Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Battle of Cape Matapan

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  1. Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:21:47A counterfactual Matapan with extra British battleshipsNotable Point
  2. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:39:07Italian hospital ships after Mediterranean lossesQ&A
  3. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    57:49What a larger Taranto strike might changeChapter
  4. What the unbuilt destroyers of the Regia Marina tell us about WWII?
    30:17The overlooked Mediterranean submarine warChapter
  5. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    48:45Naming six additional Type 45 destroyersQ&A
  6. Why Can't Modern Russia Build Destroyers?
    19:09Why warships are vulnerable when tied up in harbourNotable Point
  7. Nazi Destroyers of WWII: Failing to Learn, Failing to Build, Failing to Deliver...
    53:30Why a submarine-only threat was easier to counterNotable Point
  8. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    2:36Why Cape Matapan makes a compelling battle storyChapter
  9. What if the RN decided to upgrade HMS Tiger to 15in guns?
    1:03:03Fast battleships alter Mediterranean operations and Denmark StraitChapter
  10. Top/Bottom 5 inventions/adaptations of RN ships that came from the ships themselves...(Patreon Live)
    2:31:28What if Littorio had been caught at Cape Matapan?Q&A
  11. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:42:07A victorious Tovey could take the fleet to the Far EastNotable Point
  12. The Tribal Class's Sisters... the Royal Navy's J, K & N Class Destroyers of WWII
    36:28HMS Janus in Norway and the MediterraneanChapter
  13. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    34:48The IMAM Ro.43 offers endurance with a recovery penaltyNotable Point
  14. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    1:21:18Extra fast battleships and escorts in 1939 would compound across every theatreQ&A
  15. Exploring the meme: Top 5 & Bottom 5 inventions/systems of war that started in British Sheds(Live)
    1:47:25Local traffic analysis before Cape MatapanNotable Point
  16. More Lessons of Never Built Carriers
    22:24Heavy guns tempt carriers into the wrong fightNotable Point
  17. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    7:57:23Towing Pola home would reward unauthorized initiativeQ&A
  18. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    12:26Imagined captures of Graf Spee, Pola and YamatoQ&A
  19. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    2:48:11Would a carrier's guns add much at Cape Matapan?Q&A
  20. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    1:52:03Better air defense at Cape Matapan and in the PacificNotable Point
  21. Torpex: A Short History of it's History...
    27:38A Torpex counterfactual for Taranto and Cape MatapanNotable Point
  22. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    41:33Historical damage and Taranto's operational payoffChapter
  23. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    33:35A Royal Navy machine-spirit battle group for Warhammer 40,000Q&A
  24. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:26:02A temporary 40 percent speed boost for the Royal NavyQ&A
  25. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    39:30Axis coordination may prevent an invasionChapter
  26. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    44:04The invasion becomes a Mediterranean fleet battleChapter
  27. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    38:29Why the Royal Navy sank Pola instead of towing her homeQ&A
  28. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:05:15Didos came of age in Mediterranean fleet warfareChapter
  29. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:05:48Cape Matapan resembled a prewar exercise problemNotable Point
  30. Jellicoe's Jutland: Analytical leadership at its best and its most problematic
    1:22:27Cunningham, shore command, and better communicationsChapter
  31. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    1:58:42Cape Matapan realized the prewar battle planNotable Point
  32. Bruships 191: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:25:40World of Warships HMS Devastation in the Second World WarQ&A
  33. Bruships 185: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:03:50How an Italian carrier changes the Mediterranean warQ&A
  34. Ramblings Emergency Broadcast
    48:51Commanders forced to fight against their usual styleQ&A
  35. Check Campaign 26: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    54:27How a German submarine focus changes Matapan and TarantoNotable Point
  36. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    1:14:48Infrared-equipped naval spotting aircraft in 1938Q&A
  37. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    3:04:27An early Barracuda at Cape MatapanQ&A
  38. Persistent Percient Patrol: Supermarine Walrus - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 5
    41:28Gunnery spotting and radar patrolNotable Point
  39. Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off
    1:40:18Italian cruiser survival at Cape MatapanQ&A
  40. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:48:24Nagato and Mutsu could reinforce Cape MatapanNotable Point
  41. Bruships 145: Naval History Questions Answered & Will it be lego building or book boxing?
    4:22:08What Warspite's Matapan action suggests at GuadalcanalQ&A
  42. Imperial Star Destroyers if designed by the World's Major Navys in 1938
    21:07Warspite as the Royal Navy's enduring capital shipNotable Point
  43. Fairey Fulmar: innate soundness and competence but not the stuff of headlines
    58:48Fulmars from Cape Matapan to the Arctic and Far EastChapter
  44. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    1:13:57Why the Fleet Air Arm was not built around a battle lineQ&A
  45. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:10:55Japan joins Britain after the fall of FranceQ&A
  46. HMS Princess Beatrix & HMS Queen Emma Landing Ship Infantry(Medium) - When Dutch Ferries go to War
    37:27Fish oil made the Lofoten raid strategically worthwhileChapter
  47. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    15:20Formidable and Unicorn used carrier guns in surface actionsQ&A
  48. Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 3
    48:01Albacores strike Vittorio Veneto at Cape MatapanChapter
  49. Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 3
    48:17Why spare Swordfish kept mixed squadrons flyingNotable Point
  50. Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 3
    51:29A second hit might have transformed Matapan and the Albacore's reputationNotable Point
  51. Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 3
    56:59A widely used aircraft without an iconic victoryChapter
  52. HMS Warspite: The Survivor - KSS3 S3 Comment Response
    0:36Warspite's blunt signal to HMS Griffin before Cape MatapanNotable Point
  53. Bruships 132: Questions till the Milk or Pancreas Runs Out
    2:26:04Pola's isolated crew understood that disaster was approachingQ&A
  54. Bruships 132: Questions till the Milk or Pancreas Runs Out
    2:35:47Understanding the condition of Pola's crew after boardingQ&A
  55. Lexington Class: America's Battle Cruiser Dreams - KSS2 S4 Comment Response
    45:18British carrier roles joined combat doctrine to global repair logisticsChapter
  56. British Response to Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response
    26:30Matapan and Taranto turned Royal Navy exercises into combatNotable Point
  57. Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response
    36:13When carrier gunfire does not prove a design needQ&A
  58. New Ironsides: KSS1 S8 Comment Response
    21:17When should an aircraft carrier use its main guns?Q&A
  59. Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers
    2:11:53Would the Norway battle resemble Cape Matapan?Q&A
  60. H Class Battleships: Ignoring Reality for Perfection, Key Ships Series 4, Ship 4
    46:22Fleet effect matters more than one wonder shipNotable Point
  61. Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock
    1:25:26Formidable at Matapan and the limits of carrier gunsNotable Point
  62. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    32:49Bismarck's fame can narrow the Royal Navy's wartime storyNotable Point
  63. Lexington & Saratoga Carrier Conception: Key Ship Series 3, Ships 10 &11
    23:03Why carriers should avoid surface actionNotable Point
  64. HMS Nubian: Key Ship Series 3, Ship 5
    13:03Keeping the Matapan ambush silentChapter
  65. HMS Nubian: Key Ship Series 3, Ship 5
    31:01British night-fighting doctrine at Cape MatapanNotable Point
  66. HMS Warspite: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 3
    43:47Matapan combines carrier reach with battleship destructionChapter
  67. What were the 'Bearns' of the other Major Navies? RM, IJN, USN, RN & Kreigsmarine
    33:32Zara's weight savings undercut survivabilityNotable Point
  68. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    1:02:42Zara's armour did not guarantee survivabilityNotable Point
  69. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    1:10:22What could the Allies have done with a captured Zara?Q&A
  70. Graf Zeppelin: Likely British Response (Key Ships Series 2, Ship 1 Bonus)
    43:34Would a carrier battle reshape British naval memory?Notable Point
  71. Patreon 74: What if History - Greenboy shells had been developed and deployed in time for Jutland.
    2:14:10Could the British catch a retreating fleet before the Jade?Q&A
  72. Bruships 97: Random Books, Naval Chat & Possibly the Sound of Rain
    3:29:26Narvik, Force Z, and Matapan offer different battle viewpointsQ&A
  73. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    18:42Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi from Calabria to the South AtlanticChapter
  74. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    27:26Giuseppe Garibaldi from fleet actions to guided missilesChapter
  75. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    39:17Why the Regia Marina and Cape Matapan resist simple storiesNotable Point
  76. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1941
    23:36Carrier vulnerability makes escorts indispensableNotable Point
  77. Reginae Maris Nostri: The Cruisers of Mussolini's Regia Marina
    35:56Zara class: cruisers built to fight beside battleshipsChapter
  78. Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine
    2:40:03Reliable early-war weapons can compound across a campaignQ&A
  79. Bruships 77: Leadership, books & questions...
    2:01:38Andrew Cunningham's leadership in A Sailor's OdysseyChapter
  80. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    19:03Italian speed doctrine meets the escort problemChapter
  81. How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII? (Long Patrol)
    1:13:43Searchlight shock at Cape MatapanNotable Point
  82. Patreon 40: How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII
    41:27Training let Cunningham plan around a fleet action after darkNotable Point
  83. Patreon 40: How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII
    1:54:26Nelson and Rodney as close-range night-fighting shipsChapter
  84. Patreon 40: How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII
    2:47:31Why searchlights could still be used at MatapanQ&A
  85. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    16:12A limited strike with a disproportionate deterrent effectChapter
  86. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    1:27:15Japanese cruisers in Cunningham's MediterraneanQ&A
  87. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:33:16What made Trafalgar decisiveChapter
  88. Favourite Dreadnoughts – Battleships & Battle Cruisers…
    2:23:09Why the Regia Marina posed the stronger fleet threatQ&A
  89. Dreadnoughts that Almost Were of the WWI Era...
    59:36Extra Queen Elizabeths could reshape Cape MatapanQ&A
  90. A Book or Two to Review (32): Total Germany
    6:00The operational scale behind familiar battlesNotable Point
  91. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p2/3 - Force Z
    18:25Why Force Z had no carrierChapter
  92. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:42:15How should historians judge claims in national archives?Q&A
  93. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 1910
    18:22Distributed armament preserves options in a running fightNotable Point
  94. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    4:04:13Why could Nimitz not simply command Leyte from forward waters?Q&A
  95. Prince Philips Navy
    18:45Was Philip the last Matapan survivor or the longest-serving naval officer?Q&A
  96. Prince Philips Navy
    59:53Philip's searchlight view of the Battle of Cape MatapanChapter
  97. Bruships 44: Strategy
    2:05:30Mediterranean sea control linked fleets, armies, and commerceChapter
  98. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    2:13:21An early Fairey Barracuda in the MediterraneanQ&A
  99. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s
    1:12:02Aircraft carriers did use their surface gunsQ&A
  100. Bruships30: Nine Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects(Including 1939) & Three New Books
    26:32Cape Matapan: reconnaissance reports that failed to reach commandChapter
  101. Bruships30: Nine Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects(Including 1939) & Three New Books
    31:24Mediterranean carrier warfare as a modern comparisonChapter
  102. Town Class Part 6 of 7: Gloucesters
    27:46Gloucester sent back into the Battle of Crete with little AA ammunitionChapter
  103. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    24:03HMAS Perth as bait at Cape MatapanChapter
  104. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    30:34Air power and radar at Cape MatapanNotable Point
  105. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    18:40Damaged battleships change Mediterranean operationsChapter
  106. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:14:20Why Taranto did not make battleships irrelevantNotable Point
  107. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:48:28Why British carriers could not always launch an alpha strikeQ&A
  108. Amphion Class Cruisers
    28:47Perth draws the Italian cruisers toward the battle fleetChapter
  109. Amphion Class Cruisers
    31:26Making smoke while escaping at speedNotable Point
  110. Amphion Class Cruisers
    33:09Swordfish attacks and the return to CreteNotable Point
  111. Amphion Class Cruisers
    34:46Night contact, close-range gunfire, and survivor recoveryNotable Point
  112. Amphion Class Cruisers
    37:04Air attack on Formidable after MatapanNotable Point
  113. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:54:54Why towing Pola home was not worth the riskQ&A
  114. Four Random Books 6: War At Sea
    13:13Cape Matapan: aircraft, radar, and a decisive night actionNotable Point
  115. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:38:17If Taranto and Matapan had not weakened the Italian fleetQ&A
  116. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    27:59Japan seeks an early decisive battleNotable Point
  117. Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean
    1:12:31Submarine pressure in the North African campaignChapter
  118. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 3
    5:40Andrew Cunningham and calculated operational riskChapter
  119. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers - A live stream
    14:28Cape Matapan visual link and battleship deterrenceNotable Point
  120. Back Pocket Cruisers Presentation (Practice 2)
    29:04Tribals linked Cunningham's forces at Cape MatapanChapter