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Mediterranean Theatre

Also searchable as Mediterranean Theater, soft underbelly, Suez route.

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  1. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:27:45A Free French naval command in the MediterraneanQ&A
  2. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:39:07Italian hospital ships after Mediterranean lossesQ&A
  3. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:06:37Italian torpedo specialists would remain a threatNotable Point
  4. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:17:32More Allied resources, less Mediterranean experienceChapter
  5. What the unbuilt destroyers of the Regia Marina tell us about WWII?
    29:17Convergent Italian destroyer developmentNotable Point
  6. What the unbuilt destroyers of the Regia Marina tell us about WWII?
    30:17The overlooked Mediterranean submarine warChapter
  7. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    58:16Why naval fighters break off after turning an attack awayNotable Point
  8. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    1:03:27Heavy anti-aircraft fire, formation disruption and Force ZNotable Point
  9. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:53:28Comparing Mediterranean air attacks with Pacific battlesNotable Point
  10. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    25:31Italian air power beyond wartime stereotypesNotable Point
  11. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:05:55A 1940 Italian attempt to seize the French fleetQ&A
  12. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:50:23Why wartime U-boats struggled to leave the MediterraneanNotable Point
  13. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:25:02Italian strategy after controlling the MediterraneanQ&A
  14. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:25:44Malta's defences and rocky ground complicate an airborne invasionNotable Point
  15. Why France bought Japanese Destroyers in WWI?
    31:42Why did France order only 12 Japanese destroyers?Notable Point
  16. No Pearl Harbor: Japan Enters WWII without attacking America
    14:51Extra time does not repair Allied command in MalayaNotable Point
  17. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    3:04:03World War II with allied Japan and neutral ItalyQ&A
  18. Claiming Mare Nostrum; Italian Destroyer Design & Procurment of the 1920s & 30s
    3:26Palestro, Curtatone, and Generali in postwar serviceChapter
  19. Claiming Mare Nostrum; Italian Destroyer Design & Procurment of the 1920s & 30s
    9:52Leone-class scout cruisers as large destroyersChapter
  20. Claiming Mare Nostrum; Italian Destroyer Design & Procurment of the 1920s & 30s
    11:45The Mediterranean Fleet as an imperial response forceNotable Point
  21. Claiming Mare Nostrum; Italian Destroyer Design & Procurment of the 1920s & 30s
    21:58Mine warfare and control of Mediterranean chokepointsNotable Point
  22. Claiming Mare Nostrum; Italian Destroyer Design & Procurment of the 1920s & 30s
    37:49Adriatic experience and Mediterranean destroyer doctrineNotable Point
  23. Claiming Mare Nostrum; Italian Destroyer Design & Procurment of the 1920s & 30s
    1:08:39Why Italian ships remained torpedo-boat destroyersNotable Point
  24. What if the RN decided to upgrade HMS Tiger to 15in guns?
    1:03:03Fast battleships alter Mediterranean operations and Denmark StraitChapter
  25. What if the RN decided to upgrade HMS Tiger to 15in guns?
    1:06:08An eighteen-ship fleet could support another battle squadronNotable Point
  26. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    30:52Submarine treaty limits left France and Italy more freedomNotable Point
  27. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    32:49Why Britain expected French submarines to cover the MediterraneanQ&A
  28. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    40:06French submarine design matters at GibraltarNotable Point
  29. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:18:48An intact Free French state becomes an overmighty allyNotable Point
  30. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:55:28Italian neutrality could end the Mediterranean war by mid-1941Notable Point
  31. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:24:25Corsica would be a difficult Italian occupationQ&A
  32. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:33:47Germany gains little from invading a reinforced GreeceQ&A
  33. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    41:38A triple-carrier Taranto could create lasting superiorityNotable Point
  34. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    45:03A heavier Taranto strike could keep Crete and cut Axis suppliesNotable Point
  35. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    46:27A smaller Italian battle fleet frees Queen Elizabeth-class shipsNotable Point
  36. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    51:05North African airfields reopen a fast convoy route to SuezNotable Point
  37. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    1:05:17Earlier cruisers could give Force Z a proper screenNotable Point
  38. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    1:06:41Italian cruisers would remain a serious opponentNotable Point
  39. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    1:21:19Holding Crete could reduce carrier damage and encourage reinforcementNotable Point
  40. Building for National Survival: Italian Destroyers prior to WWI
    1:29Italy's Mediterranean and Adriatic destroyer problemChapter
  41. Would an AUKUS Destroyer make a sensible 3rd pillar for the Australia, UK & US Defence Cooperation?
    41:38How a submarine-only German fleet would change British deploymentsNotable Point
  42. Dutch Destroyers in WWII: The Free Dutch navy at it's Freeest?
    10:51Isaac Sweers's rescues and loss to U-431Notable Point
  43. Why did Hitler & Mussolini Declare War on America in December 1941? & What if they didn't?
    1:04:21Removing Mussolini before an American warChapter
  44. Why did Hitler & Mussolini Declare War on America in December 1941? & What if they didn't?
    1:06:40How an early Italian exit could end the North African campaignChapter
  45. Why did Hitler & Mussolini Declare War on America in December 1941? & What if they didn't?
    1:13:10How an Italian change of sides would alter the Mediterranean warChapter
  46. Why did Hitler & Mussolini Declare War on America in December 1941? & What if they didn't?
    1:15:36Mussolini declares while Hitler hesitatesNotable Point
  47. Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:31:51Filming the Battle of the MediterraneanQ&A
  48. Bruships 232: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:20:14How an Italian peace in 1941 could release Allied resourcesQ&A
  49. Bruships 232: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:21:03What could bring Italy to peace in 1941?Q&A
  50. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    48:13How earlier warships change every theater cumulativelyQ&A
  51. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:06:08Why Italy would struggle to recover from a larger Taranto raidQ&A
  52. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:28:33More cruisers turn Mediterranean sea control into logistics pressureChapter
  53. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:31:10A crippled Italian fleet makes the fall of Crete less certainQ&A
  54. Bruships 228: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:12:15Britain did not invite Germany into NorwayQ&A
  55. Lions not Indefatigables - the Dominions chose to build 13.5in Battlecruisers prior to WWI...
    58:29Can the extra Lions predict the postwar treaty balance?Q&A
  56. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    2:56:44If the Axis evacuated North Africa in late 1942Q&A
  57. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    5:10:19The Big Wing's formation time and the cost of sweeps over FranceNotable Point
  58. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    22:44What belligerents may do with a hospital shipQ&A
  59. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    36:45An Axis-aligned French Navy in the MediterraneanQ&A
  60. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    3:08:27How a French stalemate in 1940 changes Axis and Japanese choicesQ&A
  61. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    4:32:14How escaped French and Dutch fleets alter Britain's naval warQ&A
  62. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    3:12:03How Italian neutrality could transform the Mediterranean warQ&A
  63. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    6:14:53A young midshipman's Mediterranean war diaryChapter
  64. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    6:16:49Kandahar's exercises beside the losses on the Tobruk runNotable Point
  65. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    6:58:01A 1940 fleet swap gives Britain powerful ships for the wrong warQ&A
  66. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    7:04:08Would larger American carriers help the Fleet Air Arm in 1940?Q&A
  67. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    1:40:26Why an early Me 262 changes air competition more than naval warQ&A
  68. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    2:13:42An early Corsair in the 1940 MediterraneanQ&A
  69. Fairey Barracuda: A Tale of Engine Metalurgy, Government Lethargy & Too Late Entropy
    56:26What if the Barracuda had entered service in 1941?Notable Point
  70. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:55:29Italian carriers force an Allied Mediterranean buildupQ&A
  71. What changes if the Royal Navy Tribal class got built with 4.5in guns?
    45:32Operation Substance tests the fleet-wide air-defense effectChapter
  72. What changes if the Royal Navy Tribal class got built with 4.5in guns?
    54:10Small air-defense gains compound across a long warNotable Point
  73. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:59:52American battleships reinforce the MediterraneanQ&A
  74. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:03:45Swapping Allied cruisers and destroyers between theatersQ&A
  75. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:35:22How navies borrow weapons from other servicesQ&A
  76. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    1:02:58American heavy frigates made the republic costly to coerceChapter
  77. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    2:12:34Why Britain rejected blimps for interwar ASWQ&A
  78. Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...
    2:28:03How Force K made Malta an Axis priorityNotable Point
  79. WWII Submarines that served the Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Navys
    14:48Polish crews take Allied submarines to warChapter
  80. WWII Submarines that served the Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Navys
    22:11Greek service with an Italian prize and British V-class boatsChapter
  81. WWII Submarines that served the Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Navys
    1:00:18Advanced O 21 boats and Dutch experiments with Allied typesChapter
  82. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    34:14Why a developed Crete merits fortificationNotable Point
  83. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:10:24If Allied forces had held GreeceQ&A
  84. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:22:44Royal Navy capital ships replace the Pearl Harbor battle lineQ&A
  85. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:49:07American carriers in the wartime MediterraneanQ&A
  86. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:31:42The sailing vessels still working in World War IIQ&A
  87. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:34:05Why an Axis Mediterranean would not force an early cross-Channel invasionQ&A
  88. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:53:38Fletcher and Tribal destroyers together in the MediterraneanQ&A
  89. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:55:08Could Britain have concentrated more capital ships in the Eastern Fleet?Q&A
  90. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    43:22Crete sustains the Greek government and armed forcesNotable Point
  91. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    53:14Crete and Malta close the eastern MediterraneanChapter
  92. Cruiser-borne aviation of the major navies; aspirations, doctrine & realities of this capability
    46:34The command chain that made Italian sightings arrive lateNotable Point
  93. Scuttlebutt 12: Not Pocket Battleships, No Guadalcanal and a load of Submarine Signals?
    30:38An even Midway could delay Guadalcanal and enlarge British involvementNotable Point
  94. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    38:28Four carriers could widen the attack on TarantoQ&A
  95. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    41:33An October Taranto attack would miss Caio DuilioQ&A
  96. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    52:42Crete remains an Allied bomber and logistics baseQ&A
  97. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:59:46Venezia-class cruisers strain Italy's fuel and British planningQ&A
  98. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:05:09Italian radar forces faster British carrier-aircraft developmentQ&A
  99. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:17:34Neutralizing Malta does not end Britain's Mediterranean warQ&A
  100. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:30:09Germany and the Soviet Union attack Japan in 1941Q&A
  101. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    0:48Singapore shapes Britain's different route to war with JapanNotable Point
  102. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    23:37Range, volume of fire, and mount layout create competing choicesChapter
  103. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    1:05:59Mediterranean air threats rewarded a mixed 40 mm batteryChapter
  104. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    1:20:45Judge weapons by the metrics that matter in combatNotable Point
  105. Submarines of the Minor Navys...Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Boats in WWII
    48:04Polish crews in British U- and S-class submarinesChapter
  106. Submarines of the Minor Navys...Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Boats in WWII
    56:51Greek submarine choices under tight financial limitsChapter
  107. Submarines of the Minor Navys...Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Boats in WWII
    1:02:29Katsonis, Papanikolis, and Greek wartime enduranceNotable Point
  108. Submarines of the Minor Navys...Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Boats in WWII
    1:11:46Protefs-class submerged endurance in Mediterranean currentsNotable Point
  109. Submarines of the Minor Navys...Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Boats in WWII
    1:13:12Italian Perla and British V-class boats rebuilt the Greek forceNotable Point
  110. Submarines of the Minor Navys...Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Boats in WWII
    1:17:43Why Malta's 10th Submarine Flotilla was so effectiveNotable Point
  111. Rostislav: the Russian Victory from 1784?
    6:11Contested sea routes strain Sweden's great-power positionNotable Point
  112. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:00:23If Italy solved its naval ammunition problems before entering the warQ&A
  113. Battle of Tsushima: Leadership, Logisitics and Lessons to be learned
    2:22:28Tsushima's logistical logic in later warsChapter
  114. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:41:52If the Scrap Iron Flotilla received Daring-class destroyersQ&A
  115. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    1:35:00Mediterranean fighting turns barrel wear into a supply chainChapter
  116. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    1:42:25Mediterranean target profiles rewarded concentrated 40 mm fireNotable Point
  117. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    1:44:31How effective was the Pom-Pom against Stukas?Q&A
  118. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    1:48:41Italy entered the war with a mixed-generation bomber forceNotable Point
  119. Not a Top 10 Mad Destroyer Captains of World War II List
    46:53Vian turns destroyer adaptability into fleet and air leadershipChapter
  120. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:00:24HMS Spartan and the guided-bomb threat at AnzioChapter
  121. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:07:29Second Sirte: tactical success, strategic failureChapter
  122. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:13:01Dido-class air defence during the Crete campaignChapter
  123. Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche MeridionalI; Where Italy turned when they wanted special...
    20:39The Ro.43 as the Regia Marina's fleet scoutChapter
  124. Genesis of the Stomach Churners: Motor Landing Craft & Landing Craft Mechanised...
    20:26Britain divided its tiny MLC force between home waters and MaltaNotable Point
  125. Genesis of the Stomach Churners: Motor Landing Craft & Landing Craft Mechanised...
    47:09Interwar landing-craft designs carried the early wartime workloadNotable Point
  126. Italian Submarines of WWII: Shackled Potential or Victims of Geography?
    4:23Geography let Italy concentrate against a divided French fleetNotable Point
  127. Italian Submarines of WWII: Shackled Potential or Victims of Geography?
    12:27The Adua class paid heavily in contested watersChapter
  128. Italian Submarines of WWII: Shackled Potential or Victims of Geography?
    25:31War emptied the Mediterranean of easy targetsChapter
  129. Italian Submarines of WWII: Shackled Potential or Victims of Geography?
    27:37Static patrols limited Mediterranean attacksChapter
  130. Scuttlebutt 9 - A long time coming...
    44:25Could a reinforced Royal Navy contest Japan in the Far East?Q&A
  131. Bruships 185: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:03:50How an Italian carrier changes the Mediterranean warQ&A
  132. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    14:23Fast fleet oilers were traded against amphibious liftNotable Point
  133. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    1:01:24Mediterranean basing could change carrier employmentChapter
  134. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    1:44:04Crete, Singapore, and mobile aviation supportChapter
  135. The Seafire Doctrine Saga: How the RN's fighter control system came to be...
    35:51Wartime availability reshapes doctrineNotable Point
  136. The Seafire Doctrine Saga: How the RN's fighter control system came to be...
    38:13Could the ideal interceptor have been a poison chalice?Notable Point
  137. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    3:08:18Why a major Italian surprise attack would meet layered defensesQ&A
  138. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    4:17:55Fast 9.2-inch cruisers could trap GoebenQ&A
  139. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    1:09:56Withdrawal and the possibility of a new Pacific agreementChapter
  140. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    2:14:17The Battles of Sirte and the cost of withdrawing too soonQ&A
  141. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    6:37:17HMS Una from Mediterranean patrols to ASW trainingChapter
  142. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    6:43:31Upholder's exceptional patrol record and disputed lossChapter
  143. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    6:46:53Upright: surviving depth charges and sinking Armando DiazChapter
  144. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    6:49:06Urge: the mine loss revealed by a wreck discoveryChapter
  145. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    6:51:48Usk: a probable mine loss near Cape BonChapter
  146. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    6:52:37Utmost: a successful patrol and a probable depth-charge lossChapter
  147. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    6:55:24Why the Mediterranean needed more U-class submarinesNotable Point
  148. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    7:49:40Mediterranean, Baltic, and Taiwan submarine threats comparedQ&A
  149. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    7:56:19Gibraltar's inward current and the problem of leaving submergedNotable Point
  150. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    7:57:34Why Mediterranean submarines needed to dive quicklyNotable Point
  151. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    8:24:03Why better Axis long-range air support matters more than perfect shellsQ&A
  152. The Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Differential & Soviet Carriers: Scuttlebutt 7
    4:43A British carrier force changes the Singapore counterattackQ&A
  153. The Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Differential & Soviet Carriers: Scuttlebutt 7
    1:05:15Land-based air power would not automatically exclude Soviet carriersQ&A
  154. A path to negotiation for Japan in August 1941?
    1:43:13How a peaceful Japan changes the wider warChapter
  155. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    7:52No Italian entry, no Mediterranean land warNotable Point
  156. What if Japan pulls out of China in August 1941 instead of preparing for War? Patreon 108
    3:00:49Delay also gives the Allied navies time to concentrateChapter
  157. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    1:08:35British air groups and the declining role of dive bombersNotable Point
  158. Beatty of the Mediterranean: Finding the Right Peg for the Right Hole?
    6:47An independent deputy for MilneNotable Point
  159. Beatty of the Mediterranean: Finding the Right Peg for the Right Hole?
    16:09Why Lion changes the pursuit of GoebenNotable Point
  160. Beatty of the Mediterranean: Finding the Right Peg for the Right Hole?
    27:34British decisions imply only partial knowledge of German ordersNotable Point
  161. Beatty of the Mediterranean: Finding the Right Peg for the Right Hole?
    28:58The historical chase shows the speed problemChapter
  162. Beatty of the Mediterranean: Finding the Right Peg for the Right Hole?
    32:21Conflicting Admiralty signals unravel the pursuitNotable Point
  163. Beatty of the Mediterranean: Finding the Right Peg for the Right Hole?
    1:05:41Freed capital ships reshape other theatresNotable Point
  164. The Current Carrier Generation: War is over/War has yet to begin
    44:27Why correct doctrine can still produce no resultNotable Point
  165. Bruships 164: Is this Book life? Is this just a library?Caught in a landslide, no Kallax for safety!
    3:21:51The Reggiane Re.2001 as Italy's standard naval strike fighterQ&A
  166. Bruships 164: Is this Book life? Is this just a library?Caught in a landslide, no Kallax for safety!
    4:00:58Twenty-six-knot Queen Elizabeths in the MediterraneanQ&A
  167. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:54:16Tankers cannot solve the rearming gap in land-based fleet coverChapter
  168. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    33:21Truant's global patrol career and late-war trialsChapter
  169. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    48:36U-class boats, Malta, and torpedo economyChapter
  170. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    53:14HMS Splendid's torpedo economy and surface gun actionsChapter
  171. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    58:49Splendid's convoy salvo sinks an Italian destroyerNotable Point
  172. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    1:00:04Splendid's persistent attack on EmmaChapter
  173. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    1:02:50Splendid's cargo interdiction during the North African campaignNotable Point
  174. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    1:05:10Splendid's loss to Hermes and her commander's escapeChapter
  175. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    1:30:37HMS Upholder's Malta patrols and wartime reputationChapter
  176. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    1:34:58Why Upholder's loss remains difficult to explainNotable Point
  177. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    1:50:18Could earlier U-class orders have kept T-class boats in the Far East?Notable Point
  178. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    1:52:41HMS Umbra and the possible torpedoed aircraftNotable Point
  179. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    1:57:19A stronger Italian aircraft engine would provoke British radar countermeasuresQ&A
  180. Why did the Royal Navy need a Forward Aviation Support Ship: Unicorn, the why, the how & the value!
    51:23What earlier Unicorn-type ships could have supportedNotable Point
  181. Damage Control - The WWII Aircraft Carriers Edition; when it went wrong & when it went right
    3:12:08Why Indomitable's attacker was probably an Italian SM.79Notable Point
  182. Scuttlebutt 2: H Class Battleships, Japanese Carrier Aircraft Design and lots more
    19:42Why SM.79 sinking totals need operational contextQ&A
  183. Scuttlebutt 2: H Class Battleships, Japanese Carrier Aircraft Design and lots more
    22:30Italian sources and reassessing the Mediterranean warNotable Point
  184. Scuttlebutt 2: H Class Battleships, Japanese Carrier Aircraft Design and lots more
    1:35:11Armoured carriers against land-based air powerNotable Point
  185. Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines
    20:57Implacable class and the Royal Navy compromiseChapter
  186. Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines
    48:46Which carrier is better depends on doctrineNotable Point
  187. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    0:54Mediterranean convoys as Britain's strategic linkChapter
  188. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    6:33The Malta-Alexandria convoy patternChapter
  189. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    8:10Why Alexandria offered Malta a safer supply routeNotable Point
  190. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    10:49Operation Collar and Cape Spartivento after TarantoNotable Point
  191. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    15:14Club runs and submarine support for MaltaNotable Point
  192. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    20:06Malta combined Enigma intelligence with air reconnaissanceNotable Point
  193. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    23:46The success rate behind ordinary convoy runsNotable Point
  194. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    27:10Operation Tiger's layered convoy deceptionChapter
  195. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    32:05Why Mediterranean convoy battles were two-sided fightsNotable Point
  196. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    36:08Tiger under air attack and mine threatNotable Point
  197. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    41:36Sea power through simultaneous operationsNotable Point
  198. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    45:41Operation Splice and carrier aircraft transferChapter
  199. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    56:30Operation Rocket repeated the carrier ferry runNotable Point
  200. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    1:08:57Quantity creates operational opportunityNotable Point
  201. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    1:11:59The modern contested-resupply problemNotable Point
  202. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    1:23:56How Glorious's survival might have changed TarantoNotable Point
  203. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    2:25:08Radar shadowing and Bismarck's early steering failureNotable Point
  204. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    25:52Essex and Illustrious carrier handlingQ&A
  205. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    43:46Japanese carrier doctrine in the MediterraneanQ&A
  206. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    1:53:36Early Sea Hurricanes for the Fleet Air ArmQ&A
  207. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    2:05:45Overseas Merlin factories and Mediterranean logisticsQ&A
  208. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    2:12:27What Lend-Lease P-40s changed in the MediterraneanQ&A
  209. Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 4
    0:47The SM.79 in the Mediterranean air warChapter
  210. Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 4
    10:54How the SM.79 generated usable air strengthNotable Point
  211. Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 4
    28:22Survivability, maintenance lessons, and early-war serviceChapter
  212. Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 4
    36:08Aerosilurante doctrine and Royal Navy targetsNotable Point
  213. Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 4
    40:14Strike results versus harder targetsNotable Point
  214. Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 4
    44:53The 70 percent solution and Italian memoryChapter
  215. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    1:40Malta convoys beyond the famous threeChapter
  216. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    20:28Club runs and early Malta air supplyChapter
  217. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    30:03Malta's 1940 supply build-upNotable Point
  218. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    41:01Operation Husky shortens Malta's supply routeNotable Point
  219. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    47:22Long-range Spitfires end the club-run eraNotable Point
  220. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    56:58Tiger and Splice as overlooked convoy successesNotable Point
  221. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    1:10:19Malta convoy success and its costNotable Point
  222. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    1:13:38When a damaged merchant ship still counted as successQ&A
  223. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    1:18:18Operation Tiger's heavy cover and mine lossChapter
  224. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    1:28:21Using Operation Tiger to separate facts from causesNotable Point
  225. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    1:38:01Splice, fighters, fuel, and convoy timingChapter
  226. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    1:48:00Rocket and Malta's strike reachNotable Point
  227. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    1:56:00Force K turns Malta into a surface strike baseNotable Point
  228. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    2:05:16Malta fixes Axis attention on the central MediterraneanNotable Point
  229. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    2:12:30Malta convoy pressure and recovery in 1942Notable Point
  230. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    2:16:22Was Malta the most heavily bombed country?Q&A
  231. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    2:21:50Malta invasion Q&A: the island garrisonQ&A
  232. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    2:30:21How Malta's position aided convoy interceptionQ&A
  233. Kriegsmarine(Kaiserliche Marine)'s Nightmare Returns: The RN finds some 1910 Town Class in a couch!
    1:17:43German losses could release British capital ships for the MediterraneanNotable Point
  234. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    20:34An Anglo-German alliance systemQ&A
  235. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    3:14:14An Italy-neutral Second World WarQ&A
  236. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    3:32:03Spain in the Axis turns Gibraltar into a battlefrontQ&A
  237. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    3:36:24Battleship turrets as Gibraltar batteriesQ&A
  238. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    1:41:11Assigning one converted Town to Mediterranean carriersNotable Point
  239. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    50:55Suez becomes the Axis pressure pointChapter
  240. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:09:17Soryu changes Mediterranean carrier operationsNotable Point
  241. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:18:29Taranto becomes a night-and-dawn carrier blowChapter
  242. 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
  243. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    2:02:07How commitments against Japan limit the route to Romanian oilNotable Point
  244. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:35Could Zeroes reach the Mediterranean in 1940?Q&A
  245. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    22:00Would Japanese submarines be useful in the Mediterranean?Q&A
  246. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:48:24Nagato and Mutsu could reinforce Cape MatapanNotable Point
  247. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:58:37Would the Allies give Japan better anti-aircraft guns?Q&A
  248. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    2:04:23A third carrier changes the Mediterranean rhythmNotable Point
  249. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    2:17:08A Taranto raid with a dawn follow-upNotable Point
  250. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    2:53:12Joint combat could improve Japanese radar and night fightingNotable Point
  251. Bruships 147: Naval History Questions & Book Boxes Getting Packed
    2:11:52What completed modernizations change in 1941Q&A
  252. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    27:55How an Italian exit after Taranto would trap German strategyQ&A
  253. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    1:39:49What fictional Australian super-cruisers would changeQ&A
  254. Bruships 145: Naval History Questions Answered & Will it be lego building or book boxing?
    5:03:31The Royal Navy's overlooked submarine campaignQ&A
  255. Patreon 99: What would Imperial Star Destroyers look if designed by 1938 USN, RN, KM, IJN, RM & SN?
    1:54:27Why French fleet design depended on British strategic supportNotable Point
  256. Patreon 99: What would Imperial Star Destroyers look if designed by 1938 USN, RN, KM, IJN, RM & SN?
    2:45:42Crusader sea lanes, islands, and maritime logisticsNotable Point
  257. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    1:49:47The Strait of Messina needed denial more than battleship gunsQ&A
  258. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    1:53:07Italy could challenge only a carefully limited British squadronQ&A
  259. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    50:06Giulio Cesare and Warspite duel at CalabriaChapter
  260. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    54:28Giulio Cesare's protected berth at TarantoChapter
  261. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    57:52From Cape Spartivento to the First Battle of SirteChapter
  262. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    58:33Philip Vian escapes a battleship-heavy force at First SirteNotable Point
  263. Senator Tilman's Washington Naval Treaty
    1:33:25A stronger Regia Marina pins British ships in the MediterraneanNotable Point
  264. Glen Class: An Insight into Landing Ship Infantry - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 3
    52:01Breconshire's service as a fast oiler to MaltaChapter
  265. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:50:11If the Taranto strike fails completelyQ&A
  266. Patreon 95: Helios on Route- A lucky development of helicopters & appropriate tech in 1930s
    54:24How helicopters reshape early-war ASWChapter
  267. What kind of Carrier do you need or want?
    59:20Geography made a multi-carrier fleet attractive to BritainNotable Point
  268. Patreon 93: Old crocks at war. How useful to WWI were the old ships brought out of reserve?
    2:13:59Carrier survival widens British options from Norway to CreteNotable Point
  269. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 2
    9:12Battle-carrier proximity and escort protectionNotable Point
  270. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 2
    11:50Aggression as Royal Navy doctrineChapter
  271. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 2
    20:43Why Britain chose armoured carriersChapter
  272. What Happens if 1930s Germany Standardises on the Scharnhorst hull for Capital Ships & Carriers?
    26:59The Goeben and Breslau lesson for distant raidersNotable Point
  273. What Happens if 1930s Germany Standardises on the Scharnhorst hull for Capital Ships & Carriers?
    1:41:36Atlantic pressure reshapes Mediterranean carrier deploymentsNotable Point
  274. What Happens if 1930s Germany Standardises on the Scharnhorst hull for Capital Ships & Carriers?
    1:54:29Would Mussolini demand an Italian carrier?Notable Point
  275. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:12Why European torpedo boats became gunboatsChapter
  276. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    57:03The Italian CRDA 60 and Mediterranean flexibilityChapter
  277. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    30:31MAS boats and Mediterranean hit-and-run warfareChapter
  278. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    1:39:12Italian MS boats: trading some speed for seaworthinessChapter
  279. Bittern Class: The Foundation Stone of the British WWII ASW efforts - Key Ship Series 5, Episode 10
    25:04Confirmed submarine sinkings by Enchantress and StorkChapter
  280. Mistakes of WWII caused by WWI
    1:05:02Capital ships secured sea areas as well as fighting fleetsNotable Point
  281. Ersatz Monarch Class: Pebbles casting Ripples can lead to Tsunamis - Key Ship Series 4, Episode 10
    27:24Could an Ersatz Monarch have reached service in wartime?Notable Point
  282. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    1:35:29An Italian carrier in 1941 would need a protected route to completionQ&A
  283. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    32:49Bismarck's fame can narrow the Royal Navy's wartime storyNotable Point
  284. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    1:59:57If America concentrates on Japan before GermanyQ&A
  285. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    2:50:47How an Allied Italy changes naval deploymentQ&A
  286. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    57:54Multi-carrier doctrine existed before its famous battlesNotable Point
  287. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    1:09:14British submarines and anti-submarine preparationChapter
  288. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    3:09:47Taking Malta was not an Axis path to winning the warNotable Point
  289. Testing out my Spanish Dreadnought Designs
    1:46:11A Spanish Vittorio Veneto and Mediterranean strategyQ&A
  290. HMS Ark Royal(1937): Key Ships Series 3, Ship 9
    40:09Carrier spotting and strikes at Mers-el-KébirChapter
  291. HMS Ark Royal(1937): Key Ships Series 3, Ship 9
    42:12Ark Royal helped conceal the Taranto concentrationNotable Point
  292. HMS Ark Royal(1937): Key Ships Series 3, Ship 9
    43:24How Ark Royal and Renown balanced Force HNotable Point
  293. HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 7
    38:46Illustrious enters the Mediterranean warChapter
  294. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells; Alternate History, Jutland if Royal Navy Shells Work extended editon
    33:48A Goeben encounter as the reform triggerNotable Point
  295. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    40:34How extra British carriers change the MediterraneanNotable Point
  296. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    57:38Taranto's damage reshapes Italian fleet strategyChapter
  297. Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History
    1:41:20Carrier aviation changes the Mediterranean campaign systemChapter
  298. Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History
    1:43:56Mediterranean success redistributes British capital shipsNotable Point
  299. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    3:05:00A larger Taranto strike reshapes the MediterraneanChapter
  300. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    3:20:21North African supply losses could release forces before Japan's entryNotable Point
  301. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    32:35Finding a plausible point of divergence before JutlandChapter
  302. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    39:14A damaged Goeben could supply proof and timeNotable Point
  303. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    43:44Goeben's pursuit turns on coal, speed, and force weightNotable Point
  304. Patreon 74: What if History - Greenboy shells had been developed and deployed in time for Jutland.
    38:00A damaged Goeben could reveal the shell problemChapter
  305. Patreon 74: What if History - Greenboy shells had been developed and deployed in time for Jutland.
    1:02:38Could Austria-Hungary rescue Goeben from Greece?Q&A
  306. The Submarine Century? How Submarines evolved over the 20th Century
    1:28:19Mediterranean submarines under constant air and surface pressureChapter
  307. Bruships 103: Belfast Parts yet to arrive... so let's consider the Run up to War...
    1:12:36Carrier survivability reflects repair geographyNotable Point
  308. Bruships 103: Belfast Parts yet to arrive... so let's consider the Run up to War...
    1:43:15Why Mediterranean control enabled the Far EastQ&A
  309. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    6:24Why land-based aircraft could not replace fleet aviationNotable Point
  310. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    46:35The French Navy's First World War serviceNotable Point
  311. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:03:34Joffre and continuous air operationsChapter
  312. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:13:15Mediterranean fighter protection and layered air defenceChapter
  313. Christmas Videos Comment Response: 4.7in Dual Purpose what if & Soviet Navy 1939-65
    1:04:04Earlier Bofors adoption changes the medium AA layerQ&A
  314. Top 5 Inventions that came too Late
    14:25Dual-purpose guns before Norway and the MediterraneanChapter
  315. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    57:09Bedouin's loss during Operation HarpoonChapter
  316. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    1:05:42Could Tribal destroyers carry spare torpedoes?Notable Point
  317. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    1:45:34Maori at Cape Bon and under Malta's air siegeChapter
  318. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    2:06:51Mohawk and the night action off the Kerkennah IslandsChapter
  319. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    2:22:41Nubian's near-global Second World WarChapter
  320. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    2:42:40Tartar's twelve battle honours and global serviceNotable Point
  321. The Second Ottoman Venetian War: An Introduction
    1:52Why Venice's trade empire matteredChapter
  322. The Second Ottoman Venetian War: An Introduction
    6:17Venice's maneuver strategy meets a fixed defense problemNotable Point
  323. The Second Ottoman Venetian War: An Introduction
    17:08Modon and Coron: Venice loses its forward eyesChapter
  324. The Second Ottoman Venetian War: An Introduction
    19:20Spanish relief checks the offensive at CephaloniaChapter
  325. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    1:41:32How destroyers could treble a task group's high-angle fireNotable Point
  326. Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat
    13:25Majorca as a Mediterranean strategic prizeQ&A
  327. Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat
    2:34:11Three-inch/50 guns need radar to transform Mediterranean air defenseQ&A
  328. Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat
    3:35:54One bomb at Jutland and TarantoQ&A
  329. Capitani Romani Class Cruisers: Supersized Destroyers or Shrunk Cruisers?
    10:37Why speed could not solve Italy's two-front Mediterranean problemNotable Point
  330. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    49:03U-class submarines linked Malta patrols with early special operationsQ&A
  331. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    2:52:00Geography made armored carriers rational for BritainQ&A
  332. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    22:21Keeping Courageous and Glorious changes carrier allocationQ&A
  333. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    38:52Carrier design follows geography and expected battle tempoNotable Point
  334. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    24:26Operation Halberd shows where cruiser speed stopped being enoughChapter
  335. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    39:17Why the Regia Marina and Cape Matapan resist simple storiesNotable Point
  336. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    56:23How an early Italian collapse transforms the MediterraneanQ&A
  337. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    21:28USS Brooklyn enters service as a globally useful cruiserChapter
  338. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    1:01:25A US Navy Mediterranean counterfactual changes more than carriersNotable Point
  339. Patreon 63: Escort carriers, the idea, designs, development and notable operations
    16:40Why carrier doctrine differed between naviesQ&A
  340. Patreon 63: Escort carriers, the idea, designs, development and notable operations
    21:21How carrier doctrine travels between theatersQ&A
  341. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    13:29French bases remove Allied campaigns and commitmentsNotable Point
  342. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    18:26The Mediterranean fleet and Tunisia's submarine threatChapter
  343. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    20:47From allied asset to the burden of Force HNotable Point
  344. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    26:03French concentration releases Force H for other missionsChapter
  345. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    34:38French cruisers, submarines, and shore aircraft widen the blockadeChapter
  346. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    41:43Greece, Crete, and the limits of Axis sea powerChapter
  347. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    43:46Victory removes commitments but also hard-won experienceNotable Point
  348. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    48:33A destroyer-led Mediterranean supports an Indian Ocean reserveNotable Point
  349. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    1:00:20Italian defeats create a new southern front against GermanyChapter
  350. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:26:01More Allied forces for Greece and CreteChapter
  351. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:52:52Would Malta become a larger Axis target?Q&A
  352. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    2:07:31Toulon and French industry remain in the warChapter
  353. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    2:14:02Italian defeats could end the Mediterranean warNotable Point
  354. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    2:30:20Which Royal Navy losses would still occur?Q&A
  355. Duca D'Aosta Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    4:25Duca d'Aosta in the Mediterranean warChapter
  356. Duca D'Aosta Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    5:32Mediterranean convoys as full-spectrum combatNotable Point
  357. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out
    1:08:30Why the Royal Navy could not send its battle fleet straight to the PacificQ&A
  358. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out
    2:24:37The Supermarine C.5 the Fleet Air Arm might have hadQ&A
  359. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1939-40
    52:02Why hunting a crippled Nelson would not repeat the Bismarck chaseQ&A
  360. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    16:55How Britain might answer operational Axis carriersQ&A
  361. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1941
    4:03Crete as Greece's fallback base and strategic reserveChapter
  362. Algerie (1932): Marine National
    19:13The crew denied Algérie to the Axis at ToulonChapter
  363. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1941
    10:06The Regia Marina's unusually balanced Axis fleetChapter
  364. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1941
    12:12Italy's capital ships deepen its escort shortageNotable Point
  365. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1941
    22:01An Atlantic threat could reshape the Mediterranean warNotable Point
  366. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1939 & 1940; Response to some Comments
    50:34Why Italy struggled to organize maritime reconnaissanceQ&A
  367. Raimondo Montecuccoli Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    1:13Published operational reports open the Royal Navy archiveNotable Point
  368. Raimondo Montecuccoli Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    32:09Montecuccoli and Eugenio di Savoia attack the Harpoon convoyChapter
  369. Raimondo Montecuccoli Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    35:30Submarine positioning cripples Muzio Attendolo during PedestalNotable Point
  370. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    56:17Finding books on the Italian Navy at warQ&A
  371. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    1:23:04Why Britain and America did not keep the LittoriosQ&A
  372. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    4:47Why disrupting some convoys affects every convoyNotable Point
  373. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1940
    11:21Italy's North African supply problem before entering the warChapter
  374. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1940
    13:33Mediterranean pipelines, cables, and practical limitsNotable Point
  375. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    19:30How earlier British carriers might change TarantoNotable Point
  376. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1939
    16:12Crete as a surviving Greek national redoubtNotable Point
  377. Reginae Maris Nostri: The Cruisers of Mussolini's Regia Marina
    0:13Italy's cruiser problem in the western MediterraneanChapter
  378. Reginae Maris Nostri: The Cruisers of Mussolini's Regia Marina
    13:27Why commerce raiding poorly matched Italy's geographyNotable Point
  379. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    2:18:16A modern nuclear carrier in the wartime MediterraneanQ&A
  380. Suffren Class: Mon croiseur de 1ère classe de la Marine Nationale préféré (Long Patrol)
    29:04Suffren from global cruiser duties to Force XChapter
  381. Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)
    3:44How extra carriers could compound the Taranto strikeQ&A
  382. 2022 Canada Naval History Trip Reading List (Long Patrol Book Review)
    37:04A Swordfish turns an illuminated harbour buoy into a targetNotable Point
  383. 2022 Canada Naval History Trip Reading List (Long Patrol Book Review)
    37:50Charles Lamb's Swordfish escape from Fiat fightersNotable Point
  384. 2022 Canada Naval History Trip Reading List (Long Patrol Book Review)
    40:08Swordfish operations and the loss of ParamythiaNotable Point
  385. Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)
    3:55:33What would the 40 mm Toadstool system have changed?Q&A
  386. Bruships 76: Five New Books & a Lot of New Questions
    1:47:40A concise guide to Atlantic and Mediterranean naval battlesNotable Point
  387. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    34:48Battlecruiser value depends on the theaterNotable Point
  388. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    29:52How escaped French destroyers could serve BritainQ&A
  389. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    2:01:02Why a 1942 Bismarck hunt brings Lion and VanguardQ&A
  390. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    2:56:28Why cancelling Taranto only postpones the fleet attackQ&A
  391. Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment
    2:55:41Why the Italian Navy posed the greater wartime threatQ&A
  392. Patreon 45: Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney
    3:34:39Rodney from the Mediterranean to NormandyChapter
  393. Bruships 68: Random Naval History Books & Questions
    25:50What extra anti-aircraft cruisers would give the Royal NavyQ&A
  394. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    1:15:28How an Allied Norway could reshape the wider warQ&A
  395. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    3:18:03Air-attack lessons beyond the successful hitQ&A
  396. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    20:18How carrier survival could alter the North African warNotable Point
  397. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    32:15Why a standardized fighter group could sustain Mediterranean CAPNotable Point
  398. Question Time: Answering Knight6831's Questions (Long Patrol)
    11:58What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?Q&A
  399. Question Time: Answering Knight6831's Questions (Long Patrol)
    21:54A larger Taranto strike tests Italian repair capacityNotable Point
  400. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    18:02HMS Abdiel's Mediterranean wartime serviceChapter
  401. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    22:12Latona as a high-speed transportNotable Point
  402. Bruships 64: Naval History & Sci-fi Books reviewed and Questions answered...
    2:00:06Twin-engine carrier aircraft and the strike-range contestQ&A
  403. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    2:13:13Why two carriers create outsized strategic effectsChapter
  404. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    3:01:48How earlier victories could concentrate the Eastern FleetChapter
  405. Pearl Harbor: A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do?
    1:04:15Carrier advocates and Pearl Harbor target prioritiesNotable Point
  406. Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat
    16:25Greek pre-dreadnoughts as deterrent escortsQ&A
  407. Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat
    57:37Putting 1960s diesel technology into a U-class submarineQ&A
  408. Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat
    3:16:31A pre-emptive Taranto strike in 1940Q&A
  409. Patreon 36: Repair Ships, Depot Ships, Tenders and Stores Ships...
    3:25:52Would more battleships produce another Jutland?Q&A
  410. Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books
    1:19:03Taranto's possible North African effectQ&A
  411. Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books
    1:27:54Judging the Regia Marina's convoy warQ&A
  412. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    32:23A raid both too successful and not successful enoughNotable Point
  413. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:02:14Operation MB8: convoys, reinforcements, and deceptionChapter
  414. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:45:44Why Italy could not safely divide its battle fleetQ&A
  415. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    3:39:46How a fuller victory could have changed force allocationNotable Point
  416. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    6:43Success inside Italy's principal eastern baseNotable Point
  417. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    8:16Why the Regia Marina moved to NaplesChapter
  418. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    16:12A limited strike with a disproportionate deterrent effectChapter
  419. The Operation: Taranto Long Patrol p4
    16:10How crippling Italy's battle fleet could release British shipsNotable Point
  420. The Operation: Taranto Long Patrol p4
    28:08Operation Judgment's damage and naval significanceChapter
  421. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    0:22Operation MB8 beyond the Taranto air strikeChapter
  422. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    5:54Why Taranto mattered to Italian fleet mobilityChapter
  423. WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol
    0:16Italy enters a Mediterranean reshaped by France’s collapseChapter
  424. WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol
    3:48River Plate preceded the strategic turn toward ItalyNotable Point
  425. WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol
    7:05The Mediterranean’s "phony war" concealed a fleet imbalanceNotable Point
  426. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    0:41Operation MB8 as a web of simultaneous commitmentsChapter
  427. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    7:13Why HMS Eagle still mattered in 1940Notable Point
  428. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    25:35Crete and North Africa with Italy's battle fleet sidelinedNotable Point
  429. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    31:49Taranto's exposed harbour and Cunningham's timing problemChapter
  430. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    0:30Operation MB8 was chiefly a reinforcement operationChapter
  431. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    10:00A risky balance in the eastern MediterraneanNotable Point
  432. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    14:37Station experience made complex planning possibleNotable Point
  433. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    17:03Bases and uncertain neutrality shaped the Mediterranean routesNotable Point
  434. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    57:35Italy's entry changed fleet and shipyard prioritiesNotable Point
  435. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    1:27:15Japanese cruisers in Cunningham's MediterraneanQ&A
  436. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    3:48:04The destroyers hidden behind capital-ship narrativesNotable Point
  437. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    41:09Axis concentration in the Mediterranean would trade reach for confinementQ&A
  438. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    43:50Logistics defined the Mediterranean and CaucasusNotable Point
  439. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:03:37Base X extended Mediterranean logisticsNotable Point
  440. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:48:54Mediterranean logistics were limited by ammunitionChapter
  441. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:49:12Taranto planning may have predated the 1930sNotable Point
  442. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    4:45Why fast fleet tankers were not the only priorityNotable Point
  443. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    21:34One fleet, three opponent-specific requirementsNotable Point
  444. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    26:45Why Mediterranean refuelling favored secure portsNotable Point
  445. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    12:36Nelson's misdirection and Villeneuve's escapeNotable Point
  446. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    4:25:03What an Italian collapse in 1916 changes on the Adriatic frontQ&A
  447. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    5:34:35Why the Royal Navy retained old capital ships while building new onesNotable Point
  448. Erebus Class: Naval Fire Support of the WWI Western Front Long Patrol Part 8
    30:14Terror's fire support in Operation CompassChapter
  449. Favourite Dreadnoughts – Battleships & Battle Cruisers…
    1:52:21Working Italian shells and a British building responseNotable Point
  450. Favourite Dreadnoughts – Battleships & Battle Cruisers…
    2:23:09Why the Regia Marina posed the stronger fleet threatQ&A
  451. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    1:02:15A Blackburn Blackburn successor might have become an early-warning aircraftQ&A
  452. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    3:14:24The Fulmar was shaped by long-range maritime strategyChapter
  453. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 2/4
    28:18Why the Regia Marina was Britain's strategically awkward opponentNotable Point
  454. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    16:00Speed, cruisers, and the Mediterranean air threatChapter
  455. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    20:29The Regia Marina as a Mediterranean strategic fulcrumChapter
  456. Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence
    1:31:13Why Italy's war mattered even when its forces struggledNotable Point
  457. Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence
    3:30:45Why Allied navies divided the global war by theatreQ&A
  458. Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence
    3:38:44How an Allied Italy would transform the MediterraneanQ&A
  459. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P8/14: Raffaele de Courten
    3:05Division command in the Mediterranean warNotable Point
  460. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P8/14: Raffaele de Courten
    5:54Competence and political leadership in the Regia MarinaNotable Point
  461. Karl Dönitz (on his Birthday) - how capable an Admiral was he?
    1:31:44The Italian fleet needed balance more than another battleshipChapter
  462. Karl Dönitz (on his Birthday) - how capable an Admiral was he?
    1:36:54Crete was not a German-only victoryNotable Point
  463. Karl Dönitz (on his Birthday) - how capable an Admiral was he?
    1:55:04Italy's weak naval chiefs did not make every admiral weakNotable Point
  464. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P7/12: Karl Dönitz
    3:24A short First World War U-boat apprenticeshipChapter
  465. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P7/12: Karl Dönitz
    26:45Commerce war and the limits of a convoy claimChapter
  466. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: Long Patrol - P5/14: Arturo Riccardi
    13:53Italy's fleet and the cost of resource prioritiesNotable Point
  467. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: Long Patrol - P5/14: Arturo Riccardi
    15:35Sea control as a North African supply solutionChapter
  468. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)
    3:01:57A Polish capital-ship squadron frees Britain for the MediterraneanQ&A
  469. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) P3/14: Domenico Cavagnari
    13:25Battleships and submarines over a balanced fleetChapter
  470. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) P3/14: Domenico Cavagnari
    16:00Mediterranean containment and French rail logisticsNotable Point
  471. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) P3/14: Domenico Cavagnari
    18:24Carriers, air defence, and radar left behindNotable Point
  472. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) P3/14: Domenico Cavagnari
    20:44Battle of Calabria and Cavagnari's removalChapter
  473. A Book or Two to Review (29): The Spanish Civil War at Sea
    10:35Italy, Abyssinia, and Mediterranean deterrenceNotable Point
  474. A Book or Two to Review (29): The Spanish Civil War at Sea
    16:39Why interwar choices look clearer in hindsightNotable Point
  475. Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper
    1:21:07The problem with cutting commitments overseasChapter
  476. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (4)
    39:14Italy joins the Central PowersQ&A
  477. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (4)
    2:01:16King George V against LittorioQ&A
  478. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (4)
    4:33:23How Anglo-Japanese treaty clauses redirect a world warQ&A
  479. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    6:59Why the Mediterranean constrained armoured cruisersChapter
  480. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    39:01The Mediterranean needed faster scouts or heavier shipsNotable Point
  481. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    40:53Could armoured cruisers protect Mediterranean convoys?Q&A
  482. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    2:08:17Were armoured cruisers useful in the Mediterranean?Q&A
  483. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    2:15:09Could armoured cruisers threaten Goeben?Q&A
  484. Naval Fire Support of the WWI Western Front: Long Patrol Part 7, M15 Class
    21:06Mediterranean, Baltic, and Western Front serviceChapter
  485. Patreon 30: Japanese hybrid warships of WW2
    40:23How the Imperial Japanese Navy compared with the Regia MarinaQ&A
  486. Patreon 30: Japanese hybrid warships of WW2
    3:01:04Why an Italian fighter hybrid might have answered a real needQ&A
  487. Patreon 30: Japanese hybrid warships of WW2
    3:06:54Why catapult fighters were an awkward Italian carrier substituteQ&A
  488. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWII) – The Comment Questions
    15:52O'Connor, Greece, and German interventionQ&A
  489. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWII) – The Comment Questions
    40:34Carrier pairs and operational sustainabilityQ&A
  490. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWII) – The Comment Questions
    57:53Mediterranean routes and the wider warQ&A
  491. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWII) – The Comment Questions
    1:00:40Sicily, Italy's surrender, and the end of the Suez threatQ&A
  492. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWII) – The Comment Questions
    1:05:10The Italian armistice and the mainland invasionQ&A
  493. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    0:24Why Italy was no shortcut to GermanyNotable Point
  494. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    1:37Suez and Britain's route back eastNotable Point
  495. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    3:09Clearing Axis air power from convoy routesNotable Point
  496. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    3:31How the Regia Marina constrained BritainNotable Point
  497. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    5:46Turning the Mediterranean into a movement zoneNotable Point
  498. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    8:49Why advancing in Italy mattered in AsiaNotable Point
  499. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    13:36Opening a third drain on German logisticsNotable Point
  500. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    14:36Churchill's motive beyond MussoliniNotable Point
  501. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    20:20The campaign's human and cultural costNotable Point
  502. Patreon 27: Some Actions of the French Navy in WWI
    7:11French Navy mission in World War IChapter
  503. Patreon 27: Some Actions of the French Navy in WWI
    1:37:49Adriatic operations and Serbian evacuationNotable Point
  504. Patreon 27: Some Actions of the French Navy in WWI
    1:50:03Dardanelles coordination failureChapter
  505. Patreon 27: Some Actions of the French Navy in WWI
    2:28:33French ASW and small-ship effortNotable Point
  506. Patreon 27: Some Actions of the French Navy in WWI
    2:33:54Formal French command did not guarantee coalition obedienceNotable Point
  507. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    0:22The Great Siege begins as a contest over a naval baseChapter
  508. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    12:34Gibraltar turns an American war into a global naval problemChapter
  509. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    19:57Why Gibraltar was valuable before Britain held itQ&A
  510. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:30:47The Great Siege shapes borders and the future of a global baseNotable Point
  511. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:47:08Could Minorca have replaced Gibraltar as Britain's Mediterranean base?Q&A
  512. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:50:41Would losing Gibraltar have redirected British imperial ambitions?Q&A
  513. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    25:05Where naval shore bombardment had its greatest effectQ&A
  514. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:54:29How wartime observers compared amphibious theatresQ&A
  515. “Coastal Command in the 1920s & 1930s”
    1:31:38When Coastal Command strikes from Malta succeededQ&A
  516. William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 3
    9:28Force K and the geography of Axis supplyChapter
  517. William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 3
    15:03Force K's night attack on the Duisburg convoyChapter
  518. William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 3
    19:21How one convoy loss delayed an entire supply systemNotable Point
  519. William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 3
    20:10HMS Lively's short, active Mediterranean careerNotable Point
  520. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War
    31:41Destroyer routine and Operation Hats in the MediterraneanChapter
  521. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War
    2:08:43Could Task Force 58 dominate the Mediterranean in 1942?Q&A
  522. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War
    2:44:57Cunningham or Nimitz as the best admiral of the warQ&A
  523. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War
    3:12:00First World War submarine activity in the MediterraneanQ&A
  524. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    56:53William Agnew, Force K, and small-force commandChapter
  525. Bruships 44: Strategy
    2:05:30Mediterranean sea control linked fleets, armies, and commerceChapter
  526. Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers
    11:07Cruiser needs differed by theaterChapter
  527. Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers
    1:43:38Carrier area denial has historical precedentsNotable Point
  528. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    2:13:21An early Fairey Barracuda in the MediterraneanQ&A
  529. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    3:01:36The Fairey Fulmar's record against Axis air powerNotable Point
  530. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P2/5 What was Lend Lease according to the USA
    20:14Shipping scarcity turns aid into strategic triageNotable Point
  531. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P2/5 What was Lend Lease according to the USA
    34:17Pacific routing saves British shipping for war-zone runsNotable Point
  532. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    32:18Italy threatened Britain's imperial maritime highwayChapter
  533. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    39:23African supply routes made Madagascar a strategic concernNotable Point
  534. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    28:28HMS Nubian and small-unit island landingsQ&A
  535. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    57:08Italy's entry turns Britain's war into a wider maritime contestChapter
  536. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    1:12:44Why escort-carrier aircraft losses varied by theaterQ&A
  537. Four Random Books 25: On a Precipe
    9:55How the fall of France transformed the Mediterranean warChapter
  538. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    2:51:36Why short-range radio suited fighter directionQ&A
  539. Patreon 15 - Washington’s cherry trees: the G3 and N3 classes
    1:09:53Why balanced firing arcs mattered in the MediterraneanNotable Point
  540. Bruships 29: Best Seller History
    1:25:01Churchill's Secret War and the Dodecanese campaignChapter
  541. Bruships 28: New Books & Christmas Buys
    2:14:47Why dismissing the Italian Navy also distorts Royal Navy historyQ&A
  542. Bruships 28: New Books & Christmas Buys
    2:19:14Why the Royal Navy could not concentrate on the Eastern Fleet in 1942Chapter
  543. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:33:21How war redistributed the Town-class squadronsChapter
  544. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:45:48Cape Spartivento judged by convoy resultsNotable Point
  545. The Fairey Story - Part 4 of 4: Into WWII
    6:16Why cruiser floatplanes disappeared from wartime fleetsNotable Point
  546. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    24:03HMAS Perth as bait at Cape MatapanChapter
  547. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    30:34Air power and radar at Cape MatapanNotable Point
  548. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    36:48Mediterranean carrier attrition drained the Far East planNotable Point
  549. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    1:05:44HMAS Sydney's ambush at Cape SpadaChapter
  550. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    7:34One operation forces several Italian responsesNotable Point
  551. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    18:40Damaged battleships change Mediterranean operationsChapter
  552. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    56:09Taranto was one operation in a global warNotable Point
  553. Four Random Books 12: Destroyers II
    9:57A destroyer screen in the 1941 Tripoli operationChapter
  554. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    0:45Force F passes through the Sicilian ChannelChapter
  555. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    28:50Taranto's place in Mediterranean force balanceChapter
  556. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:21:01Operation MB8 hides the real objectiveChapter
  557. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:29:27Fulmars transfer through Malta to reinforce IllustriousNotable Point
  558. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:34:45The reinforcement passage provides a convincing diversionNotable Point
  559. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    57:51A tactical raid with a strategic basing effectNotable Point
  560. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    1:12:23Why the concentrated Italian fleet made Taranto possibleChapter
  561. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:14:20Why Taranto did not make battleships irrelevantNotable Point
  562. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    3:26:36Why submarines did not wait outside TarantoQ&A
  563. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    1:58:16Why North Africa mattered to Britain's Far Eastern supply lineNotable Point
  564. HMS Penelope (1935) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 3/4
    4:49Penelope's Mediterranean formations and wartime operationsChapter
  565. HMS Penelope (1935) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 3/4
    5:34Why Penelope's battle honours understate her serviceNotable Point
  566. HMS Penelope (1935) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 3/4
    9:47Trading cruiser aircraft for anti-aircraft gunsNotable Point
  567. HMS Penelope (1935) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 3/4
    10:34Why Penelope became HMS Pepperpot and PorcupineNotable Point
  568. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    1:13:46What worked-up French ships might change in 1942Q&A
  569. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    1:18:00A second carrier at TarantoQ&A
  570. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    2:49:53Operation Harpoon and the fight to supply MaltaChapter
  571. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:02:37Vian's aggressive approach to the Malta fightChapter
  572. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:12:17HMS Isis, Pantelleria, and the Italian surrenderChapter
  573. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:16:20HMS Isis escorts surrendered Italian submarines to MaltaNotable Point
  574. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:39:45Swapping Nimitz and CunninghamQ&A
  575. Four Random Books 6: War At Sea
    13:13Cape Matapan: aircraft, radar, and a decisive night actionNotable Point
  576. Four Random Books 5: Destroyers
    13:15Mediterranean operations and the limits of early naval radarNotable Point
  577. 2 Minutes: Force K a quick summary
    1:21German interference in the Regia Marina's responseNotable Point
  578. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    3:28Why several wartime forces were called Force KNotable Point
  579. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    8:40Force K's central Mediterranean operating areaNotable Point
  580. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    21:49Arethusa cruisers built for confined watersChapter
  581. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    24:06Turning convoy losses into a North African advantageChapter
  582. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    31:13The Duisburg Convoy night interceptionChapter
  583. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    37:17Expansion and the Tripoli minefieldChapter
  584. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    55:42From Atlantic hunting force to Malta raidersChapter
  585. 2 minutes: Battle of Duisburg Convoy
    0:00The Duisburg or Beta Convoy carried supplies for Axis armies in North AfricaChapter
  586. 2 Minutes: HMS Orion The Leander Class Bonus
    0:11HMS Orion's battle honours, 1939-44Chapter
  587. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    45:00HMS Neptune, Force K, and the danger of Malta operationsChapter
  588. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    28:36Sea Gladiators and CR.42s in their early-war contextNotable Point
  589. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    34:32Crete and the pressure to risk an understrength carrierChapter
  590. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    1:20:18Damage control keeps the carrier flyingChapter
  591. 2 Minutes: Force K's an Overview Part 2/2
    0:15Force K's change from sea control to sea denialNotable Point
  592. 2 Minutes: Force K's an Overview Part 2/2
    0:46Why Force K supplemented Malta's submarines and aircraftChapter
  593. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    7:07Three very different Force KsChapter
  594. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    18:31What a battlecruiser would have added to Malta's Force KQ&A
  595. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    27:06Malta's facilities were strong; fuel was the weak pointQ&A
  596. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:03:08Force K belonged to Cunningham's Mediterranean commandQ&A
  597. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:12:52How exploited Libyan oil might have changed the naval warQ&A
  598. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:46:41Could a British Menorca base have aided Malta?Q&A
  599. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:50:39Italian gunnery and ammunition qualityQ&A
  600. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    2:00:46The 1942 Force K put destroyers in frontChapter
  601. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    2:10:48Why Malta would have been difficult to invadeQ&A
  602. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    15:37Defeat Japan, enforce a blockade, then redeployChapter
  603. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    19:11An experienced Royal Navy enters the MediterraneanNotable Point
  604. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    4:28Mediterranean leverage against a late Italian entryNotable Point
  605. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    34:53Italy's opening in French North AfricaChapter
  606. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    42:40The remaining Mediterranean capital shipsNotable Point
  607. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    47:52Canada and Germany's uneven naval mobilisationNotable Point
  608. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    49:39Mediterranean sea control protects the Suez routeChapter
  609. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    59:41Submarines and bases for a Mediterranean counteroffensiveNotable Point
  610. Introduction to the Battle of Cape Passaro
    3:04The post-Utrecht crisis behind Cape PassaroChapter
  611. Introduction to the Battle of Cape Passaro
    23:53Land-force credibility and the expansion of the Royal MarinesNotable Point
  612. Introduction to the Battle of Cape Passaro
    26:49George Byng's victory and diplomacyNotable Point
  613. Introduction to the Battle of Cape Passaro
    27:42Cape Passaro and British Mediterranean sea controlChapter
  614. Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean
    23:01The S class fits the MediterraneanNotable Point
  615. Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean
    27:51Bioluminescence could betray a submerged submarineNotable Point
  616. Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean
    43:35U-class boats and aggressive Mediterranean patrolsNotable Point
  617. Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean
    49:18Mediterranean geography creates submarine opportunitiesChapter
  618. Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean
    52:08Submarine warfare as North African logistics pressureChapter
  619. Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean
    55:59Gibraltar and the 8th Submarine FlotillaNotable Point
  620. Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean
    1:08:55Why Mare Nostrum belonged to no oneChapter
  621. An Introduction to Patreon Video 3: The Little Boat Wars...
    0:10Why the Little Boat Wars were more than motor-boat tacticsChapter
  622. Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:42:33If Italy had disabled Valiant and Queen ElizabethQ&A
  623. Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:08:38Starter books for the Mediterranean naval warQ&A
  624. BAD SOUND - An Introduction to Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest Part 2 of 2
    5:12Crete, Malta and the Mediterranean supply mapChapter
  625. BAD SOUND - An Introduction to Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest Part 2 of 2
    8:19France, Crete and the Royal Navy's supply dilemmaNotable Point
  626. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P3/4 WWII (L)
    36:17Fiat RS.14: a Mediterranean reconnaissance floatplaneNotable Point
  627. An Introduction to Not the Big Ships: NGFS As Provided by Destroyers & Below Part 2 of 2
    4:14HMS Nubian captures LinosaNotable Point
  628. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    34:17Spica-class torpedo boats sustained Italy's convoy warChapter
  629. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    1:02:40Why the Mediterranean favoured armoured carriersChapter
  630. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    1:18:36Ark Royal's torpedo attack on an Italian damNotable Point
  631. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    1:39:49Make do and mend as an operational doctrineChapter
  632. HMS Edinburgh - A Ship Profile
    32:13Operation Substance and layered Malta convoy defenseChapter