The End of the Royal Navy Podcast by Tony Cocks (Binge Thinking History Podcast 18)

A new podcast by Tony Cocks is always a big event, and not just because there is usually a long wait between episodes.  He always researches them meticulously and gets the pace just right.  And he avoids the mistake of assuming people listening know all about the subject.  This makes them a good listen.


This is the fifth episode in a five part series on the Royal Navy and brings the story right up to the present day.  Ironically, just as the series is coming to an end so it seems is the history of the Royal Navy itself.  It will shortly have less ships than it had in the time of Henry VIII.

This particular episode covering the first and second World Wars covers ground that is much more familiar than earlier ones so isn't quite as interesting as the previous episodes, but nonetheless is still worth a listen.  If you have already listened to the earlier ones you need to hear the story to its finish.  If you haven't I suggest checking out the whole series.

http://bingethinkinghistory.blogspot.com/2010/12/18-1914-to-decline-of-empire.html

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