Up Against the Rocks: The Wreck of the Memphis
In this episode of the U.S. Naval History Podcast, we tell the story of the sinking of the USS Memphis (/Tennessee!), recounting the tragic events leading to the ship's demise as it was dashed against...
29 Aug 202329min
Dewey, the New Navy, and the Spanish American War
For a brief, glorious moment, the US Navy in 1865 was the biggest and most advanced in the world. It was an inflection moment in the history of naval shipbuilding. Sails were out, steam power, armor, ...
21 Aug 202344min
Pre-WWII Neutrality Patrols: Battling Wolfpacks in the North Atlantic Before Pearl Harbor
Join us on the U.S. Naval History Podcast as we explore the lesser-known prelude to World War Two in the North Atlantic. The not-so-neutral "neutrality patrols" in the North Atlantic were the United S...
7 Aug 202321min
USS Forrestal fire
On 29 July 1967, the USS Forrestal experienced a severe fire while operating on Yankee Station off the coast of North Vietnam that killed 134 Sailors, injured 161 more, and destroyed 21 aircraft. This...
29 Jul 202319min
Island Hopping Q&A (and how will this apply in the SCS?)
In this episode I answer a few questions that someone sent me via email on the concept of "unsinkable aircraft carriers" in the context of both WWII and China's artificial islands in the South China S...
18 Jul 202312min
28- The South China Sea with Rear Admiral Michael Studeman
RADM Mike Studeman, the the Commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Director of the National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office talks about China’s grand plan for the South China S...
4 Jul 20231h 8min
27- The South China Sea, pt. 3: FONOPs and The Law of the Sea
In this episode of the US Naval History podcast's South China Sea miniseries, we delve into the Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) and China's illegal maritime claims. I dissect the misleading ...
5 Jun 202344min
26- The South China Sea, pt. 2: The Maritime Militia and other Gray Zone Activities
What force wears uniforms, has their boats built by the government, are paid by the government, and attacks an enemy's boats and ships? No...not the Navy. We're talking about China's Maritime Militia ...
1 Mai 202340min
