Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged)

This week’s episode continues with the First World War and the Austro-Hungarian Kriegsmarine with their attempt to decimate the Allied barrage at Otranto in May 1917. You can find me on the Socials with all my links here and my substack made up of predominantly maritime and naval history (with no Star Wars content) with aviation and some local history thrown in for good measure here … This is a pu...

This week’s episode returns to the First World War and the Cattaro mutiny of the Austro-Hungarian Kriegsmarine sailors who are tired of the war and their conditions… You can find me on the Socials with all my links here and my substack made up of predominantly maritime and naval history (with no Star Wars content) with aviation and some local history thrown in for good measure here … This is a pub...

This week’s episode returns to the Second World War and the tale of how one German Naval officer was honoured with a samurai sword from a grateful Japan…. You can find me on the Socials with all my links here and my substack made up of predominantly maritime and naval history (with no Star Wars content) with aviation and some local history thrown in for good measure here … You can also find my Nev...

This week’s episode I head back to the pivotal battle of Lissa in the Italian War of Independence in which Austria will inspire ship design for the next thirty years and a ship that would be the basis for the Martian slayer - HMS Thunderchild! You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu Or you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and...

This week I turn to some of my favourite Star Wars books and my favourite Imperial Admiral from Kevin J. Anderson’s Jedi Academy trilogy and compare her campaign against the New Republic to the campaign of von Spee’s Ostasiengeschwader in 1914. Ok, I know this may sound like a stetch but both Admirals are faced with a similar dilemma of action and situations but meet them in completely different w...

This week’s episode I follow on from the last episode on the Battle of St Kitts in 1782 with Admiral Rodney’s attack on the Comte de Grasse’s invasion fleet. You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu Or you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it, loathed it, want me to keep doing this or implore me to shut...

This week’s episode I go back to the American War of Independence to complain about the lack of Naval history in comparrison to the land battles and how Britain is fighting a larger global war. The Franco-Spanish alliance is looking to take the vital British posessions in the Caribbean which could spell severe issues for the British Empire post War and in any peace negotiations. You can find me on...

This week’s episode I ask and answer the question of who won the battle of Jutland and answer with my thoughts and arguments as to why it is a score draw I chose Jutland due to the passing anniversary from the weekend. You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu Or you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it,...

This week’s episode recounts the story of Operation Cereberus, the move of the battleships Scharnhorst & Gneisenau and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen up the English Channel in February 1942. The British try to react to unfolding events as the Germans hold their breath. I wasn’t able to edit this due to time constraints so sorry about the extra ums and sneezing at the end! I mentioned “The Invisible cam...

This week’s episode looks at the final battle of the Bismarck and answers the question - who sank the battleship? You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu Or you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it, loathed it, want me to keep doing this or implore me to shut up This is a public episode. If you'd like...

This week’s episode is a rough overview of the different classes of warship available at the start of the First World War and their different roles within the fleet… Then I talk about Star Wars and the varous roles the ships had, how they compare to their real life namesakes as well as a deep dive on the roles of Star destroyers and their vairants. It gets really nerdy fast! Here was the video I w...

This week’s episode is a rough overview of the escape of the Goeben (and Breslau) in 1914, why Churchill made it worse and why Admiral Ernest Troubridge made the right decission (though possibly for the wrong reasons). You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu Or you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it,...

In this week’s podcast I try to answer the self imposed question of whether any lessons that were learnt during the First World War’s Naval war that are still relevant today. The three main areas are Fleet in being, commerce raiding and the two power rule. The episode is also sprinkled with side bars as my mind wanders to answer other questions no one has asked! This is a public episode. If you'd...

This week’s episode looks at the battle of Sluys in 1340 between the French Navy and King Edward III’s invasion force - I’m really not an expert but hopefully it is a good overview of a battle I’d never heard of! You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu Or you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it, loath...

This week’s podcast jumps on the Titanic bandwagon and looks at the career of Titanic’s Second Officer, Charles Lightoller and his actions on the night of the sinking as well accusations of war crimes in the First World War... If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do pl...

Today’s episode looks at the German raid on the English coastline in December 1914 and how it was a near miss for both fleets as well as the human tragedy. Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu If you want to check out Moments in time; World War Two podcast and the German invasion of Norway you can find...

Today’s episode looks at War crimes and the U-boat arm of both the Kaiserliche-Marine and Kriegsmarine, whether unrestricted U-boat warfare is a war crime, those who carried out crimes and their punishment as well as a look at Kapitan Eck in the Second World War. This is a rerelease of the episode as the first had some major techincal issues and needed replacing. Do check out my substack for longe...

Today episode picks up where last week’s left off and talks about the Central Power’s naval strategy for the Mediterranean, the dispatch of U-boats and the immediate impact of Otto Hersing’s arrival. Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really apprec...

Today episode is an overview of the Allied attempt to force the Dardanelles with warships alone on the 18th March 1915, its background, its undertaking and the outcomes. Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or...

Today episode is my meditation on the chances of a German Naval victory in the First World War addressing Cruiser warfare, Zeppelins, U-boats, Dogger Bank, Jutland and bombardments. Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you lef...

Today we’re heading out to the Tsushima Strait for the battle between the Russian Second Pacific fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy in an endgame battle in the Russo-Japanese War. Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you lef...

I return this week to talk about the Battle of Havana between the gun boat Meteor and Aviso Bouvet during the Franco Prussian War. This took a lot less time than I planned so I also throw in the story of the Augusta (a Prussian Commerce Raider) and the Nymphe defending Danzig from a French Blockade. If you want to read a great article on the land war during this conflict check out Alex Churchill’s...

This week’s podcast was somewhat adlibed by me late one evening giving a rough overview of the idea of the Kaiserliche-Marine using liners as Commerce raiders in 1914-15 including the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Prinz Eitel Friedrich and passing mentions of Cap Trafalgar and Berlin. There are longer posts on the Kronprinz Wilhelm’s career on my substack - https://substack.com/@je...

This week’s podcast tells the story of the Polish submarine Orzel and her escape from Poland and Estonia in the opening months of World War 2. If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do please check it out on - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu Or you...

This week’s podcast is the story of the XE-Craft submarines in the Pacific in 1945 and the VC winning attack on the cruiser Takao. Original text with more detail can be found here . If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do please check it out on - https://substack.com/@...