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By Alex Clarke Hello everyone! This is the first of our users’ submissions to air. Originally due to the number of people involved, it was thought to be one of the hardest episodes to organize, but it came together remarkably quickly. For that we have to thank the three members of the Section 22 research … Continue reading Bilge Pumps Episode 38: Section 22 – The Forgotten Electronic Warfare Superstars of WWII →

By Alex Clarke So last week, in the Long War discussion of Episode 36, we chatted for a small amount of time, as the Bilge Pumps crew is want to do, about applying the age of sail rating system to modern ships. Someone may have mentioned that the Daring-class are fourth rate under those terms … Continue reading Bilge Pumps Episode 37: Rating Ships – It Can’t Be Fourth Rate, NATO Nations Don’t Buy Anything But First Rate →

By Jared Samuelson Author Ian W. Toll joins me this week to discuss what makes the Navy such a compelling topic, the writing process, his most recent work, Twilight of the Gods, and his trilogy on the Pacific War. Sea Control 229 – Author Ian W. Toll, Six Frigates and the Pacific Trilogy Links 1. … Continue reading Sea Control 229 – Author Ian W. Toll, Six Frigates and the Pacific Trilogy →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Jerry Hendrix, fresh off publication of his new book, To Provide and Maintain a Navy, joins me to discuss the differences between a seapower and sea power, the free sea, and his recommendations for the Navy’s future. Sea Control 228 – To Provide & Maintain a Navy with Dr. Jerry Hendrix … Continue reading Sea Control 228 – To Provide & Maintain a Navy with Dr. Jerry Hendrix →

By Alex Clarke After Episode 35, we decided to go full Long War and it has brought out the vocabulary in all of us…plus Valentines tips! (Posting after the fact of course due to the CIMSEC server migration). #Bilgepumps is still a newish series and new avenue, which may no longer boast the new car … Continue reading Bilge Pumps 36: The Long War and Valentines Tips! →

By Alex Clarke Dear all, for this Bilge Pumps we once more must apologize in advance for the amount of, this time, British in this podcast. We are on the topic of the Long War and of a couple of Alex and Drach’s particular passion topics, for example command culture and why it needs to … Continue reading Bilge Pumps 35: Crew, Command, and Combat…or Rather, Uncrewed, Command Culture, and Gunfight Knives →

By Walker Mills Walker Mills talks with Dr. Sharika Crawford from the United States Naval Academy about her new book, The Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean: Waterscapes of Labor, Conservation and Boundary Making. The conversation covers the Caribbean, turtle fishing, rum running, maritime disputes, and how borders at sea get made. Sea Control 227 – … Continue reading Sea Control 227 – Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean with Dr. Sharika Crawford →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Ed Erickson and Dr. Mesut Uyar join the program to discuss the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, including the planning considerations and preparations necessary to execute a simultaneous amphibious and airborne assault. Download Sea Control 226 – Phase Line Attila with Dr. Ed Erickson & Dr. Mesut Uyar Links 1. Phase … Continue reading Sea Control 226 – Phase Line Attila with Dr. Ed Erickson & Dr. Mesut Uyar →

By Walker Mills Sea Control 225 – Claude Berube joins Sea Control host Walker Mills for a conversation on the Sea Shepherd organization, IUU fishing and private approaches to maritime security. Claude discusses his recent report for the US Naval War College on the evolution of the Sea Shepherd organization from an “eco-vigilante” to a … Continue reading Sea Control 225 – IUU Fishing and the Evolution of Sea Shepherd with Dr. Claude Berube →

By Walker Mills Sea Control 225 – Claude Berube joins Sea Control host Walker Mills for a conversation on the Sea Shepherd organization, IUU fishing and private approaches to maritime security. Claude discusses his recent report for the US Naval War College on the evolution of the Sea Shepherd organization from an “eco-vigilante” to a … Continue reading Sea Control 225 – IUU Fishing and the Evolution of Sea Shepherd with Dr. Claude Berube →

By Alex Clarke Dear all, for this Bilge Pumps we apologize in advance for the amount of Australian in this podcast. We may mention the Collins-class replacement to Jamie, we may have had a bottle of irn bru riding on how long he could talk on it for and we may or may not have … Continue reading Bilge Pumps Episode 34: The Challenge of Replacement – Biden & Collins →

By Alex Clarke Dear all, for this Bilge Pumps we apologize in advance for the amount of Australian in this podcast. We may mention the Collins-class replacement to Jamie, we may have had a bottle of irn bru riding on how long he could talk on it for and we may or may not have … Continue reading Bilge Pumps Episode 34: The Challenge of Replacement – Biden & Collins →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Sara Mitchell joins the program to discuss her article, “Clashes at Sea: Explaining the Onset, Militarization, and Resolution of Diplomatic Maritime Claims.” She uses her analysis of 270 conflicts between 1900 and 2010 to explain how and why conflicts at sea become militarized as well as the most successful means of … Continue reading Sea Control 224 – Clashes at Sea with Dr. Sara Mitchell →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Sara Mitchell joins the program to discuss her article, “Clashes at Sea: Explaining the Onset, Militarization, and Resolution of Diplomatic Maritime Claims.” She uses her analysis of 270 conflicts between 1900 and 2010 to explain how and why conflicts at sea become militarized as well as the most successful means of … Continue reading Sea Control 224 – Clashes at Sea with Dr. Sara Mitchell →

By Anna McNeil Sea Control 223. Author Andrea Pitzer joins Sea Control’s Anna McNeil to talk about her recent trip to the Arctic and her new book, Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World. From current events to personal testimony, nothing beats firsthand experience and insight into one of the most remote regions of … Continue reading Sea Control 223 – Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World with Andrea Pitzer →