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Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged)
Hosted by High Seas High Jinks · EN
Maritime history is a multifaceted and fascinating subject which covers tales of heroism, war, disasters, trade and discovery.
Naval Historian Chris Sams comes to you fortnightly to talk about an aspect of Maritime history recorded live and unplugged.
This Podcast is part of Chris' Substack where he writes three times a week on the subject.
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Trafalgar is that important
4d ago00:30:11Tap to summarizeSo a while ago there was an episode of History Rage podcast about why Trafalgar is over done and not as important as is made out to be… This gave me a lot of vexation and after several months of stewing on it I’ve finally put virtual pen to paper and look at the impact of Trafalgar resouece and finance wise to the French Navy and how it would effect any future invasion plans…You can find my stuff here.Chris’s Naval History Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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Obsolete cruisers?
2w ago00:44:09Tap to summarizeThis week’s episode looks at British Naval deployment pre First World War, was it up for the challenge and were the ships obsolete, tired and inferior to their German counterparts? This is inspired by Brandon’ recent podcast over at the Command Post (which you can find here.), which is fantastic and you should totally go check out him and his work.As always if you like what I’m doing and you want to read/hear more you can find me on all the socials via my linktree here! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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The last flight of Feldwebel Evers
3w ago00:16:16Tap to summarizeThe Battle of Britain was no picnic for either side with Bf 109 pilots suffering similar escapes and evasions over the skies of south east England in the same way as their RAF counterparts.However, Feldewebel Evers, would cost a Colonel his command and send his daughter to prison.You can also find me on the socials here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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An unlikely raider
4w ago00:24:45Tap to summarizeThis week I look at the unprotected cruiser Geier and her role in the early stages of the First World War in the Indian Ocean. Can Kapitan Grasshoff evade the British and Japanese Navies? Can he get his men back to Germany or deal a blow to the Royal Navy?You can also find me on the socials here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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The Swing Riots
Jun 2400:26:46Tap to summarizeThis week’s podcast is not Maritime based but looks at a little bit of Local history and the Swing Riots across rural South East England…You can also find me on the socials here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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The Ship that disappeared
Jun 1700:18:43Tap to summarizeIn 1918 a US Navy collier disappeared without a trace in the Caribbean Sea but what caused this disappearance?You can also find me on the socials here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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The fate of ORP Dragon
Jun 1000:20:22Tap to summarizeThis week, for D-Day, I am covering the loss of the ORP Dragon, the Polish Naval flagship off the beaches of Normandy.You can also find me on the socials here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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Affray
Jun 300:19:11Tap to summarizeThis week I look at the loss of HMS Affray, the last British submarine lost in an accident (or War) when she disappeared in 1951 with all hands.You can also find me on the socials here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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The Spell of Trafalgar has been broken!
May 3100:45:05Tap to summarizeAs a special editon here is the talk I gave at the CMPH conference on 16 May for the 110th Anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. Happy Jutland day.You can also find me on the socials here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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Thoughts on the Kriegsmarine
May 2700:39:38Tap to summarizeThis week’s episode is a bit of a strange one as I didn’t really have a plan.I kind of monologue to myself about Bismarck, the differences between the naval armament programs of the Second and Third Reich and whether the Kriegsmarine was any good compared to the Japanese or Italian Navies…Its kind of a long stream of consciousness… You can also find me on the socials here…Also check out Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs hereAnd the Italian Naval channel here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe
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