Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Allied Strategy

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  1. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:07:13The ground-force tradeoff after an early Libyan victoryChapter
  2. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:11:40Reinforcing Greece after an early victory in LibyaChapter
  3. What happens if instead of Gallipoli, Fisher gets Churchill to go for the Baltic? (Patreon)
    53:56Why were British coastal offensives repeatedly deferred?Q&A
  4. What happens if instead of Gallipoli, Fisher gets Churchill to go for the Baltic? (Patreon)
    1:31:24Could simultaneous land offensives strengthen the Baltic attack?Q&A
  5. What happens if instead of Gallipoli, Fisher gets Churchill to go for the Baltic? (Patreon)
    2:32:25Who would receive Constantinople after an Allied victory?Q&A
  6. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    25:54Singapore as a theatre-entry and logistics baseNotable Point
  7. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    28:00How a surviving Singapore could affect Allied commandNotable Point
  8. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:46:20Greece would probably choose neutrality after avoiding invasionQ&A
  9. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:54:04Allied industrial capacity permits more strategic choicesNotable Point
  10. Talking through the Myths of WWI with @GariusTheBrit
    14:50Coalition influence shifted with resources and enduranceNotable Point
  11. Talking through the Myths of WWI with @GariusTheBrit
    29:45French endurance and the Allied method of repeated blowsChapter
  12. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    4:46:00The Maginot Line's northern flank and Belgian neutralityNotable Point
  13. What if duing the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Vice Admiral Ching Lee does a Nelson at Copenhagen?
    1:09:28An early Japanese capital-ship collapseChapter
  14. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:47:17How D-Day could have failed and what came nextQ&A
  15. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:34:05Why an Axis Mediterranean would not force an early cross-Channel invasionQ&A
  16. Scuttlebutt 12: Not Pocket Battleships, No Guadalcanal and a load of Submarine Signals?
    30:38An even Midway could delay Guadalcanal and enlarge British involvementNotable Point
  17. Admiral King: America's Champion of Preparation they didn't turn too till too late!
    1:18:58Pacific war aims explain King's policy toward BritainNotable Point
  18. Leadership of the Battle of Midway: When decisions go wrong...
    2:13:10British naval staff measured Midway by the initiativeNotable Point
  19. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    4:31:05Why Cold War power projection came in different scalesQ&A
  20. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    3:36:58Why Britain and America divided naval theaters in World War IIQ&A
  21. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    39:09How a major Pacific defeat could reshape the global Allied warQ&A
  22. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    41:51Pacific setbacks, B-29 bases, and the fleet already under constructionNotable Point
  23. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    47:34Dividing Torch between Guadalcanal and Eighth ArmyNotable Point
  24. Bruships 166: As I walk through the library of Naval History, I take a look at my shelf space....
    48:42MacArthur as president at the end of the warQ&A
  25. Bruships 165: I saw a Poodle with a Kalax Manual in his hand, walking through the moors of cornwall
    1:58:24AWACS aircraft in the Second World WarQ&A
  26. HOI4 Practice for the Ship Shape Game - Democratic Japan Challenge Rounds 1 & 2
    3:10:52Motorised volunteers as military diplomacyChapter
  27. Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends
    1:18:26Why the Soviets could not simply drive west after BerlinQ&A
  28. Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends
    1:34:33A US Pacific-first strategy in 1942Q&A
  29. Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends
    2:56:42An Allied Japan reshapes the early Cold WarQ&A
  30. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    38:18Churchill would distribute Japanese strength across several fleetsChapter
  31. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    2:46:44An Italian change of sides could open a route into FranceNotable Point
  32. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    2:56:03Italy's defeat could leave Germany isolatedChapter
  33. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    25:41If Japan joined the Allies in June 1940Q&A
  34. Operation Berlin: Tour De Force or Tour De Farce?
    1:46:17What if the raiders had found an unescorted convoy?Notable Point
  35. Patreon 87: Norway Stands! WWII if Norway repels the German invasion...
    1:50:18Could Norway become the springboard for Denmark?Q&A
  36. HMS Warspite: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 3
    57:59Diversionary operations support Guadalcanal and MadagascarChapter
  37. Bruships 103: Belfast Parts yet to arrive... so let's consider the Run up to War...
    1:48:09Allied fleets avoid duplicating theater commitmentsNotable Point
  38. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    12:31Strategic isolation and Finland's German alignmentChapter
  39. Suffren Class: Mon croiseur de 1ère classe de la Marine Nationale préféré (Long Patrol)
    52:48Mers-el-Kebir as a strategic failure of trustChapter
  40. Suffren Class: Mon croiseur de 1ère classe de la Marine Nationale préféré (Long Patrol)
    1:05:34Godfroy at Alexandria and the missing French share of Allied plansChapter
  41. Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World
    18:46Turkey as a route into the Soviet warQ&A
  42. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (9)
    2:14:37Irish participation could reinforce the Norwegian campaignNotable Point
  43. Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol
    0:50Why Guadalcanal's airfield matteredChapter
  44. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 3/4
    6:06Why Norway, Greece, and Crete need separate explanationsNotable Point
  45. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 3/4
    10:33Market Garden's narrow corridor and missing supportNotable Point
  46. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 3/4
    12:20How initiative and fuel risk shaped France in 1940Notable Point
  47. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P7/12: Karl Dönitz
    38:52Operation Torch and the cost of a narrow focusChapter
  48. Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper
    3:05:16Allied invasions that denied bases to the AxisQ&A
  49. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Comment Response
    25:49The Allies treated the Atlantic as a war they had to winNotable Point
  50. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWII) – The Comment Questions
    1:05:10The Italian armistice and the mainland invasionQ&A
  51. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWII) – The Comment Questions
    1:25:17Why the Allies did not invade northern Norway instead of ItalyQ&A
  52. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    4:36Who would own the Pacific victory?Notable Point
  53. The Battle of the Philippine Sea: Live
    40:50Why the Allies demanded unconditional surrenderQ&A
  54. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    32:05Why invading Italy made more sense than liberating NorwayQ&A
  55. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    3:40:43Churchill's opposition to Overlord as coalition bargainingQ&A
  56. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?
    2:41:40Bypassing the Italian peninsula with a landing near GenoaQ&A
  57. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P4/5 Summary... was Lend Lease worth it?
    9:59Removing prices turns Allied economies into one war machineChapter
  58. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P4/5 Summary... was Lend Lease worth it?
    13:15Lend-Lease integrates a sovereign coalitionNotable Point
  59. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P4/5 Summary... was Lend Lease worth it?
    22:47Could Lend-Lease have eased postwar reconstruction?Chapter
  60. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    2:37:36Lend-Lease as a strategic transactionChapter
  61. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    3:41:43Who might have received Constantinople after a successful Dardanelles campaign?Q&A
  62. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    3:48:42Why the Allies withdrew from Norway in 1940Q&A
  63. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    4:08:45How might Operation Downfall have gone?Q&A
  64. Four Random Books 14: Tricky Decisions
    7:00Aiding the Soviet Union despite Arctic convoy costsNotable Point
  65. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 5 of 5: What ifs, Ships & Patreon Votes
    2:39What if the Allies had not abandoned Norway for France?Notable Point
  66. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 5 of 5: What ifs, Ships & Patreon Votes
    8:07Fleischer and Carton de Wiart carry the counterstroke southNotable Point
  67. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 4 of 5: After 1940 - Quislings & Commandos
    17:24The strategic cost of losing NorwayChapter
  68. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:42:43If Operation Overlord had failedQ&A
  69. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:44:05Would Operation Dragoon survive an Overlord failure?Q&A
  70. PQ17: An Introduction to the Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P3/3
    0:22Why PQ 17 needs a wider war contextChapter
  71. PQ17: An Introduction to the Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P3/3
    35:52PQ 17's legacy without a simple villainChapter
  72. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    34:00Why regional partners would defend their interestsNotable Point
  73. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    54:02Why Axis neutrality matters to BritainNotable Point
  74. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    31:31Late Axis entry meets an already-mobilized allianceChapter
  75. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    16:06A Far Eastern war creates an Axis opportunityChapter
  76. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    26:00Far Eastern commitments thin North African defencesChapter
  77. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    49:39Mediterranean sea control protects the Suez routeChapter
  78. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    51:00Romania's guarantee under strategic overloadNotable Point
  79. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    59:41Submarines and bases for a Mediterranean counteroffensiveNotable Point
  80. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P3 Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    2:30Why American entry looks likelyChapter
  81. An Introduction to Operation Ironclad: May 1942 Invasion of Madagascar
    31:22Ironclad protected the timetable for Operation TorchChapter
  82. Bru Ships Episode 2b: Book Reviews/Q&A
    24:49Casualty estimates and a possible surrender timelineQ&A
  83. Bru Ships Episode 2b: Book Reviews/Q&A
    33:08Why the Western Allies might accept Soviet landings in JapanQ&A
  84. A Question of Getting Them There - Landing Ships & Amphibious Warfare Part 2(iii)
    3:23Who controlled the Pacific shaped the LST Mark IIINotable Point
  85. A Question of Getting There – Landing Craft & Amphibious Warfare Part 1
    13:50Could the Allies have continued at Gallipoli?Q&A
  86. A Question of Getting There – Landing Craft & Amphibious Warfare Part 1
    1:46:22Did the Allies consider landing craft on the Rhine?Q&A
  87. Namsos & the Central Norway Campaign (Norway 80)
    5:19The Trondheim objective foundered on inadequate supportChapter
  88. Namsos & the Central Norway Campaign (Norway 80)
    6:06The case for concentrating Allied resources at NamsosNotable Point
  89. Namsos & the Central Norway Campaign (Norway 80)
    7:10Why the central campaign may have been the Allies' best chanceChapter