Red Sea Attacks and Counterstrikes
US and UK forces have been jointly carrying out a continuous drumbeat of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen over the past three weeks. Unfortunately, in the words of President Biden, “Well, when you s...
29 Jan 202417min
Steam Power and British Spies: The Fulton the First in the War of 1812
The Fulton the First was the world's first steam powered warship. Designed to defend New York Harbor against the British in the War of 1812. She never saw action, but did succeed in scaring the public...
21 Jan 202418min
Houthis Attack US Convoy...And We Strike Back! (Breaking News)
Naval history is being made right now. The Houthi rebels in Yemen conducted a drone, cruise missile, and ballistic missile combined attack (with Iranian help) against a guarded convoy near the Bab al-...
12 Jan 202417min
Terror Weapons of the War of 1812
Mines! Torpedoes! Improvised Explosive Devices at sea! When the War of 1812 broke out there was no way that the United States could sustainably go toe-to-toe with the far larger royal Navy, and so Con...
8 Jan 202419min
New Year's Deck Log Entries
The poetic New Year's Day deck log entry is a uniquely American tradition which allows the Officer of the Deck to try their hand at poetry as the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve. This is a ra...
1 Jan 20249min
The Second Sumatran Expedition
Six years after the First Sumatran Expedition, another attack on American pepper traders occurred. The US East India Station squadron responded with what can only be called a "vigorous" enforcement of...
20 Dec 202346min
AUKUS: Nuclear submarines, quantum computers, and industrial bases
The AUKUS pact between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia aims to increase naval cooperation between the three countries in the face of a rising China. A major component involves the US ...
13 Dec 202338min
The Geopolitics of Ukraine Aid
Why are we giving money and weapons to Ukraine? In light of the recent news that 48% of Americans think we are giving too much money to Ukraine, I discuss why, in fact, Ukraine aid is the single most ...
27 Nov 202310min
