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- Patreon 81: When the Royal Navy Lost Sea Control in the Age of Sail1:29:01Was the loss entirely self-inflicted?Q&A
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- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers1:26:40A raider could damage the global economy without sinking every merchant shipChapter
- Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?1:33:49Navarino makes Greek independence possibleNotable Point
- 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)24:13The hidden cost of maintaining a close blockadeNotable Point
- Chapyev Class (Projekt 68 of the Soviet Navy): Fighting the Peace55:20Ocean-control rhetoric masks a fleet built for diplomacyChapter
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 31:41:15The fleet required to sustain Chinese overseas basesQ&A
- Esmeralda(1883): 19th Century Cruisers p78:47The protected cruiser as a commerce-protection warshipNotable Point
- HMS Inconstant(1868): 19th Century Cruisers p218:34Why Inconstant made sense on distant ocean stationsNotable Point
- Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 194133:38Wars are fought with forces already in placeChapter
- Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today1:36:53Sea control only has to last long enough for the missionNotable Point
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)14:50Endurance and commerce warfare define the cruiserNotable Point
- Blonde Class(Take 2): Scout Cruisers of the WWI Royal Navy (Long Patrol)43:48Fleet effectiveness beyond firing gunsNotable Point
- Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)22:00Why Egypt was a poor route to IndiaChapter
- Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)2:13:48Sea supply frustrates a siegeQ&A
- Giussano Class: Regia Marina's First Condottieri (Long Patrol)1:03:13Why the destination of supplies matteredNotable Point
- Introduction to US Cruiser Strategy in the 1920s & 1930s (Long Patrol)25:09The 1939 scouting force as an area-control formationChapter
- Equitable London Treaty: Destroyers (Long Patrol)51:23Old escorts preserve the modern striking forceNotable Point
- Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)29:38The strategic contradiction of limiting cruisers in 1936Chapter
- Patreon 55: History of Survey Ships in the Royal Navy58:15Why British charts could outperform France's own coastal mapsNotable Point
- Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN1:00:18Sea control, joint forces, and the information fightChapter
- Patreon 53: Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN31:30Why piracy did not surge during the world warsQ&A
- Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)1:21:48Saumarez's British squadron enters the BalticNotable Point
- Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)1:28:37Were third rates sufficient for Britain's Baltic expedition?Q&A
- Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...59:05What losing control of the Black Sea would changeQ&A
- Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...1:07:14What Ukraine would need to retake Snake IslandQ&A
- Bruships 77: Leadership, books & questions...1:56:36Seaplane tenders control water while carriers command itQ&A
- Questions of the Equitable Washington Treaty Answered: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)1:03:19Carriers for trade protection and scoutingNotable Point
- Bruships 76: Five New Books & a Lot of New Questions20:01Battlecruisers, carriers, and sea-control task groupsQ&A
- County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)17:15Why control of the cruisers mattered to the Army of AfricaChapter
- Patreon 50: 1939 Destroyer Doctrine of the combatant navies & Where did it come from?1:49:27Sea power made Britain's empire sustainableNotable Point
- Patreon 50: 1939 Destroyer Doctrine of the combatant navies & Where did it come from?1:57:49Naval supremacy can survive serious ship lossesNotable Point
- British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion31:16Battlecruisers as sea-control toolsNotable Point
- County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)18:28Why reaching port could mission-kill a surface raiderNotable Point
- HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter: A UAD infused discussion41:43Sea control can remove the option to retreatNotable Point
- Forward (1904) Class: Scout Cruisers (Long Patrol)28:37Foresight protects the monitors at the YserNotable Point
- Forward (1904) Class: Scout Cruisers (Long Patrol)30:41Sea control matters when it enables actionNotable Point
- Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books29:32Why British and American warships solve different problemsNotable Point
- Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru3:05:23Bismarck and the air component of sea controlQ&A
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Long Patrol)50:18Town and Brooklyn layouts reveal national doctrineChapter
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)10:10What made a good 1930s cruiser?Q&A
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)14:08The cruising role predates the cruiserChapter
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)38:18Combat roles and the shared pictureNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)42:42Does every ship contribute to naval intelligence?Q&A
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)1:23:21Cruiser aircraft for sea controlChapter
- The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol41:04Jeune École as a theory for fighting a world warNotable Point
- The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol58:14Forward basing and the threat of naval raidingNotable Point
- Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov40:21Did Mahan expect one war-winning battle?Q&A
- Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov1:08:57Mahan's case against coastal battleshipsQ&A
- Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov2:29:18Battlecruisers and the exercise of sea commandNotable Point
- Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov2:49:16Oil fuel, logistics, and command of the seaNotable Point
- Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov2:51:25Oil security depended on sea routes and alternative suppliersNotable Point
- Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)2:13:09Cuddalore and limited sea control in IndiaChapter
- Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)2:42:13Pondicherry: using a fleet to sustain a siegeChapter
- Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)2:49:10Lagos and Quiberon Bay break the French fleetsChapter
- Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)3:06:40Q&A: why naval history can disappear behind campaignsQ&A
- Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol0:50Why Guadalcanal's airfield matteredChapter
- WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol18:32Fleet neutralization would unlock convoy and North African strategyChapter
- Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol1:22:36Gunnery doctrine and Trafalgar's casualtiesChapter
- Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)3:39:52French speed and British sea-control durabilityNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)2:14:18A South Korean carrier's likely maritime roleQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)4:55:28Why the surface raider is not obsoleteQ&A
- Favourite Dreadnoughts – Battleships & Battle Cruisers…1:47:44Command of the sea versus control of the seaNotable Point
- Favourite Dreadnoughts – Battleships & Battle Cruisers…2:00:26German ASW investment could protect convoys, not win sea controlNotable Point
- Dreadnoughts (Commissioned Ships 1905-55)4:00Battleships and battlecruisers as different sea-power toolsChapter
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?3:32:03Norway counterfactual: sea control before the landingsQ&A
- Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: Long Patrol - P5/14: Arturo Riccardi15:35Sea control as a North African supply solutionChapter
- Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper2:11:03Why carriers and strategic bombers are not substitutesQ&A
- Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...23:25Carrier battle groups as mobile maritime barriersNotable Point
- Patreon 29: Coastal Defence Ships2:31:41Why did South American navies move beyond coastal-defence ships?Q&A
- Battle of Lissa 1866: Long Patrol22:36Why Lissa controls movement in the AdriaticNotable Point
- The Battle of Athos 1807: A Long Patrol59:58Sea control makes the Dardanelles a fleet problemNotable Point
- Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-17832:05:28Did the Royal Navy bombard the siege lines?Q&A
- Some More Battle Cruisers2:00Battlecruisers link sea control to economic warfareChapter
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?6:40Why navies seek sea control in the first placeQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?58:50Why a Finland-Russia war would leave the Baltic disputedQ&A
- Four Random Books 34: A Special Place9:53The force prerequisites behind Fisher's Baltic schemeNotable Point
- Bruships 44: Strategy2:05:30Mediterranean sea control linked fleets, armies, and commerceChapter
- Bruships 44: Strategy3:13:26French sea control failed to stop William's strategic movementNotable Point
- Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation2:32:37Why Japan could not simply bypass Pearl HarborQ&A
- Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...30:05The Royal Navy's path toward Dominion light fleet carriersNotable Point
- Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 1 - where did they come from4:26Sea control and command culture in China and JapanNotable Point
- Crown Colony Class Cruisers3:41:58How cruiser squadrons mixed presence missions with hunter groupsQ&A
- Patreon 18 "Fast attack craft, ie. torpedo-, U- and gunboats in WWI Adriatic "Klein Krieg"47:17The Adriatic as a strategic cul-de-sacNotable Point
- Patreon 18 "Fast attack craft, ie. torpedo-, U- and gunboats in WWI Adriatic "Klein Krieg"2:26:39Tactical confidence without a strategic exitChapter
- Guadeloupe 1810 (Part 2 of Live)45:30The West Indies campaign as a model for global warNotable Point
- Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810) - The First Eagle Captured/211 yrs ago today36:23A French army left without naval supportNotable Point
- Bruships 34: Random History1:43:03Britain's Naval Future defines limited sea controlChapter
- Bruships 34: Random History1:51:03Why preventing invasion matters more than every hostile passageNotable Point
- The Great White Fleet1:46:42American dominance in an eastern Pacific with few competitorsQ&A
- Town Class Part 1 of 7: Cruisers7:26Cruisers defend trade and attack enemy commerceChapter
- Four Random Books 14: Tricky Decisions12:14Crete as an eastern Mediterranean unsinkable aircraft carrierNotable Point
- Patreon 12: “The Battle of Sluys: ...one of the Western World decisive battles"1:28:33Sluys did not guarantee English sea control for the whole warNotable Point
- Patreon 11: "The effect of the early jet age on naval warfare strategy/tactics?"45:25Why Britain still wanted a Pacific fleet after 1945Notable Point
- Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol1:27Why Britain needed many cruisersChapter
- Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol10:27Why control at sea is temporaryNotable Point
- Battle of Quiberon Bay2:11:56Why weaker navies fall into short-term operationsNotable Point
- Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"(Intro)16:10Sea power against the Anaconda PlanChapter
- Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"(Intro)20:57How Britain could break the Union blockadeNotable Point
- Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"(Intro)25:27Breaking the blockade changes Confederate supplyChapter
- Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"(Intro)29:08Why the scenario points toward negotiated peaceChapter
- Bilgepumps does Battlestar Galatica Deadlock for Navy Con 2/230:26Why the Pacific War is not a universal fleet templateNotable Point
- Bruships 23 - New Book Review3:29:38Mahan and Corbett begin from different strategic positionsQ&A
- Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy51:24Trafalgar's strategic aim: stop an invasionChapter
- Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy1:41:14Was Trafalgar Britain's closest invasion scare?Q&A
- Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy2:03:07Why Nelson accepted the risk of a West Indies pursuitQ&A
- Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy2:06:17A great victory that did not end the warNotable Point
- The World According to the Royal Navy of the 1930s - 4 minutes3:13Economic warfare beyond the fleet battleChapter
- Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A3:21:42Why a fleet may avoid an enemy coastQ&A
- The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style1:13Force K as sea control in practiceChapter
- The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style18:18Sea control without a famous victoryNotable Point
- The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style55:42From Atlantic hunting force to Malta raidersChapter
- 2 Minutes: Force K's an Overview Part 2/20:15Force K's change from sea control to sea denialNotable Point
- Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...44:15Mahan, Corbett, and what follows the fleet battleNotable Point
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 44:28Mediterranean leverage against a late Italian entryNotable Point
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 449:39Mediterranean sea control protects the Suez routeChapter
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 459:41Submarines and bases for a Mediterranean counteroffensiveNotable Point
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 439:20A possible Allied second front in ChinaNotable Point
- Introduction to the Battle of Cape Passaro27:42Cape Passaro and British Mediterranean sea controlChapter
- Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean1:08:55Why Mare Nostrum belonged to no oneChapter
- An Introduction to From the Sea... How Navies Influence Land Campaigns.27:50How maritime advantages were squandered in SpainNotable Point
- An Introduction to From the Sea... How Navies Influence Land Campaigns.51:33Sea control let the Commonwealth set the paceNotable Point
- An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)31:07Sea control made the Somaliland evacuation possibleNotable Point
- An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 3 of 331:39A defensive central front might have preserved Allied NorwayChapter
- An Introduction to Operation Ironclad: May 1942 Invasion of Madagascar27:59Sea control enabled maneuver from the seaNotable Point
- Battle cruisers in a ‘modern navy’…. Well a WWII Navy10:55Why the Royal Navy still needed battlecruisersChapter
- Battle cruisers in a ‘modern navy’…. Well a WWII Navy1:08:32Corbett, Mahan, and what sea control is forQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A35:12Battleships fought battles; cruisers exercised sea controlQ&A
- Namsos & the Central Norway Campaign (Norway 80)1:31Tribal-class destroyers enabled reconnaissance and landingsChapter
- Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video39:25German merchant sailors become strategic manpowerChapter
- Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video19:19Every merchant attack gives a raider awayNotable Point
- RN Commands in 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video1:26Why a European war became global at seaNotable Point
- RN Commands in 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video2:13Sea control depends on ships already presentChapter