Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Naval Officers

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  1. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    1:55:15A tentative identification of Captain Murphy on BritanniaQ&A
  2. 14 Acts and 7 Classes - the story of the USN Interwar Destroyers
    1:03:12The 1928 Merchant Marine Act widened the Navy's experience baseNotable Point
  3. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:17:54How Infante Juan might have fared in Royal Navy serviceQ&A
  4. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    25:29Why a patron's recruits affected his own careerNotable Point
  5. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    1:38:41Why naval officers needed money without buying promotionQ&A
  6. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    1:40:46Navigation exams and the captain's tableChapter
  7. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    1:47:07Why an officer's recruiting reputation affected his careerQ&A
  8. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    2:04:32Were Royal Navy officers mostly noble?Q&A
  9. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    2:12:25What patronage did and did not doQ&A
  10. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    2:16:49How the Royal Navy employed its admiralsQ&A
  11. The Press Gang, myth and reality...
    2:21:57How the Navy managed royal officersQ&A
  12. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:01:04The naval officer to choose for a remote shipwreckQ&A
  13. WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)
    3:17:48Georg von Trapp's likely career by 1920Q&A
  14. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    15:32Officer retinues helped sustain long naval careersNotable Point
  15. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    16:39John Quilliam rose from impressed sailor to Victory's first lieutenantNotable Point
  16. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    24:14Press officers could become volunteer recruitersChapter
  17. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    30:03Emergency manning left pursers responsible for sailors' unpaid wagesNotable Point
  18. Interwar mutinies of the Royal Navy...(Patreon Live)
    19:31Why Royal Navy commissions were not purchasedQ&A
  19. Interwar mutinies of the Royal Navy...(Patreon Live)
    37:20The sailing master and the commanderNotable Point
  20. Interwar mutinies of the Royal Navy...(Patreon Live)
    58:09Naval examinations, Marine commissions, and warrantsNotable Point
  21. Interwar mutinies of the Royal Navy...(Patreon Live)
    1:30:29Officer sympathy keeps Invergordon from becoming a class fightNotable Point
  22. Interwar mutinies of the Royal Navy...(Patreon Live)
    2:25:14How officers responded to the Geddes AxeQ&A
  23. Top/Bottom 5 inventions/adaptations of RN ships that came from the ships themselves...(Patreon Live)
    1:24:49Which families repeatedly supplied Royal Navy officers?Q&A
  24. Why Historians are useful for Military & Naval Training?
    0:00History as institutional memory for officersChapter
  25. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    44:23How prize captures could transform a Royal Navy captain's careerQ&A
  26. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    1:59:57Estimating the Cornish share of destroyer captainsQ&A
  27. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    3:25:31Retired admirals and the source of anti-carrier quotationsQ&A
  28. The Real Life Captain Jack Sparrow: Peter Tordenskjold
    38:06A gambling quarrel ends in a fatal duelChapter
  29. Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:56:56Seven Years War officers reveal naval family networksQ&A
  30. Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:43:46Why the French Navy deteriorated mostQ&A
  31. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:51Horatio Nelson in the modern Royal NavyQ&A
  32. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:59:12Why naval uniforms arrived late in the age of sailQ&A
  33. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    56:26Nelson's promotion was more than simple seniorityNotable Point
  34. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    1:09:43A homogeneous British battle line with experienced captainsChapter
  35. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    2:46:47The Nile begins Nelson and Hardy's command partnershipNotable Point
  36. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century(1700-1790)
    3:00:11Why the eighteenth-century Russian Navy was professionalNotable Point
  37. A Turtle Ship May: Admiral Yi Sun-Sin
    2:27:36Why turtle-ship commanders are difficult to identifyQ&A
  38. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    3:55:45How much better officers lived at sea in the Age of SailQ&A
  39. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    4:20:21Why warrant officers occupied different places in the naval hierarchyNotable Point
  40. Historiophon & Christmas Season Announcement/Schedules
    17:17Naval-history primers, archive access, and global coverageNotable Point
  41. Bruships 167: Tell me why, everything turned book – packing up, stacking up is all kalax want to do.
    2:48:18What capturing a first-rate could do for a brig captainQ&A
  42. Twitch Live: USA Goes Battlecruiser for all their Capital Ships Campaign 3
    2:28:06Carrier advocates exchanged ideas across naviesNotable Point
  43. USS Triton (SSRN-586): First Submerged Cirumnavigation of the World
    2:03:57Q&A: Why destroyer officers can be ready for fleet commandQ&A
  44. Bruships 145: Naval History Questions Answered & Will it be lego building or book boxing?
    5:18:17How engineering officers reach Royal Navy flag rankQ&A
  45. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    20:52Japanese naval officer selection and force planningQ&A
  46. HMS Princess Beatrix & HMS Queen Emma Landing Ship Infantry(Medium) - When Dutch Ferries go to War
    19:19Retired officers helped expand the wartime Royal NavyChapter
  47. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    2:24:40A St Vincent family connection may offer an ancestral command exampleQ&A
  48. A Naval Historian Reacts to: Battle cruisers in a modern navy… Well a WWII Navy
    3:32:29Destroyer command trained wartime admiralsNotable Point
  49. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    43:34Comparing wartime naval officer trainingQ&A
  50. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    17:48Rapid weapons change demanded continuous professional learningNotable Point
  51. Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!
    2:26:44How Baltic German officers built Russian naval knowledgeQ&A
  52. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    27:16What follows when a lieutenant challenges the sailing masterQ&A
  53. The Navigation Acts (1651/1660/1663/1670/1673/1696/1733/1764)
    2:47:46Family records and hidden connections among naval captainsNotable Point
  54. Fleets of Lissa(1866): Lessons for Technology
    12:02Unification left Italy with an unready fleetNotable Point
  55. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    19:29Gunnery qualifications were not battleship partisanshipNotable Point
  56. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    23:24Admiral Henderson's mixed sea and staff careerChapter
  57. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    31:11Destroyer flotillas trained future fleet commandersNotable Point
  58. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    32:41Chatfield and the limits of the battleship-admiral labelNotable Point
  59. Austro Hungarian Battleships: Habsburg Class to Ersatz Monarch Class with a little help from Skoda
    1:04:41An empire's navy: multilingual officers and industrial ambitionNotable Point
  60. Belknap Class & Truxton: Comment Response
    27:40Questions about Nicholas Biddle's early naval careerNotable Point
  61. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 9(April 2023)
    2:11:54Royal Navy examinations and professional gatekeepingQ&A
  62. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 9(April 2023)
    2:25:42How shipboard command trains officers to allocate scarce resourcesNotable Point
  63. Revolutionary Battles - Battle of the Rice Boats(1776) & Battle of San Nicolás (1811)
    2:39:39Captain in merchant service, navigator in a warshipQ&A
  64. Revolutionary Battles - Battle of the Rice Boats(1776) & Battle of San Nicolás (1811)
    2:45:58Age, sea time, and the lieutenant’s examinationQ&A
  65. Marathon(1888) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 4
    4:12The sparse service record of Marathon and MagicienneNotable Point
  66. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    2:59:51Why naval officers train for diplomacyNotable Point
  67. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    17:00A privileged start in the Mediterranean FleetChapter
  68. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    23:52Debt, complaints, and a protected transferNotable Point
  69. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    32:26Lieutenant qualification and gunnery training aboard HMS ExcellentChapter
  70. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    39:35Was Beresford's treatment normal for aristocratic midshipmen?Q&A
  71. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    1:06:43Have Beresford's daily performance reports been found?Q&A
  72. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    1:09:18Could another officer have survived Beresford's record?Q&A
  73. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    2:07:32Why Beresford's peers protected himQ&A
  74. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    2:25:39Beresford and the gentrification of the NavyQ&A
  75. Lord Charles Beresford (on his birthday)
    2:48:24How typical was Beresford of his class?Q&A
  76. The Imperial Russian Navy between the Russo-Japanese War & WWI: Long Patrol
    9:44Officer selection and borrowed expertiseNotable Point
  77. Patreon 42: "Recovering from Disaster: The Imperial Russian Navy between Russo-Japanese War & WW1."
    13:57Officer selection and a navy's professional problemChapter
  78. Patreon 42: "Recovering from Disaster: The Imperial Russian Navy between Russo-Japanese War & WW1."
    25:22Q&A: Did Russia have a professional naval core?Q&A
  79. Patreon 42: "Recovering from Disaster: The Imperial Russian Navy between Russo-Japanese War & WW1."
    2:30:25Q&A: Did Tsushima reform Russian naval leadership?Q&A
  80. Bruships 65: Naval History Books & Questions Answered
    3:16:29A reference book for Imperial Japanese Navy officersQ&A
  81. The Challenger Expedition (Long Patrol)
    23:00Naval command for a ship full of scientistsChapter
  82. The Challenger Expedition (Long Patrol)
    26:08The Royal Navy's scientific officer networkNotable Point
  83. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:32:47How far down the officer list could emergency command pass?Q&A
  84. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:46:42The professional requirements behind Royal Navy patronageNotable Point
  85. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders
    29:17Cornwallis, the Whitbys and a service familyNotable Point
  86. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders
    32:23Why naval service complicated family lifeNotable Point
  87. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders
    34:08Shipboard families, socialization and naval diplomacyNotable Point
  88. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p1: Strategy & Some Priniciple Personalities
    47:58St Vincent and merit in officer promotionNotable Point
  89. Admiral John Arbuthnot 'Jackie' Fisher: Long Patrol
    5:09Fisher's early life, patrons, and naval entryChapter
  90. Admiral John Arbuthnot 'Jackie' Fisher: Long Patrol
    22:02How a naval-tactics paper made Fisher knownNotable Point
  91. Admiral John Arbuthnot 'Jackie' Fisher: Long Patrol
    37:38The Fishpond and Admiralty control of ordnanceChapter
  92. Admiral John Arbuthnot 'Jackie' Fisher: Long Patrol
    1:04:15Why senior naval officers needed social and political skillNotable Point
  93. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    3:25Burzagli as an observer at Port ArthurChapter
  94. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    4:00Destroyer command, staff work, and Libia's Atlantic voyageChapter
  95. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    5:06Reconnaissance, a world cruise, and naval educationChapter
  96. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    8:24Professional leadership versus political admiralsNotable Point
  97. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    10:44Source gaps and the careers of Ducci and ActonNotable Point
  98. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P13/14: Mitsumasa Yonai
    3:50Technical judgement across a naval careerNotable Point
  99. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P10/12: Koshirō Oikawa
    2:28Oikawa's early naval careerChapter
  100. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P10/12: Koshirō Oikawa
    11:23A capable choice from a depleted leadership poolNotable Point
  101. A Book or Two to Review (25): Churchill's Admiral
    7:01Schooling, bereavement, and dyslexiaNotable Point
  102. A Book or Two to Review (25): Churchill's Admiral
    9:03Lough Swilly, HMS Agincourt, and an unshaken naval ambitionChapter
  103. 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
  104. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    2:25:05Edward Pellew and the Western Frigate SquadronChapter
  105. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    2:32:25Ralph Collier's attack on FlecheNotable Point
  106. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    2:44:15Sidney Smith's precocious command and intelligence apprenticeshipChapter
  107. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    3:04:52Sidney Smith's anti-slavery campaign and Paris exileNotable Point
  108. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    3:08:14Bold naval officers and survival biasQ&A
  109. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    3:16:37Learning frigate history through family memory and booksQ&A
  110. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    3:21:23Why small-ship commands attracted risk-tolerant officersQ&A
  111. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    3:00:51Reginald Tyrwhitt's upbringing and naval pathChapter
  112. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War
    3:24:56How to assess Prince Philip's wartime naval serviceNotable Point
  113. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    1:21:49An old warship and a young captain enter the same lineNotable Point
  114. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations
    38:52Why public speaking matters to naval officersQ&A
  115. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations
    1:22:43How naval officers learn to speak in publicQ&A
  116. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations
    2:44:17Engineering officers and the gatekeeping of commandNotable Point
  117. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    50:37Why naval commissions were not purchasedQ&A
  118. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P1 Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    41:21Why Midshipman Edward Ashmore was a calibrated choiceNotable Point
  119. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    32:33Soviet officers and the German-staff mythQ&A
  120. An Introduction to Admiral Somerville & Force H – Part 1 Admiral Somerville
    10:14Somerville's early life and entry into the Royal NavyChapter
  121. An Introduction to Admiral Somerville & Force H – Part 1 Admiral Somerville
    18:40From battleship command to imperial defence planningChapter
  122. An Introduction to Admiral Somerville & Force H – Part 1 Admiral Somerville
    22:15The health cost of preparing the interwar fleetNotable Point
  123. Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:53:29Carrier command usually led toward flag rankQ&A
  124. Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A
    1:30:44What Alexandria in 1882 changed for the Royal NavyQ&A