Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Officer Promotion

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  1. Commodore Michael Clapp & the 1982 Falklands War; #2Historians 2025 starts off
    30:24Why Clapp declined a Harrier development postNotable Point
  2. Commodore Michael Clapp & the 1982 Falklands War; #2Historians 2025 starts off
    1:08:40When technical promotion does not produce strategic leadersNotable Point
  3. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    59:57Promotion boards, specialist skills, and retaining personnelQ&A
  4. The Real Life Captain Jack Sparrow: Peter Tordenskjold
    14:03A court-martial turned into promotionChapter
  5. The Real Life Captain Jack Sparrow: Peter Tordenskjold
    36:56The Gothenburg squadron and vice-admiral rankChapter
  6. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    45:11Promotion raised the question of Nelson's peacetime valueNotable Point
  7. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    1:03:38Nelson died a vice admiral, not a full admiralNotable Point
  8. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    13:07Political exclusion interrupted Hornby's rapid riseNotable Point
  9. Admiral Duncan: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Tower of Power
    7:22How the Admiralty managed promotion and the yellow squadronNotable Point
  10. Admiral Duncan: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Tower of Power
    30:04Why HMS Valiant transformed Duncan's careerChapter
  11. Admiral Duncan: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Tower of Power
    55:38Cape Spartel and the value of peacetime commandNotable Point
  12. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    56:26Nelson's promotion was more than simple seniorityNotable Point
  13. 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
  14. Yi Sun Sins May 1592: When Preperation and Reading History really paid off!
    4:15When competence threatens the chain of commandNotable Point
  15. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    47:30Mountbatten's destroyer success complicated his promotionNotable Point
  16. Jellicoe's Jutland: Analytical leadership at its best and its most problematic
    7:16Early combat and adaptable leadership in EgyptChapter
  17. General George S. Hammond USAF: A Science Fiction Flag/General Officer who lives up to the rank!
    53:19Walter and the administrative machinery of commandChapter
  18. General George S. Hammond USAF: A Science Fiction Flag/General Officer who lives up to the rank!
    57:15Why promotion from captain to admiral was never automaticNotable Point
  19. Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:57:12What an acting captaincy revealed about promotion and patronageNotable Point
  20. John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…
    1:30:49Promotion by service and the Cochrane misunderstandingNotable Point
  21. Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command
    57:27Unicorn work and commodore status keep Agar in wartime serviceNotable Point
  22. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    35:02Why naval patronage still required competent officersQ&A
  23. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    1:40:29Why early Royal Navy promotion had no normal timetableQ&A
  24. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    3:10:42The monarch's principal naval aide signaled future leadershipNotable Point
  25. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    15:15Henderson was prepared for Mediterranean or Far East commandChapter
  26. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    41:16Why a good captain could make a poor admiralNotable Point
  27. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    48:08How the Royal Navy retired admirals without waiting for a deathQ&A
  28. Patreon 81: When the Royal Navy Lost Sea Control in the Age of Sail
    52:31Did fear of Byng push Graves into battle?Q&A
  29. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    2:28:16Honours, wounds, and disputed creditChapter
  30. The Story of the First Fleet (Founding of Australia)
    1:23:54Royal Navy promotion before Victorian rigidityNotable Point
  31. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    45:55Carrier doctrine needed critical massNotable Point
  32. Patreon 61: Selborne-Fisher Scheme: Integration & De-Integration of Executive & Engineering Branches
    1:38:22Would opening command to engineers and Marines improve selection?Q&A
  33. Patreon 61: Selborne-Fisher Scheme: Integration & De-Integration of Executive & Engineering Branches
    1:41:32Which engineers later crossed into executive command?Q&A
  34. Patreon 61: Selborne-Fisher Scheme: Integration & De-Integration of Executive & Engineering Branches
    1:42:26Career results exposed the Royal Marines problemChapter
  35. Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Patreon 56: Long Patrol))
    2:59Royal Navy promotion was never automaticChapter
  36. Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Patreon 56: Long Patrol))
    19:29Retirement kept flag-rank promotion movingNotable Point
  37. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    8:48Why the Royal Navy promotion pyramid narrowsChapter
  38. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    15:52Why a Royal Navy commodore could retire as a captainNotable Point
  39. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    16:16Falklands experience versus the promotion planNotable Point
  40. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    1:01:22Could the First Sea Lord control every admiral's employment?Q&A
  41. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    1:38:23Family connections could shape postings, not competenceNotable Point
  42. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    2:13:18Retirement kept wartime promotion movingNotable Point
  43. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    45:13Colour squadrons as a command reserveNotable Point
  44. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    51:16Collingwood's rank, Mediterranean command, and memorialNotable Point
  45. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    53:00Patronage, reputation, and officer developmentNotable Point
  46. Four Random Books 35: Romans!
    4:48Centurion grades, command, and promotionChapter
  47. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    31:22Jean Bart rises from privateer to French admiralNotable Point
  48. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    39:16Dutch and French officer careers followed different rulesNotable Point
  49. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    1:15:58Hyde Parker's resignation and younger admiralsNotable Point
  50. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    1:31:54How wartime promotion reshaped carrier commandNotable Point