43Metaxas-style defenses protect key sitesChapter
  27. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:37:24Coastal artillery can exceed shipboard gun limitsQ&A
  28. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:45:39Modern coastal batteries did not depend on medieval castlesQ&A
  29. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:48:32The Strait of Hormuz became easier to close and easier to reopenQ&A
  30. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century(1700-1790)
    3:49:47How army museums present military experienceNotable Point
  31. Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?
    5:51Falmouth shows deterrence through cost and geographyNotable Point
  32. Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?
    27:51The Home Guard turned civilian trades into local defencesNotable Point
  33. Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?
    33:57The Atlantic Wall bought time before and during invasionChapter
  34. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    9:51How castles served as Second World War coastal defencesQ&A
  35. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    18:22A castle becomes a fort when it serves the stateQ&A
  36. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    25:35Why an invading army cannot simply bypass a fortQ&A
  37. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    3:11:41Crimean War forts offer likely examples of protected rotating gunsQ&A
  38. Bruships 176: Christyear or Newmas?
    1:30:02Warships became fortifications mainly through necessityQ&A
  39. A Hearts of Iron Christmas 2... For Shipshape & Christmas, it's HOI4 with @GariusTheBrit
    2:23:46War with Czechoslovakia encounters a level-seven fortNotable Point
  40. A Hearts of Iron Christmas 2... For Shipshape & Christmas, it's HOI4 with @GariusTheBrit
    3:01:45Fresh defenders prolong the costly battle for BratislavaNotable Point
  41. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    3:26:20When a Roman Suez canal would threaten PersiaQ&A
  42. Fortress Heligoland: Britain doesn't give Heligoland to Germany in the 1890 Agreement... Patreon 106
    1:39:38Could a beached ironclad reinforce Heligoland?Q&A
  43. Fortress Heligoland: Britain doesn't give Heligoland to Germany in the 1890 Agreement... Patreon 106
    2:09:11Would a second ring of sea forts surround Heligoland?Q&A
  44. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    25:40Suomenlinna and Lonna as coastal-defense heritageNotable Point
  45. Brushipdock(156) with ShipShape in Narvik
    12:20Oscarborg and narrow-water riskQ&A
  46. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    2:21:50Malta invasion Q&A: the island garrisonQ&A
  47. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    2:26:01Gibraltar as a fortified bottleneckNotable Point
  48. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    2:27:47What an Axis invasion of Malta would requireQ&A
  49. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    1:49:47The Strait of Messina needed denial more than battleship gunsQ&A
  50. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    2:40:17Britain could have made Heligoland a formidable fortressQ&A
  51. Check Campaign 9: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:24:46Can a Vauban-style fort anchor a modern city's air defence?Q&A
  52. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    44:27Coastal batteries can be built around full ship-standard turretsQ&A
  53. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    55:06Japanese Home Islands defences added to invasion riskQ&A
  54. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    55:39A modern Martello tower becomes a layered sea-and-air defense fortQ&A
  55. HMVS Cerberus: KSS1 S4 Comment Response
    2:14Why semi-submersible battleships found no roleQ&A
  56. Fleets of the Battle of Actium(31BC)
    19:03Why Roman fortifications followed roads and logisticsNotable Point
  57. British Capture of Trincomalee(1795) & it’s consequences
    1:40:31A hundred fort guns needed far more than gunnersNotable Point
  58. Battle of Hakodate, The Boshin War & the Origin Story of Tōgō Heihachirō
    38:59Goryokaku and the shogunate's defence-in-depth systemNotable Point
  59. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    1:28:11A walled town anchors the flank that cavalry cannot coverNotable Point
  60. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    3:58:39Why forts kept secondary powder stores inside the defencesQ&A
  61. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    4:04:21Fort York's powder explosion: magazine or deliberate mine?Q&A
  62. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 9(April 2023)
    1:46:25How hilltop fortresses secured waterChapter
  63. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    1:56:51A sortie becomes a commander's personal victoryNotable Point
  64. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    2:12:34Damaging approaches to hinder a siegeNotable Point
  65. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 7(March 2023)
    4:27:05Fences, fields of fire, and gaps in a defensive lineNotable Point
  66. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    1:02:11Q&A: When city-perimeter fortifications fadedQ&A
  67. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    1:11:41Q&A: Do modern cities still have fortifications?Q&A
  68. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    2:10:05Dismounting dragoons for fort and town defenceNotable Point
  69. Revolutionary Battles: Battle of the Rice Boats(1776), 1 of 2
    1:11:31Boston, Dorchester Heights, and a missed defensive positionChapter
  70. Revolutionary Battles: Battle of the Rice Boats(1776), 1 of 2
    1:17:25Gibraltar shows what prepared siege defence could achieveNotable Point
  71. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 3(February 2023)
    59:46Consolidating Canada before opening another frontNotable Point
  72. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 2(February 2023)
    1:57:37Fort walls, artillery breaches, and defensive controlNotable Point
  73. Christmas Comment Response: HMCS Sackville, Descartes & some 60s shorts
    7:10German risk fleet and Schlieffen constraintsNotable Point
  74. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI? Comment Response
    40:49Verdun fortifications and the operational trench lineQ&A
  75. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    42:31The Maginot Line's budget gravityChapter
  76. Bruships 99: Political History, Geostrategic History & Naval History
    1:05:00Military revolution, navies, and statesChapter
  77. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:08:14The Maginot Line crowded out naval aviationNotable Point
  78. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:14:24Would a longer Maginot Line have helped in 1940?Q&A
  79. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    16:35Schlieffen planning and the Belgian triggerChapter
  80. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    40:30German options if Belgium is avoidedChapter
  81. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    1:12:28If Britain stays neutral: Entente collapse and an invasion scareChapter
  82. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    1:28:01Could coastal batteries join the Channel battle?Q&A
  83. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out
    1:24:40German occupation equipment sealed beneath JerseyQ&A
  84. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    44:01Manila Bay's shore batteries fail to close the entranceNotable Point
  85. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    1:54:21If Britain retained western France into the Second World WarQ&A
  86. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    58:06Land-front dilemmas kept the navy a secondary priorityChapter
  87. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    52:53Norway and Denmark drew different lessons from 1940Notable Point
  88. Finnish War 1808-9 (Sweden vs Russia): A War of Autocracies (Long Patrol)
    17:53Sveaborg exposed the limits of a fleet frozen into harbourChapter
  89. Finnish War 1808-9 (Sweden vs Russia): A War of Autocracies (Long Patrol)
    24:42Baltic defence required communications before the invasionNotable Point
  90. Finnish War 1808-9 (Sweden vs Russia): A War of Autocracies (Long Patrol)
    32:03Sveaborg's surrender handed Russia Sweden's critical fleet baseChapter
  91. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    41:47Two plans, one vulnerable Finnish frontierChapter
  92. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    52:49Svartholm: a fortress without usable gunsChapter
  93. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    53:58Sveaborg's surrender costs Sweden much of its archipelago fleetNotable Point
  94. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    1:02:42Sveaborg's relief deadline and conditional surrenderChapter
  95. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    1:06:13Why Sveaborg's reputation exceeded its readinessNotable Point
  96. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    2:35:26Neglected defences weaken Finnish loyalty to SwedenNotable Point
  97. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    3:03:25Five months to prepare Finland's fortressesNotable Point
  98. Sieges of Malta: Patreon 51 (Long Patrol)
    13:45Mdina and the first recognized siegeChapter
  99. Sieges of Malta: Patreon 51 (Long Patrol)
    23:03Gozo's catastrophe and Malta's warningChapter
  100. Sieges of Malta: Patreon 51 (Long Patrol)
    26:33The fortifications built after 1551Notable Point
  101. Sieges of Malta: Patreon 51 (Long Patrol)
    29:31How Malta's forts narrowed Ottoman optionsNotable Point
  102. Sieges of Malta: Patreon 51 (Long Patrol)
    43:13Why chroniclers omit routine civilian siege workNotable Point
  103. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    36:43Medina and Malta's layered defensive pastNotable Point
  104. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    57:46Why Gozo's old citadel failed in 1551Chapter
  105. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    1:07:03Would a left-handed attacker fare better on a spiral stair?Q&A
  106. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    1:12:54Fourteen years of preparation before 1565Chapter
  107. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    1:14:34Could attackers cancel a spiral stair's defensive advantage?Q&A
  108. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    1:16:47How could attackers storm a stair-defended castle?Q&A
  109. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    1:21:40Fort St Angelo and control of Grand HarbourNotable Point
  110. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    2:35:11Could Malta have been better fortified before World War II?Q&A
  111. Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World
    3:00:59Dover Castle and the history of coastal fortificationsQ&A
  112. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): Long Patrol
    53:47Fortresses need garrisons and supportNotable Point
  113. The Forgotten Trafalgar: the 1509 Battle of Diu
    58:48Trade stability determined political powerNotable Point
  114. The Forgotten Trafalgar: the 1509 Battle of Diu
    1:02:32Almeida paired experience with fortified factoriesChapter
  115. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    1:24:52Chandannagar: warships and field guns attack togetherNotable Point
  116. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    2:32:47Madras, trading posts, and Company financeChapter
  117. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    2:31:44Without Article 19, bases join the arms raceQ&A
  118. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    9:22Havana's harbour economy and global trade routesChapter
  119. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    27:45A Spanish squadron balanced against Havana's defencesChapter
  120. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    3:59:43Mountain terrain repeatedly becomes a last-stand refugeQ&A
  121. A Book or Two to Review (27): The Tiger from Poznan
    4:50The citadel as shelter and supply hubChapter
  122. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    23:51The Maginot Line depended on Belgium and Allied timingChapter
  123. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    38:42Defense in depth beyond the Maginot Line's strong sectorQ&A
  124. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    54:58Maginot principles reappeared in Madagascar and Operation NordwindNotable Point
  125. Maginot Line: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p2/7
    0:36The Maginot Line as a delaying defenseChapter
  126. Maginot Line: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p2/7
    1:46Belgium and the need for a hard borderNotable Point
  127. Maginot Line: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p2/7
    3:31The risk in a forward Belgium strategyNotable Point
  128. Maginot Line: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p2/7
    4:22How fortifications buy timeChapter
  129. Maginot Line: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p2/7
    6:25Forests and engineering assumptionsNotable Point
  130. Maginot Line: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p2/7
    8:01Layered defense and false confidenceChapter
  131. A Book or Two to Review (14): Julia Velva - A Roman Lady from York
    3:51Roman wall engineering and hidden massNotable Point
  132. A Book or Two to Review (14): Julia Velva - A Roman Lady from York
    17:32Legions, auxiliaries, and Roman operational basesChapter
  133. A Book or Two to Review (13): Images of War Armoured Warfare and the Fall of France 1940
    3:47Maginot, Siegfried and Jersey: fixed defences and exposed gunsNotable Point
  134. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    13:24Fortifications, sea routes, and military logisticsQ&A
  135. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    40:27Martello towers as compact coastal fortsQ&A
  136. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    56:41Fortifications as logistical delay systemsQ&A
  137. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    1:17:41German logistics and the Channel Islands trapQ&A
  138. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    1:24:24Reusing castles for modern invasion defenceQ&A
  139. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    2:05Caernarfon as castle and fortified townNotable Point
  140. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    7:12Bodiam versus royal conquest castlesChapter
  141. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    8:48Late medieval castles resist one design ruleNotable Point
  142. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    9:53Bodiam's windows, walls, and drainable moatNotable Point
  143. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    12:38Bodiam's bridge, island, and barbican approachNotable Point
  144. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    13:24Gunpowder and machicolations at Bodiam's gatehouseNotable Point
  145. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    14:34The drawbridge problem and Bodiam's weak rear gateNotable Point
  146. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    17:01From castle sieges to pitched battlesChapter
  147. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    18:28Bodiam's defenses scaled to raidsNotable Point
  148. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    20:14Castle defenses as a scaled security systemNotable Point
  149. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    11:35Master James and the castle machineNotable Point
  150. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    14:46Garrisons as the weak pointNotable Point
  151. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    21:46Castles after gunpowderNotable Point
  152. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    35:26Batch building and site-specific designNotable Point
  153. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    39:46Building castles without modern machineryNotable Point
  154. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    44:32Five questions for reading any castleNotable Point
  155. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    3:03Beaumaris as a concentric castleChapter
  156. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    6:20Royal residence and war machineNotable Point
  157. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    16:33Few defenders against manyNotable Point
  158. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    24:55Scottish wars leave Beaumaris unfinishedNotable Point
  159. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    26:31From Glyndŵr's revolt to the Civil WarChapter
  160. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    30:29Layered defense and strategic locationNotable Point
  161. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    36:39Firing positions and ward scaleNotable Point
  162. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    0:07Harlech in Edward I's castle systemChapter
  163. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    3:22Trade, town walls and the decline of private fortressesNotable Point
  164. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    5:17Town-wall towers and Canterbury's 1940 reuseNotable Point
  165. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    14:09Branwen's legend and the cost of building on rockNotable Point
  166. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    17:00Building defensible walls in 1283Chapter
  167. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    20:29Fortification spending and strategic valueNotable Point
  168. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    33:55Architecture as psychological warfareNotable Point
  169. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    34:58Gatehouse, moat, and the landward approachNotable Point
  170. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    35:50Geography, structure, and garrisonNotable Point
  171. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    3:39Attack geometry at the gateNotable Point
  172. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    7:59Managing the royal building programChapter
  173. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    9:55Constable, garrison, and town militiaNotable Point
  174. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    13:49The 1401 workmen's ruseChapter
  175. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    14:46Conwy rearmed for the English Civil WarChapter
  176. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    18:59Carving a castle from the coastal ridgeNotable Point
  177. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    19:44Paint, royal status, and fire concealmentNotable Point
  178. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    21:46Twenty-one-meter towers and putlog holesNotable Point
  179. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    22:41The western barbican's layered killing zoneChapter
  180. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    23:55Crossbow professionals and longbow militiaNotable Point
  181. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    11:29Norman conquest and Welsh recovery at CaernarfonChapter
  182. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    13:42Caernarfon's Byzantine comparison and defencesNotable Point
  183. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    16:03Reading Caernarfon's plan and building sequenceChapter
  184. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    19:09A fortified town for political integrationNotable Point
  185. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    29:31Construction logistics for a royal townChapter
  186. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    32:27The 1294 capture and rebuildChapter
  187. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    34:30Master masons and construction continuityChapter
  188. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    36:20A costly castle still left unfinishedNotable Point
  189. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    39:19Layered galleries and concealed defendersNotable Point
  190. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    41:06A northern seat of English governmentNotable Point
  191. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    42:15The unfinished King's Gate killing zoneNotable Point
  192. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    1:05Denbigh in Edward I's second castle waveChapter
  193. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    4:38Castle and town as one lordshipChapter
  194. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    6:56Deterrence gives way to direct controlNotable Point
  195. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    7:49The triple-towered gatehouseNotable Point
  196. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    10:14Settlement, labor, and burgess defenseChapter
  197. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    14:10Mortimer repairs and Glyndŵr's revoltChapter
  198. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    16:19Wars of the Roses reshape DenbighChapter
  199. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    18:40Civil War service and deliberate slightingNotable Point
  200. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    0:16Aberystwyth as town and castleChapter
  201. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    2:36The early castle and Gwenllian's family allianceChapter
  202. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    6:06Dynastic murder and the 1143 burningNotable Point
  203. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    7:24Edward I's rebuilding before and after 1282Chapter
  204. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    8:27The 1294-95 revolt and fortified boroughNotable Point
  205. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    9:08The Black Prince's 1343 report of disrepairNotable Point
  206. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    9:08Disrepair, Glyndŵr, and the royal mintChapter
  207. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    9:40Glyndŵr's French treaty and the 1408 recaptureNotable Point
  208. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    11:41Royal mint and Civil War logisticsNotable Point
  209. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    12:20Gate towers and attack geometryNotable Point
  210. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    13:11Castle and garrison as strategic controlNotable Point
  211. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    4:02Warkworth's stone walls and Harry HotspurNotable Point
  212. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    7:51Rochester Castle and Magna Carta warfareNotable Point
  213. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    10:26Beeston's wells, treasure, and Civil War scarcityChapter
  214. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    12:17Bedford Castle's siege machinery and logisticsChapter
  215. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    0:14Builth at the River Wye crossingChapter
  216. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    1:58Marcher and Welsh claims before Edward IChapter
  217. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    3:19Edward I's cheap unfinished rebuildChapter
  218. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    4:25The unfinished castle proves defensibleNotable Point
  219. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    7:48The Black Prince's garrison rightChapter
  220. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    9:33Fire and stone robbing erase the castleNotable Point
  221. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    10:10A defensive castle at the edge of controlNotable Point
  222. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    0:15Rhuddlan and conquest by civil engineeringChapter
  223. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    1:37Rhuddlan's river position and routes to FlintNotable Point
  224. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    3:05Paired gate towers and the difficulty of an assaultNotable Point
  225. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    5:18Welsh heartland before Edward IChapter
  226. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    7:31Twthill, Robert of Rhuddlan's earlier castleNotable Point
  227. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    9:33Welsh troops in Edward I's 1277 campaignNotable Point
  228. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    10:14Slow building brings James of St George to RhuddlanNotable Point
  229. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    10:43Amadeus of Savoy relieves Rhuddlan in 1282Chapter
  230. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    11:55Dry moats, flooded ground, and protected dockingNotable Point
  231. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    13:12The Statute of Rhuddlan and governmentChapter
  232. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    14:35Rhuddlan holds during later Welsh revoltsChapter
  233. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    15:28Administrative decline, Civil War service, and demolitionNotable Point
  234. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    16:29Inside Rhuddlan's layered fields of fireNotable Point
  235. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    17:29A fortified hub supplied from the seaNotable Point
  236. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    18:32Castles, settlers, and the cost of occupationNotable Point
  237. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    0:36Hawarden Castle and River Dee resupplyChapter
  238. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    2:01From older works to Edward I's castleChapter
  239. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    2:58Dafydd's Easter 1282 attack on HawardenChapter
  240. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    6:24Hawarden's small garrison and later slightingNotable Point
  241. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    6:47How Hawarden and Flint controlled Dee crossingsChapter
  242. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    8:26Night tides and relief of a siege at HawardenNotable Point
  243. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    1:07Flint Castle on the River DeeChapter
  244. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    3:01Flint's drawbridges and fields of fireNotable Point
  245. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    4:39Flint's builders and protected harbourChapter
  246. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    6:25Shotwick and cross-Dee reliefNotable Point
  247. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    7:51Flint's donjon and independent sea supplyChapter
  248. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    10:20A wooden gallery for the future Edward IINotable Point
  249. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    10:58Edward I's first Ring of Iron castleChapter
  250. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    11:44Welsh attacks in 1282 and 1294Chapter
  251. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    12:20Richard II and the 1647 siegeChapter
  252. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    14:39Why Edward I entered North Wales at FlintNotable Point
  253. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    9:06Master of construction in WalesNotable Point
  254. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    10:36Castle builder as royal military officerNotable Point
  255. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    12:28Sea-supplied castles as occupation deterrenceNotable Point
  256. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    14:33Which Ring of Iron castles James controlledChapter
  257. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    16:21Flint, Rhuddlan, and Hawarden built for speedNotable Point
  258. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Edward I - Long Patrol P2/14
    20:31Llywelyn, Dafydd, and the road to Welsh warChapter
  259. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Edward I - Long Patrol P2/14
    25:29Welsh military reverses and castle-building conquestNotable Point
  260. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Edward I - Long Patrol P2/14
    28:15Scottish succession as a border-security crisisChapter
  261. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Edward I - Long Patrol P2/14
    44:14Security, stability, and the castle obsessionNotable Point
  262. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    4:01Three waves of castle buildingChapter
  263. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    10:22What makes a castle different from a fortressNotable Point
  264. A Book or Two to Review (4): In the Name of Rome
    9:09Money and fortress limits shape the earlier Persian warNotable Point
  265. A Book or Two to Review (4): In the Name of Rome
    10:38Dara and the Roman-Persian fortress frontierNotable Point
  266. A Book or Two to Review (4): In the Name of Rome
    15:37Belisarius makes trench geometry control DaraChapter
  267. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    9:19Gibraltar's terrain protects the fortress but complicates its water supplyChapter
  268. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    19:57Why Gibraltar was valuable before Britain held itQ&A
  269. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    27:57The fortification race strengthened Gibraltar before the siegeChapter
  270. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    33:18Was Gibraltar's land border fixed by treaty?Q&A
  271. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    34:01The inundation and interlocking batteries close Gibraltar's approachesChapter
  272. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    42:34Soldier artificers make engineering a combat capabilityNotable Point
  273. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    43:36Green standardises Gibraltar's fortress artillery before the siegeNotable Point
  274. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    53:22Why do other forts resemble Gibraltar's works?Q&A
  275. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    55:15Cornwallis, Green and Elliott make Gibraltar an engineered defenceNotable Point
  276. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    1:06:19Why is William Green less famous than Vauban?Q&A
  277. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:00:12Hot shot burns the advanced siege batteriesChapter
  278. Four Random Books 35: Romans!
    25:49Hadrian's Wall evolved while it was being builtChapter
  279. Four Random Books 35: Romans!
    32:58Hadrian's Wall bought time for a field responseNotable Point
  280. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:43:53Why small castles could be hard to takeNotable Point
  281. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:45:24Corfe Castle: royal apartments, stronger walls, and Civil War destructionChapter
  282. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:50:15Okehampton Castle grew down a naturally defended ridgeChapter
  283. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:54:52Bodiam's moat, thick walls, and Stronghold resemblanceNotable Point
  284. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    2:01:22Pembroke's river cliffs, cylindrical keep, and defended baileysChapter
  285. Four Random Books 32: Medieval
    1:54Norman cavalry, fortifications, and crusading expansionNotable Point
  286. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    3:57:35Why leave an open interval in a fortified frontier?Notable Point
  287. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    3:59:49The Maginot Line debate moves from terrain to coalition politicsNotable Point
  288. Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810) - The First Eagle Captured/211 yrs ago today
    44:09Bypassing French forts while the fleet suppresses themNotable Point
  289. Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810) - The First Eagle Captured/211 yrs ago today
    47:23What Guadeloupe's bypass has in common with the Maginot LineQ&A
  290. Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)
    2:15:46The Dutch Water Line turns flooding into a defensive systemNotable Point
  291. Patreon 13: Martin Doherty: What if Gallipoli had succeeded?
    16:04Could the Allies seize the Bosphorus without tanks or modern aircraft?Q&A
  292. Patreon 13: Martin Doherty: What if Gallipoli had succeeded?
    25:14Why Port Arthur did not make Russian defenses unbeatableQ&A
  293. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books
    2:48:59A wider Dark Ages and the Saxon burhNotable Point
  294. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books
    2:52:48Did castles stop the Mongols?Q&A
  295. 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 5 of 5/Articles 17-22
    29:40Why weapons resist offensive and defensive labelsNotable Point
  296. 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 5 of 5/Articles 17-22
    31:21How fixed defences release mobile forcesNotable Point
  297. 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 5 of 5/Articles 17-22
    32:34Singapore's missing defensive infrastructureNotable Point
  298. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:07:35How Britain's home defenders could delay invasionNotable Point
  299. Cretan War 1645-1669; An Introduction & Overview
    49:43Underfunded defences turn Crete into a strategic lossNotable Point
  300. Introduction: Making Copenhagening a Verb - 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807) p2 of 2
    0:33Copenhagen's garrison, fortifications, and harbour fleetChapter
  301. Patreon Video 5: Mediterranean gunboat diplomacy in the Victorian era
    1:02:00The Alexandria bombardment as a failure of coercionNotable Point
  302. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:07:11An Iwo Jima assault goes forward without its expected supportChapter
  303. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 2: The Counter-Factual; My Plan
    10:13Conceal the plan behind cover schemes and road workNotable Point
  304. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 2: The Counter-Factual; My Plan
    14:35Build a prepared line across MalayaChapter
  305. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 2: The Counter-Factual; My Plan
    27:46Make a prepared defence absorb the invasionChapter