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  1. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:05:55French capital ships could give Hood time for a refitNotable Point
  2. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:21:02Fast capital ships for the Home FleetChapter
  3. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    42:40An earlier loss of Tirpitz could release the Home FleetQ&A
  4. HMS Walker: A Reliable Warrior in Two World Wars
    51:19Arctic convoy JW 57 and a trusted escortChapter
  5. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:16:05Britain could meet the German sortie with fast and slow fleet groupsNotable Point
  6. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    2:09:36Operation Berlin probably still slips through the early-war gapQ&A
  7. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    3:48:28If the Home Fleet vanished in April 1940Q&A
  8. Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    6:52:01A mass German surface-fleet breakout in 1941Q&A
  9. HMS Bellerophon: A Dreadnought, but better...
    44:20Dreadnought and the Bellerophons formed a Home Fleet divisionChapter
  10. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    1:59:57Why Vian chose HMS Vanguard as his Home Fleet flagshipChapter
  11. Dalrymple Hamilton: The Captain of HMS Rodney who believed she could be a destroyer
    1:10:35Rodney as a fast response battleshipChapter
  12. Admiral James Somerville: Communicating a Command Apprenticeship
    57:16Fleet exercises tested Somerville's communications systemChapter
  13. Admiral James Somerville: Communicating a Command Apprenticeship
    1:10:27John Kelly made leadership Somerville's final lessonChapter
  14. Leadership Alive: What happens if Adm R. Henderson & Adm W. Fisher Live through WWII?
    1:19:31A carrier-rich fleet can rotate ships across three theatresChapter
  15. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    2:38:01Modern Russian weapons outweigh the Home Fleet only if they workQ&A
  16. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    13:35The Royal Navy concentrates against GermanyChapter
  17. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    18:33More British sea power changes NorwayChapter
  18. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    27:17A different fate for the French fleetNotable Point
  19. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    38:44A layered fleet structure guards both Atlantic exitsNotable Point
  20. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    45:13Fleet depth opens a possible refit window for Hood and RepulseNotable Point
  21. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    59:26Base-linked oilers confront a three-front warChapter
  22. How the Frigate did this happen? World War over Venezuela Crisis of 1903 - Patreon Premier
    38:38Great White Fleet and status signalingNotable Point
  23. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    1:44:13King George VI's possible naval careerQ&A
  24. Scuttlebutt 2: H Class Battleships, Japanese Carrier Aircraft Design and lots more
    51:27A split German sortie against Force H and the Home FleetQ&A
  25. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    1:25:14A 24-gun Tilman battleship in place of BismarckQ&A
  26. Bruships 152: Patreon July Premiers Announcement, Special Guests & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:52:23Why attacking the Home Fleet would squander the U-boat armQ&A
  27. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    9:50Kongos and Nagatos reinforce different Allied fleetsChapter
  28. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    12:26Rebuilt Kongos complicate German Atlantic breakoutsNotable Point
  29. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    58:44Force H gains speed while the Home Fleet gains weightChapter
  30. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:26:33Sea control isolates North Africa and protects CreteChapter
  31. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:28:35Slow battleships block Atlantic routes while fast forces hunt raidersNotable Point
  32. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    2:14:27Capital ships and tonnage for a three-fleet Royal NavyQ&A
  33. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    38:18Churchill would distribute Japanese strength across several fleetsChapter
  34. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:31:27What Japan could send firstChapter
  35. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    2:33:51Japanese reinforcements could frustrate Operation BerlinChapter
  36. HMS Revenge(1915): the Reliable Pikeman of the Royal Navys Battle Line!
    57:16Treaty fleets, rotations, and selective modernizationChapter
  37. HMS Furious: Finding Virtue and Utility in Evolution
    47:16Furious with Hood and Prince of Wales in the Bismarck huntNotable Point
  38. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    2:48:13G3s belong forward; N3s anchor the Mediterranean or Home FleetQ&A
  39. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    2:38:56How quickly a steam fleet can leave harborQ&A
  40. Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?
    1:56:10Which famous officers emerged from sloop service?Q&A
  41. British Response to Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response
    14:21Graf Zeppelin already tied British carriers to home watersNotable Point
  42. Operation Berlin (Atlantic) – a Failure of Both Sides?
    1:27:27A 40-hour escort delay gave British intelligence time to reactChapter
  43. Operation Berlin (Atlantic) – a Failure of Both Sides?
    1:37:47The breakout exposed Britain's interception problemChapter
  44. Operation Berlin (Atlantic) – a Failure of Both Sides?
    1:40:22What British force could spring a convoy ambush?Q&A
  45. HMVS Cerberus: KSS1 S4 Comment Response
    11:40Completed G3 and N3 ships reshape treaty bargainingNotable Point
  46. Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 2
    52:16What Royal Navy paperwork reveals - and concealsNotable Point
  47. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    2:18:49Home Fleet concentration and rapid response off KoreaNotable Point
  48. WWII if Norway Wins & Operation Weserübung Fails...
    24:04How the Home Fleet could break the invasion forceChapter
  49. Orion Class - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 7
    32:16Home Fleet service and pre-war statusChapter
  50. Patreon 87: Norway Stands! WWII if Norway repels the German invasion...
    49:18A small timing shift that catches the invasion fleetChapter
  51. HMS Formidable(1898): Lessons of a Highly Conventional Carreer - Key Ship Series 6, Ship 4
    33:46Fleet names, invasion fears, and home defenceNotable Point
  52. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    1:21:54Duke of York and the Home Fleet's manpower crisisChapter
  53. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    1:24:16Duke of York's final western Atlantic cruise and a disputed crew transferNotable Point
  54. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    1:25:21Exercise Sunrise exposes carrier limits in bad weatherNotable Point
  55. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    1:26:34Atomic-bomb dispersal competes with anti-submarine protectionNotable Point
  56. Stalins Dream Fleets & the Potential Responses
    38:17How Soviet naval ambition could fuel an international arms raceChapter
  57. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:11:18Where N3 and G3 capital ships would deployQ&A
  58. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    25:37Every early steam engine had its own operating quirksNotable Point
  59. USS Wichita: Comment Response
    14:27Royal Navy pink lists and cruiser readiness codesNotable Point
  60. 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
  61. Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?
    2:38:40Where did Nelson and Rodney serve late in the Second World War?Q&A
  62. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    1:49:03How Britain would hunt two German capital shipsQ&A
  63. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    30:34A stronger Home Fleet hunts German surface raidersNotable Point
  64. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    55:08Could Hood receive a wartime refit?Q&A
  65. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    2:02:43Where could Bismarck return without French ports?Q&A
  66. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    1:30:23A slow Japanese Nelson becomes a home-islands battleshipQ&A
  67. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1940
    36:41A German carrier reshapes Allied deployments worldwideNotable Point
  68. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out Take 2
    1:32:19How a stronger Taranto raid could change the Bismarck huntQ&A
  69. Pathfinder Class(1904): Scout Cruiser (Long Patrol)
    30:47What flotilla numbers conceal about changing missionsNotable Point
  70. If Hood Was the Washington Template not the exception: A UAD infused discussion
    53:19Four fast battleships change British deploymentsChapter
  71. All Forward Main Guns: Patreon 46 Nelsons, Dunkerques, Tones and Battles (Long Patrol)
    37:27World War I's maritime lesson shaped global fleet rolesNotable Point
  72. All Forward Main Guns: Patreon 46 Nelsons, Dunkerques, Tones and Battles (Long Patrol)
    57:22How availability shaped Nelson's design prioritiesNotable Point
  73. Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney (Long Patrol)
    40:10Scarcity confined the Nelson class to home watersNotable Point
  74. Patreon 45: Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney
    2:57:48Nelson as a scarce heavy striking forceChapter
  75. Patreon 45: Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney
    3:17:05Rodney's commanders, machinery, and availabilityChapter
  76. Some Sunday Naval Books
    15:58Escort carriers, mining, and shared repair capacityChapter
  77. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    1:49:16What PQ 17's escort layers reveal about coalition fleet organizationNotable Point
  78. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    2:27:29Eskimo's prewar diplomacy and early-war confusionNotable Point
  79. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    2:32:05Where HMS Incomparable might serve in the Second World WarQ&A
  80. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    36:40Apollo's Korean War and Home Fleet utilityNotable Point
  81. Tribals, Battles & Darings/British Trawlers & Drifters in 2 World Wars: A Book or Two To Review (36)
    8:06How the Barents Sea action nearly transformed Allied fleet allocationNotable Point
  82. Tribals, Battles & Darings/British Trawlers & Drifters in 2 World Wars: A Book or Two To Review (36)
    17:50North Cape released Fraser and heavy ships for the PacificNotable Point
  83. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:00:30How Béarn might have freed a British carrier for the MediterraneanQ&A
  84. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    30:26How carrier losses reshaped fleet availability far beyond TarantoChapter
  85. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement - Comment Response
    53:45Why Hood lacked Tribal-class destroyers at Denmark StraitNotable Point
  86. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    2:30:54The Royal Navy's heavy anti-invasion backstopNotable Point
  87. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    28:33Norwegian bases could trap German surface raidersNotable Point
  88. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    43:15Norway's command chain separated rank from operational controlNotable Point
  89. Crown Colony Class Cruisers
    3:38:14How the Royal Navy would have deployed twenty-four Town-class cruisersQ&A
  90. Town Class Part 3 of 7: Pre-War
    7:31Town-class cruisers join the Home FleetNotable Point
  91. Four Random Books 7: Dunkirk
    10:27Why committing destroyers to Dunkirk was a strategic riskNotable Point
  92. The World According to the Royal Navy of the 1930s - 4 minutes
    1:16Why the Royal Navy deployed where trade flowedNotable Point
  93. Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)
    29:26The Dart and the rise of night carrier operationsChapter
  94. Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)
    1:05:24Baffin conversion preserves aircraft and squadron continuityChapter
  95. Four Random Books 5: Destroyers
    7:38Senior-command friction over the Narvik expeditionNotable Point
  96. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    2:30:21Why the R-class battleships stay with the Home FleetQ&A
  97. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    8:04The cruiser pipeline cannot be redesigned overnightNotable Point
  98. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    10:34Rearming reserve cruisers for the Pacific emergencyNotable Point
  99. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    17:30Shifting the Mediterranean Fleet eastChapter
  100. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    25:34Could newly commissioned Ark Royal be sent east?Q&A
  101. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    32:01Concentrating British carriers in the Far EastNotable Point
  102. An Introduction to Admiral Somerville & Force H – Part 1 Admiral Somerville
    10:14Somerville's early life and entry into the Royal NavyChapter
  103. An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 1 of 3
    17:20HMS Birmingham's close-range warning at TsingtaoNotable Point
  104. Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!
    1:38:55What awaited a concentrated German fleet sortieQ&A
  105. The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)
    46:12Home commands and the overlooked coastal convoy warChapter
  106. Back Pocket Cruisers Presentation (Practice 2)
    1:26British grand strategy needed ships across the worldChapter