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  1. Bruships 266: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:47:34Reading for a Cold War Royal Navy alternate historyQ&A
  2. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:14:22A reading recommendation for naval engineering and dragQ&A
  3. Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:16:30References for checking Italian naval ammunitionQ&A
  4. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:30:49Books for studying naval guns and ship constructionQ&A
  5. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:47:25Sources for German naval spending before 1914Q&A
  6. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:49:39A reading recommendation for the Bismarck classQ&A
  7. Bruships 244: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:18:33Choosing a study edition of Britain's Economic Blockade of GermanyQ&A
  8. Tragedy & Revenge/Wolfpack... Key Books!
    0:40Two naval books connect the world warsNotable Point
  9. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    0:00Three entry books for interwar naval preparationChapter
  10. Piet Pieterszoon Hein: Dutchman who took a Spanish Silver Fleet
    0:58The Eighty Years' War setting for MatanzasChapter
  11. More Lessons of Never Built Carriers
    29:26Reference books for tracing carrier designNotable Point
  12. Carriers for Christmas: French Aircraft Carriers 1920-2000 & Japanese Aircraft Carriers 1920-45
    0:00Two carrier histories for comparative studyNotable Point
  13. Carriers for Christmas: French Aircraft Carriers 1920-2000 & Japanese Aircraft Carriers 1920-45
    19:23Italian scholarship on the Japanese NavyNotable Point
  14. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    2:53:13Two naval-aviation books for operational and design ideasNotable Point
  15. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    5:21:48Malta convoys and the Mediterranean's separate campaignsQ&A
  16. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    7:40:06Using officer biographies alongside naval fictionQ&A
  17. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy I
    30:12Starting points for studying naval cultureQ&A
  18. Bruships 220: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:26:40A starting book for post-Daring Royal Navy escortsQ&A
  19. The Atlantic Charter: Signed 14th of August 1941...84 yrs ago today!
    2:32:13Starting points for reading naval historyQ&A
  20. The Atlantic Charter: Signed 14th of August 1941...84 yrs ago today!
    2:49:02A reading recommendation for US Marine Corps aviationQ&A
  21. Historian Why Historians include or don't include seminal works in their source lists...
    0:53What makes a work seminal in naval historyNotable Point
  22. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    53:23Andrew Lambert's Admirals offers a route into modern naval historyQ&A
  23. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:41:00Starting books for interwar warship conversionsQ&A
  24. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    58:10Reading Ben Wilson's Empire of the DeepQ&A
  25. Bruships 189: Naval History Questions Answered Live...continued
    1:37Books on naval logistics and the Scramble for AfricaQ&A
  26. Royal Navy go for speed not bulwark in the Nelson Class design...
    58:45Which books explain Royal Navy capital ships?Q&A
  27. Bruships 167: Tell me why, everything turned book – packing up, stacking up is all kalax want to do.
    2:09:44Oscar Parkes as naval artist, editor, and authorQ&A
  28. Bruships 167: Tell me why, everything turned book – packing up, stacking up is all kalax want to do.
    2:12:26Books for studying Leda-class frigatesQ&A
  29. Bruships 160: Money for Kallax, Book Space ain’t Free! Naval History Questions & Chat...
    6:25A starting book for naval guided missilesQ&A
  30. Bruships 160: Money for Kallax, Book Space ain’t Free! Naval History Questions & Chat...
    47:44Reading on the postwar French NavyQ&A
  31. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    2:03:08A Swedish naval-forces reference closes the book tourChapter
  32. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:31:13The research gap around German and Russian naval yardsQ&A
  33. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:55:30How a working naval-history library is catalogedQ&A
  34. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:14:34A visual reference set for U.S. naval aviation patchesChapter
  35. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:34:09Two indispensable naval-history reference booksQ&A
  36. The Last Invasion of Britain: Battle of Fishguard(1797)
    25:46Squadron insignia open a route into U.S. naval aviation historyNotable Point
  37. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    1:14:56Language access redirects research toward underused national sourcesQ&A
  38. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    1:24:01A four-book path from fleet overview to command biographyChapter
  39. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    3:54:53Mark Stille's Pacific War volume as an accessible fleet guideChapter
  40. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    1:36:38The Royal Navy and the Sino-Japanese Incident, 1937-41Chapter
  41. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    2:50:38The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air ServiceChapter
  42. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    12:08The source problem behind incomplete German carriersNotable Point
  43. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    49:32Starting points for British submarine historyQ&A
  44. Bruships 132: Questions till the Milk or Pancreas Runs Out
    1:06:42A source for destroyer equipment delaysQ&A
  45. HMS Renown 1895: KSS1 S10 Comment Response
    19:20Andrew Lambert's Admirals as a starting point on FisherNotable Point
  46. HMS Renown 1895: KSS1 S10 Comment Response
    20:16Comparative admiral history demands multilingual researchNotable Point
  47. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    1:53:39Invasion of England 1940 as an introduction to Sea LionChapter
  48. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    2:03:58Britain's Naval Future and caution after the Falklands WarChapter
  49. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    2:25:00Far-Flung Lines and the economics of imperial defenceChapter
  50. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    1:51:51Naval Aviator and the people behind naval flyingChapter
  51. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    1:57:28Readable naval history still needs visible sourcesNotable Point
  52. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    2:03:03Clydebank Battlecruisers as a visual ship studyChapter
  53. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    2:17:35Italian assault craft and harbour-raiding technologyChapter
  54. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    2:27:46What The Italian Assault Craft says about the New York raidQ&A
  55. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    2:37:41Warship Camouflage for identifying ships and schemesChapter
  56. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    2:59:35Windfall Battleships and the limits of a single sourceChapter
  57. Lion Class: Key Ships Series 4, Part 1
    0:34Technical histories and Chatfield's selective memoirNotable Point
  58. What books did I bring for #NavHistAus23?
    7:00Choosing a World War II reference workNotable Point
  59. What books did I bring for #NavHistAus23?
    12:08Reading Mahan through his essaysNotable Point
  60. What books did I bring for #NavHistAus23?
    14:10A convoy memoir for corvette historyNotable Point
  61. What books did I bring for #NavHistAus23?
    27:01Corbett and readable maritime strategyNotable Point
  62. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    1:05:57A guide to the steam battleship's emergenceChapter
  63. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    1:42:01Use battle honours to find a naval story worth pursuingChapter
  64. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    2:24:48Command of the Ocean as a broad guide to naval historyChapter
  65. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    2:33:54The Brest blockade beyond the famous fleet actionsChapter
  66. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    2:49:05Follow a Royal Navy ship name across centuriesChapter
  67. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    2:53:43When two Huron entries may describe the same schoonerNotable Point
  68. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    3:34:38Using dynastic histories when a battle study is hard to obtainNotable Point
  69. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    9:44Two complementary studies of JutlandNotable Point
  70. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    45:18Why the paperback HMS London is the edition to chooseNotable Point
  71. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    57:44What the Trafalgar Chronicle offers beyond battle narrativeNotable Point
  72. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    1:00:45A Midway reader as an introduction to U.S. naval strategyQ&A
  73. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    2:21:01Books for the County and Town classesQ&A
  74. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    2:29:52Three authors for a broad naval-history starter shelfQ&A
  75. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    3:00:57Two routes into Royal Navy destroyer operationsQ&A
  76. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    3:01:53Where to begin reading about steam machinery in warshipsQ&A
  77. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    3:17:05A starting book for the late nineteenth-century Italian NavyQ&A
  78. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations
    18:00A modeler's guide to HMS VictoryChapter
  79. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations
    23:48Shipwreck history through one hundred objectsChapter
  80. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations
    1:20:35A visual route into Royal Navy camouflageChapter
  81. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out
    2:16:22A starting book for CVA-01Q&A
  82. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    43:40Doug Clarke's books and the 1934 naval-architect transactionsChapter
  83. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    1:14:47How naval historians build and debate interpretationsNotable Point
  84. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    50:29A guide to the Royal Navy's China StationChapter
  85. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    1:00:37Official battle summaries for the Pacific WarChapter
  86. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    1:16:20Why war dominates naval-history publishingQ&A
  87. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    2:34:11German destroyers and a North Sea communications fiascoChapter
  88. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    2:48:14Following the Glorious First of June through maps and orders of battleChapter
  89. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    3:02:42How to spot a history book padded for lengthQ&A
  90. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    3:04:19Frank Bullen's merchant-sea life and writingChapter
  91. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    3:30:22Finding naval history of the Isle of ManQ&A
  92. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:37:01Q&A: Is Ronald Bassett's battlecruiser book worth reading?Q&A
  93. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    17:03Using camouflage books with careQ&A
  94. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    2:05:55A reading route into Britain's Far East warQ&A
  95. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    3:04:32Reading about Celtic Atlantic and North Sea shipsQ&A
  96. Some Sunday Naval Books
    11:34Finding naval archives through reference guidesNotable Point
  97. Some Sunday Naval Books
    13:29Fleet Air Arm operations and usable source notesChapter
  98. Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books
    3:30:22Three starting books for the Anglo-Dutch WarsQ&A
  99. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    2:18:38Historical expertise does not require a doctorateNotable Point
  100. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    3:42:23Why Nicholas Rodger's next naval history is such a large taskQ&A
  101. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    4:07:16Reading Taranto through damage and recoveryChapter
  102. Bruships 53: The Big Gun Era... Questions
    3:19:46D. K. Brown's Grand Fleet is the ship-design starting pointQ&A
  103. Bruships 53: The Big Gun Era... Questions
    3:32:24Sources for Britain's planned role in invading JapanQ&A
  104. Bruships 53: The Big Gun Era... Questions
    3:54:35Brassey's 1939 shows the Tribal class as a prestige programNotable Point
  105. Four Random Books 25: On a Precipe
    13:00Gunboat diplomacy and the limited use of naval forceChapter
  106. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    19:00Reginald Bacon's history of the Dover PatrolChapter
  107. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    30:30How ships communicated visually before radioChapter
  108. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    41:32Tracing Royal Navy names across centuriesChapter
  109. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    42:15Why two 32-gun ships could have different fighting powerNotable Point
  110. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    51:50Enterprise from captured warship to survey shipNotable Point
  111. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    52:56Exeter's name history includes a cancelled frigateNotable Point
  112. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    58:14Does Ships of the Royal Navy include Commonwealth vessels?Q&A
  113. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    1:31:03Building a foundation in wartime shipbuildingNotable Point
  114. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    2:10:24How the Royal Navy organized its fleets in August 1914Chapter
  115. Four Random Books 22: Warships Illustrated
    0:53Why Osprey New Vanguard books make useful starting guidesNotable Point
  116. Four Random Books 22: Warships Illustrated
    10:18Warships Illustrated as a destroyer referenceNotable Point
  117. Washington’s cherry trees: the G3 and N3 class - Patreon 15 Comments Response
    32:46Books for studying interwar treaty warshipsQ&A
  118. For Random Books 18: Freidman's Royal Navy
    0:47Norman Friedman's books as Royal Navy design referencesChapter
  119. For Random Books 18: Freidman's Royal Navy
    4:44Fold-out design plates in Friedman's submarine historyNotable Point
  120. Bruships30: Nine Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects(Including 1939) & Three New Books
    18:23World Naval Review as a guide to contemporary fleetsChapter
  121. Bruships30: Nine Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects(Including 1939) & Three New Books
    35:51A candid aviator's memoir of radar developmentChapter
  122. Bruships30: Nine Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects(Including 1939) & Three New Books
    1:08:43Why later naval histories underuse professional transactionsQ&A
  123. Bruships30: Nine Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects(Including 1939) & Three New Books
    3:16:02Reading recommendations for interwar carrier historyQ&A
  124. Four Random Books 16: It's A Question of Dates
    0:06Four books for studying naval history by periodChapter
  125. 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
  126. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    12:00Reading a Soviet-era Stalin biography criticallyChapter
  127. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    29:41Cold War naval diplomacy in the book stackChapter
  128. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    35:09Studying Cold War air defence at seaChapter
  129. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    38:29A reference work on Soviet naval diplomacyChapter
  130. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    43:53Sources for following the modern Royal NavyQ&A
  131. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    47:15Reading the Soviet Navy through a Cold War reference guideChapter
  132. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    56:45Treaty limits as British strategyQ&A
  133. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:08:29The Cold War's overlooked Pacific maritime theatreChapter
  134. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:14:23Gorshkov's global-presence strategyQ&A
  135. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:06:51Where to start on convoy escort tacticsQ&A
  136. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 1 of 2
    26:04Books behind the D-class overviewNotable Point
  137. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    28:19Reading Corbett's Maritime OperationsQ&A
  138. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:42:08Reading Leonard Reynolds on coastal forcesQ&A