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- Book Recommendations · 9 videos
- French Battleships · 9 videos
- Guadalcanal Naval Campaign · 8 videos
- Australia Trip 2023 · 8 videos
- War of 1812 · 8 videos
- USS Enterprise CV-6 · 7 videos
- Iowa Class - Detailed Look · 7 videos
- The Spanish Armada · 5 videos
- USN Fleet Problems · 4 videos
- Battle of Jutland · 4 videos
- Museums and Museum Ships (Rest of the World) · 4 videos
- West Africa Squadron · 3 videos
- Canada Tour 2022 · 3 videos
3:01:15The Battle of Jutland - Battleship Showdown (Full Documentary)
564K viewsThe Battle of Jutland (1916), the largest battleship clash in history, in a three-hour full documentary.
41:35A Drydocked Battleship - What's below the waterline?
A 42-minute video from Drachinifel: “A Drydocked Battleship - What's below the waterline?”.
1:03:30Battle of the Philippine Sea - Hellcat Ascendancy
832K viewsThe Battle of the Philippine Sea (1944) and how US carrier aviation broke Japanese naval air power.
45:56Britain's Anti-Slavery Campaign and the West Africa Squadron (1780-1820)
147K viewsThe Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron and Britain's campaign to suppress the Atlantic slave trade, 1807–1860s.
4:54HMCS Quebec - Guide 145
A 5-minute video from Drachinifel: “HMCS Quebec - Guide 145”.
34:24How keeping the Royal Navy at sea kickstarted the Industrial Revolution
168K viewsHow keeping the Royal Navy supplied and at sea drove innovations (block making, canned food, copper sheathing) that fed the Industrial Revolution.
4:11How to Pronounce - French Battleships
A 4-minute video from Drachinifel: “How to Pronounce - French Battleships”.
3:54How to Pronounce - Italian Capital Ships
A 4-minute video from Drachinifel: “How to Pronounce - Italian Capital Ships”.
4:02How to Pronounce - Japanese Cruisers (Light and Heavy)
A 4-minute video from Drachinifel: “How to Pronounce - Japanese Cruisers (Light and Heavy)”.
32:14Lloyd's of London - Insuring Success at Sea
184K viewsHow Lloyd's of London grew out of a coffee house to insure maritime trade, and how marine insurance works.
36:20Naval Engineering - Building a Battleship from Keel to Commission
146K viewsBuilding a battleship from keel-laying to commissioning: the slipway, the armour, the machinery and fitting out.
28:47Naval Engineering - Building a Wooden Warship, Timber, Nails and Curves!
346K viewsHow wooden warships were built: timber selection, framing, fastenings and shaping the hull's curves.
29:49Naval Gunnery - Plunging Fire, What is it and How to protect from it?
118K viewsPlunging fire: how long-range shells strike deck armour, and how designers protected against it (immune zones, all-or-nothing armour).
31:38Naval Infrastructure - What stops you building a Fleet'O'Doom?
201K viewsWhy a navy needs dockyards, industry, trained crews and bases, not just money, and why fleets can't be conjured quickly.
22:34New Evidence on the loss of HMS Hood!
371K viewsNewly released documents on the 1941 loss of HMS Hood and what they say about the cause of the explosion.
4:32RN Dante Alighieri - Guide 011 (Human Voice)
A 5-minute video from Drachinifel: “RN Dante Alighieri - Guide 011 (Human Voice)”.
51:46Terrible Naval Plans - Five of the worst ideas of naval history
A 52-minute video from Drachinifel: “Terrible Naval Plans - Five of the worst ideas of naval history”.
32:41The Battle of the River Plate - 1939 Cruiser Clash
554K viewsThe 1939 Battle of the River Plate and the scuttling of the Admiral Graf Spee.
23:03The Bermuda Floating Drydock - Have Infrastructure, Will Travel
A 23-minute video from Drachinifel: “The Bermuda Floating Drydock - Have Infrastructure, Will Travel”.
38:36The Rise and Fall of the Escort Carrier - Development and Capabilities
355K viewsHow escort carriers were developed in WW2, what they could do, and why they faded after the war.
40:07USS Texas in Drydock - 2023
A 40-minute video from Drachinifel: “USS Texas in Drydock - 2023”.
33:43Ultimate Deterrence - How Admiral Fisher stopped a World War in 1905
154K viewsHow Admiral Fisher's naval posture in 1905 deterred war during the Moroccan crisis.
58:46What Exactly Is A Battlecruiser - Roles and Reputation
303K viewsWhat a battlecruiser actually was: Fisher's concept, the intended roles, and how Jutland shaped the type's reputation.
25:56What is a Battleship and Why were they replaced?
190K viewsWhat defines a battleship, and why aircraft carriers, submarines and missiles replaced them.
30:05Naval Engineering - A Brief History Of Ships Magazines & Attempts To Not Explode
337K viewsA history of warship magazines and the engineering of storing explosives safely at sea.
36:39'Armoured' and 'Unarmoured' Carriers - Survivability vs Strike Power
782K viewsA 37-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
46:59'Billy' Mitchell - Insufferably Right or just Insufferable?
211K viewsA 47-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
22:54'Free' Navies of World War 2 - Small but Deadly (and a little crazy)
647K viewsA 23-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
7:361047 Battlecruisers - Guide 185 (NB)
100K viewsA 8-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
11:021047 Battlecruisers - Guide 185 (NB) in het Nederlands
24K viewsA 11-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
43:0110th Destroyer Flotilla - Buzzsaw of the Seas
229K viewsA 43-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
34:0810th Light Flotilla - Italian Underwater Operations at Malta and Alexandria
73.1K viewsA 34-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
1:05:5918th Century Naval Food - Time to get salty!
230K viewsA 66-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
2:10:261942 - The Decisive Year of WW2?
209K viewsA 130-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
42:225 Naval Engineering Failures - Sink, Swim or Explode
557K viewsA 42-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
1:13:055 Naval Myths & Misconceptions - Range, Ramming and Sinking
635K viewsA 73-minute video from Drachinifel's catalogue; the title names its topic.
Books that go with these videos
- Castles of Steel, Robert K. MassieThe naval war of 1914-18, battle by battle
- Dreadnought, Robert K. MassieThe Anglo-German naval arms race before 1914
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