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Naval Careers

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  1. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    25:29Why a patron's recruits affected his own careerNotable Point
  2. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    1:36:14John Quilliam and the meaning of a press recruitNotable Point
  3. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    1:38:41Why naval officers needed money without buying promotionQ&A
  4. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    2:04:32Were Royal Navy officers mostly noble?Q&A
  5. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    2:08:23Was Mr Hollom's stalled career unusual?Q&A
  6. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    2:12:25What patronage did and did not doQ&A
  7. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    2:16:49How the Royal Navy employed its admiralsQ&A
  8. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    13:10Captain reputations and bounties attracted volunteersChapter
  9. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    15:32Officer retinues helped sustain long naval careersNotable Point
  10. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    16:39John Quilliam rose from impressed sailor to Victory's first lieutenantNotable Point
  11. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    17:53Naval service could lead to merchant commandNotable Point
  12. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    16:09Personal mentoring in Imperial Japanese officer developmentNotable Point
  13. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    27:02Dutch NATO grades expose the shape of an officer careerNotable Point
  14. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    9:16Age, experience, and promotion before TrafalgarNotable Point
  15. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    13:12HMS Badger as a proving commandNotable Point
  16. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    21:01From Cape St Vincent to Mediterranean flag rankChapter
  17. Admiral James Somerville: Communicating a Command Apprenticeship
    1:08:49Why a private ship command mattered to a Royal Navy captainNotable Point
  18. Admiral James Somerville: Communicating a Command Apprenticeship
    1:18:38Recognizing communications officers behind high commandNotable Point
  19. Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command
    56:09Dorsetshire's loss redirects Agar to GreenwichNotable Point
  20. Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command
    57:27Unicorn work and commodore status keep Agar in wartime serviceNotable Point
  21. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    26:25Rodney enters the Navy under Henry MedleyChapter
  22. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    29:13Why Newfoundland commands and Chandos matteredNotable Point
  23. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    55:41Prize money rewards aggressive captainsChapter
  24. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    1:00:35Newfoundland combines naval pay, cod protection, and politicsChapter
  25. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    1:04:39Guard ships sustain Rodney's peacetime careerNotable Point
  26. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    3:20:19Porter's patronage connects the cruise to David FarragutNotable Point
  27. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    1:28:37Corry's path from Channel command to the BalticNotable Point
  28. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    1:34:01Naval service as risk and a route into the aristocracyNotable Point
  29. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    1:43:09Q&A: Punishments an admiral could fear more than executionQ&A
  30. Nuclear Power: Not All About Rickover
    25:24Rickover's naval career and politically backed promotionNotable Point
  31. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    17:04An early German retreat could reshape Beatty's careerNotable Point
  32. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    43:02Pepys's reporting network against naval fraudNotable Point
  33. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    58:02Who commanded rated and unrated vesselsNotable Point
  34. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    58:59The descending command ladder for prize crewsNotable Point
  35. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:01:00Post captains, the London Gazette, and seniorityNotable Point
  36. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:02:05Flag captains and flagship managementNotable Point
  37. Selborne Fisher Scheme: It's Conception, Creation, Implementation, Operation and Discontinuation
    23:32Branch allocation collided with family fears about engineering statusChapter
  38. Selborne Fisher Scheme: It's Conception, Creation, Implementation, Operation and Discontinuation
    31:30How long common-entry engineers waited for captainNotable Point
  39. Selborne Fisher Scheme: It's Conception, Creation, Implementation, Operation and Discontinuation
    32:22Why common entry failed to attract Royal Marines officersChapter
  40. Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol
    24:29Tanaka questions the risk to his destroyersNotable Point
  41. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    1:27:52Why frigate commanders resisted reassignmentQ&A
  42. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    1:35:20Why a frigate captain might not want a larger commandQ&A
  43. A Book or Two to Review (1): Favourite of Fortune
    0:18John Quilliam's career beyond TrafalgarChapter
  44. A Book or Two to Review (1): Favourite of Fortune
    4:00Prize money, frigate command, and Quilliam's court martialNotable Point
  45. A Book or Two to Review (1): Favourite of Fortune
    11:17Why Quilliam was placed in AmazonNotable Point
  46. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    2:19:39Which destroyer commanders went on to flag rank?Q&A
  47. Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)
    48:40Abraham Duquesne's long route to French fleet commandChapter
  48. Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)
    1:28:42Where did displaced French Protestant officers serve?Q&A
  49. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    40:50John Opie's destroyer career reaches a documentary gapNotable Point