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- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:46:06Why a damaged ship's crew might salvage a derelict stationQ&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:47:21Crew risk and boarding drones in FTL's spider eventQ&A
- Flotilla or Squadron? What Naval Unit is this?6:25Shrinking fleets drive a capability-and-cost spiralNotable Point
- Bruships 244: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:29:43Why prevention earns little procurement creditNotable Point
- Escaping Hitler's Europe; How the warships of Europe escaped capture in WWII...26:26Fleet agreements need contingencies for an ally's defeatNotable Point
- Escaping Hitler's Europe; How the warships of Europe escaped capture in WWII...1:19:24Why Niels Juel needed an earlier night departureNotable Point
- Escaping Hitler's Europe; How the warships of Europe escaped capture in WWII...1:20:50Force-extraction plans need bases and alliance fallbacksNotable Point
- Escaping Hitler's Europe; How the warships of Europe escaped capture in WWII...1:22:16Geography persists when allies and threats changeNotable Point
- Talking through the Myths of WWI with @GariusTheBrit1:18:00The parachute myth ignores aircraft tradeoffsNotable Point
- Planning for Pearl Harbor: Decisions to Strike at the USN's mid-pacific base...20:48Missing carriers and the proposed third waveNotable Point
- Planning for Pearl Harbor: Decisions to Strike at the USN's mid-pacific base...24:12Secrecy, range, and protection define the strikeChapter
- Planning for Pearl Harbor: Decisions to Strike at the USN's mid-pacific base...27:07Successive strike waves and the decision to stopNotable Point
- Planning for Pearl Harbor: Decisions to Strike at the USN's mid-pacific base...54:15Why American planners discounted the Japanese strikeChapter
- Piet Pieterszoon Hein: Dutchman who took a Spanish Silver Fleet46:09Piet Hein's approach to command and riskNotable Point
- Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception0:00Cunningham's command ethic and aversion to wasteChapter
- Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception30:18Why Cunningham resisted a second Taranto strikeNotable Point
- Building Ships Out of Time; or Why sometimes nations seem to build last generation ships41:55Cutting-edge technology still needs insuranceNotable Point
- What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?55:24Clear orders and verification as Leyte's lasting lessonChapter
- Liberty Leadership: How the ships that were the blood cells of WWII came to be...41:36Construction efficiency includes service reliabilityNotable Point
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence57:34Crisis signaling must become clearer as war approachesNotable Point
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence1:00:24The Straits crisis could have widened across EuropeNotable Point
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence1:06:16Hornby judged Nelson brilliant but too erraticNotable Point
- Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...9:49Reserve flotillas gave Vian independent leadership experienceChapter
- Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century(1700-1790)3:21:06Prince Charles cannot convert numbers into victoryNotable Point
- Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?1:21:00Scheer was a capable leader more than an original strategistChapter
- Jellicoe's Jutland: Analytical leadership at its best and its most problematic13:52A steamer rescue and Jellicoe's calculated courageNotable Point
- Jellicoe's Jutland: Analytical leadership at its best and its most problematic1:11:59Strategic control versus tactical opportunityNotable Point
- Jellicoe's Jutland: Analytical leadership at its best and its most problematic1:16:51Analytical leadership under the fog of warNotable Point
- Vice-Admiral Joshua Rowley: The Trials of Being the Solid Deputy for the Greats!2:19:17Why great seamanship can look uneventfulQ&A
- General George S. Hammond USAF: A Science Fiction Flag/General Officer who lives up to the rank!29:52Command as service, responsibility, and personal riskChapter
- Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...3:36:25Heathrow and the limits of electrical redundancyNotable Point
- Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...3:39:16How outage assumptions shape backup powerNotable Point
- Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes1:49:29Why Rodney stopped the pursuit after the SaintesNotable Point
- Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?25:39Trade protection was an insurance argumentChapter
- So what about the Jeune Ecole made the Hoche and other French BattleHotels inevitable?10:23A future technology still needs a present-day forceNotable Point
- So what about the Jeune Ecole made the Hoche and other French BattleHotels inevitable?1:33:37The closing test for a technology gambleNotable Point
- Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise3:18:36Why British paper warships look more buildableQ&A
- 85% is still a First! The Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers...1:01:29Defence spending as national insuranceNotable Point
- Beatty of the Mediterranean: Finding the Right Peg for the Right Hole?38:52Wartime necessity changes machinery limitsNotable Point
- Bruships 166: As I walk through the library of Naval History, I take a look at my shelf space....3:00:13Defence systems manage risk rather than become invulnerableNotable Point
- USS Triton (SSRN-586): First Submerged Cirumnavigation of the World3:22:44Unproven technology, public funding, and Triton's riskNotable Point
- USS Triton (SSRN-586): First Submerged Cirumnavigation of the World3:27:10Q&A: Comparing surface world cruises with SandblastQ&A
- 824 Sqn Royal Naval Air Service: Spectat Ubique Spiritus (The Wind Everywhere Looks On)15:07Interwar aviation procurement balanced innovation against wartime riskNotable Point
- Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle36:06Aaron Merrill balances risk with available force massChapter
- Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle1:09:09Merrill adjusts the plan without surrendering initiativeChapter
- HMS Ben My Chree(1908/1915): A Soaring Service with a Legacy of Fire Risk Managment18:21Wartime speed depends on acceptable engineering riskNotable Point
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction3:02:32Why send the starship when a probe can go first?Q&A
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction3:23:34The Asgard bet their species on cloning without a controlNotable Point
- Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered3:33:56Why losing a small carrier costs less fleet capabilityQ&A
- Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 19423:00:01Doolittle turns revenge into a calculated operationChapter
- HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 515:30Mixed mounts made the new turret a controlled experimentNotable Point
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 21:21:28Risking a carrier for total victory at CreteNotable Point
- Bruships 130: Battleships50:19When sound carrier doctrine was ignoredQ&A
- Future Maritime Strategy: Beyond Cable and Corbett1:09:31Risk matrices can hide political judgmentChapter
- Future Maritime Strategy: Beyond Cable and Corbett1:19:58War planning must account for abnormal decisionsNotable Point
- When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? P2/2 Lego enhanced discussion1:06:07Replacement timing is an uncertainty problemNotable Point
- Capital Ships of Science Fiction: Battlestars to Star Destroyers with a Naval Historian52:52Battlestar Galactica and the danger of fleet-wide softwareNotable Point
- A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 61:53:58Choosing battles by the oddsNotable Point
- Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?1:36:58Why cautious submarine captains could fail in wartimeQ&A
- A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 41:22:26Why a battlecruiser should avoid a battleship escortNotable Point
- Montana Class, The Bulwarks for the New Battle Line: Key Ship Series 4, Part 21:05:36Why navies retain proven capabilitiesNotable Point
- Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?53:30Why a Taranto-style strike needs a worthwhile targetNotable Point
- Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?4:09:09Why Type 31 received Bofors rather than CTA 40Q&A
- Bruships 108: PLanned for Random Books off the Shelf & Chat1:38:28Why savings and investment banking were separatedNotable Point
- Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine10:19The command fantasy of victory without lossNotable Point
- Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine1:15:32High-status ships and strategic loss aversionNotable Point
- Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine1:24:48Why dangerous organisations stop asking whether a design is rightNotable Point
- Admiral Hipper Class32:40Surface raiders could not deter trade while avoiding battleNotable Point
- BC-304 Daedalus Class: Stargate SG1's Battle Cruisers (Comment Response)59:37Automation still needs awake compartment watchkeepersQ&A
- BC-304 Daedalus Class: Stargate SG1's Battle Cruisers (Comment Response)1:13:04Secrecy cannot justify an unsafe starship crewQ&A
- Active Class: The Last Scout Cruisers?9:15An insurance policy against risky light-cruiser innovationNotable Point
- Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare1:10:50Pulo Aura's bluff risked merchant hulls and cargoNotable Point
- Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare2:01:08Bomb disposal treats an unexploded weapon as liveNotable Point
- Torpedoes and their Ships 1900-39: Patreon 54 (Long Patrol)0:54The torpedo's giant-killer promiseChapter
- Torpedoes and their Ships 1900-39: Patreon 54 (Long Patrol)34:20When a torpedo attack becomes too valuable to riskNotable Point
- Torpedoes and their Ships 1900-39: Patreon 54 (Long Patrol)50:33Harwich Force and training for aggressive commandChapter
- Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)2:18:56Piteå and the cost of ignoring naval rangeNotable Point
- Titanic Lessons Learned 110yrs On (Long Patrol)7:09Civilian standards still face the sea's full forceNotable Point
- Titanic Lessons Learned 110yrs On (Long Patrol)32:50Safety testing must account for real usersNotable Point
- Titanic Lessons Learned 110yrs On (Long Patrol)45:49Design beyond the minimumChapter
- County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)33:24How desperation and confidence shaped risk at Cape PalosNotable Point
- County Cruisers P5: Getting Proscriptive with Cruisers… London Naval Treaty of 1930 (Long Patrol)27:57Carrier numbers determine how much risk a fleet can bearNotable Point
- British Industry: The More than Just Ships P1/4 - Building (Long Patrol)46:20Queen Elizabeth machinery and design-risk managementNotable Point
- Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"3:01:28Royal Navy aggression as calculated riskQ&A
- Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?1:13:28How exercise incentives concealed wartime riskNotable Point
- Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.3:08:35Useful counterfactuals illuminate real capability choicesQ&A
- Patreon 24: Everything Wrong With Star Wars Fleets (From a Naval History Perspective)50:54Should a capital ship enter an asteroid field?Q&A
- Bruships 44: Strategy1:07:56PQ 17 and decisions made under a feared surface attackNotable Point
- Bruships 44: Strategy1:53:29Star Trek captains as an analogy for command and industrial resilienceNotable Point
- Bruships 44: Strategy3:53:29Readiness reduces surprise without eliminating itQ&A
- Bruships 44: Strategy3:55:35A proposed NHS card raises questions about records and verificationNotable Point
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi1:27:08Haven's sovereignty depends on a protectorate bargainNotable Point
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi1:30:45Endeavor's stealth has thermal limits and cannot remove ambush riskNotable Point
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi1:45:00Why senior commanders should not lead routine away teamsNotable Point
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi2:04:33Promising plague research leaves starship restrictions in placeNotable Point
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi2:43:13A pilot shortage tests command-risk rulesTranscript Excerpt
- Four Random Books 29: Weapons of War9:46Naval planning must assume a capable opponentNotable Point
- Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy2:03:07Why Nelson accepted the risk of a West Indies pursuitQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:59:18Why risking Formidable off Crete could be strategically rationalNotable Point