Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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B-17 Flying Fortress

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  1. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:01:44What a B-17 needs to attack warships effectivelyQ&A
  2. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:16:43If the United States adopted Lancaster instead of its wartime bombersQ&A
  3. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:30:42Why changing bombers would not fix daylight doctrineNotable Point
  4. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    54:43Would earlier B-17 arrivals find Kido Butai?Q&A
  5. Bruships 186: Naval History Questions Answered Live...Restart 2!
    2:13:41Why badly damaged Second World War aircraft could remain airborneNotable Point
  6. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    2:19:40A B-17 patrol variant was possible but never fieldedQ&A
  7. Ramblings Emergency Broadcast
    44:39Why strategic bombers are poor close-support toolsQ&A
  8. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:52:00The Salamaua-Lae strike crosses New GuineaChapter
  9. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    1:36:15An early B-29 extends strategic bombing without producing an instant victoryQ&A
  10. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    1:07:14Philippine bomber range and the convoy attrition trapNotable Point
  11. USS Texas: Always Bigger in Spirit - KSS3 S2 Comment Response
    8:55Battleships as shore-bombardment platformsNotable Point
  12. Bruships 125: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    59:23Testing convoy, communications, and ship captions in Hutchinson'sChapter
  13. Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)
    2:34:11Why Catalinas, not bombers, carried the search burdenQ&A
  14. Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)
    2:37:34Were B-17s designed for maritime reconnaissance?Q&A
  15. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    1:01:39Thirty minutes could activate Pearl Harbor's defensesQ&A
  16. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    53:19The missing Hawaiian air-defense systemQ&A
  17. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    1:31:07Practical defenses available before December 1941Chapter
  18. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:15:42Could a B-17 carry an atomic bomb?Q&A