Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Benito Mussolini

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  1. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:57:12Italy backing Poland and exposing Germany's Austrian borderQ&A
  2. What does the Kreigsmarine look like if it goes all diesel powered & Scharnhorst framed?
    54:04French and Italian reactions to German carriersNotable Point
  3. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    48:34Axis rivalry and the consequences of a French escapeNotable Point
  4. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:09:04Would heavier defeats threaten Mussolini's rule?Chapter
  5. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:15:44Could Italy leave the war in 1941?Chapter
  6. What the unbuilt destroyers of the Regia Marina tell us about WWII?
    10:00Italian naval leadership under MussoliniNotable Point
  7. Operation Sea Lion: How bad could it have gone?
    22:44Italian aircraft after Sea Lion's postponementNotable Point
  8. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    2:24:27How to read Churchill's praise of MussoliniNotable Point
  9. No Pearl Harbor: Japan Enters WWII without attacking America
    25:52Several incidents can bring America into the warChapter
  10. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    53:02Could early defeats unseat Mussolini?Chapter
  11. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:46:18Defeat in Libya and Taranto threatens MussoliniChapter
  12. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:55:28Italian neutrality could end the Mediterranean war by mid-1941Notable Point
  13. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:27:15Mussolini's fall would not automatically weaken Hitler at homeQ&A
  14. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    47:28Mussolini's expectation of a short war still brings Italy into the conflictQ&A
  15. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    2:07:07Taranto and the loss of North Africa could bring Mussolini down earlierQ&A
  16. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    31:18Italy needs organic reconnaissance for Mediterranean convoy warChapter
  17. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    24:14Mussolini's declaration speech and its missing Italian grievanceNotable Point
  18. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    1:08:48June 1940 as a precedent for Mussolini's motivesNotable Point
  19. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    1:55Mussolini's death and the surviving Italian monarchyQ&A
  20. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    7:32:25Mussolini's incomplete control of Italy's armed forcesNotable Point
  21. Bruships 216 On the Road Japan 2025: Last one from Japan! Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:15:42How far does the fascist label explain wartime Japan?Notable Point
  22. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:23:58Who could remove Mussolini after a greater naval disaster?Q&A
  23. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    50:42Italy faces a dangerous commitment off CreteNotable Point
  24. Cruiser-borne aviation of the major navies; aspirations, doctrine & realities of this capability
    42:10Why the Regia Marina insisted on shipborne reconnaissanceChapter
  25. Scuttlebutt 11: from SDSR to Pearl Harbor, with a stop at CVA-01 along the way...
    23:19Who gained most from the interwar naval treaty system?Q&A
  26. How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership
    28:42How Italy escaped the treaty's cumulative limitsChapter
  27. How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership
    29:42Mussolini's projected strength exceeded his real controlNotable Point
  28. Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty
    56:21Mussolini seeks status without the cost of naval expansionChapter
  29. A 1920s Caspian Sea Carrier: What happens if the German/Soviet relationship includes a carrier?
    1:08:19French and Italian carriers collapse treaty restraintNotable Point
  30. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    0:00A plausible route to Italian neutralityChapter
  31. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    27:33A hollow fleet could restrain MussoliniNotable Point
  32. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    37:13Italy: completing the Littorios and adding carrier aviationChapter
  33. Check Campaign 19: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:01:01What would Halo Pelicans change in World War II?Q&A
  34. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:24:56A greater Taranto defeat threatens Mussolini's authorityNotable Point
  35. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:43:18Naval defeat could remove Mussolini without an invasionNotable Point
  36. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    30:30Giulio Cesare at Corfu and the mechanics of naval coercionNotable Point
  37. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    43:33Albania exposes the limits of Italian war readinessChapter
  38. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    1:03:50Mussolini's power and open dissent in Fascist ItalyNotable Point
  39. Europa & Giuseppe Miraglia: The Regia Marina's Love for Seaplane Carriers
    37:37A hero's name strengthens the ship's political caseNotable Point
  40. Europa & Giuseppe Miraglia: The Regia Marina's Love for Seaplane Carriers
    54:14Mussolini entered the war before Italy was readyNotable Point
  41. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    19:03How Allied Japan might deter Italy in 1940Q&A
  42. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    50:06Fascism, communism, and the misuse of political labelsNotable Point
  43. MAC Ships: Success having many Parents or simply Logical Conclusions? - Key Ship Series 8 Ship 2
    50:05Rearmament is also a signal to potential aggressorsChapter
  44. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    2:57:27Why visible British jets could alter Hitler's timetableQ&A
  45. Dante Alighieri: Not Dreadnought but still an Inferno - Key Ships Series 7, Ship 1
    26:03Postwar modernization and a successful fire-control trialChapter
  46. Dante Alighieri: Not Dreadnought but still an Inferno - Key Ships Series 7, Ship 1
    27:28Mussolini's Caesar pose and the Henry VIII comparisonNotable Point
  47. WWII if Norway Wins & Operation Weserübung Fails...
    1:16:13A contained Germany faces a different 1941 crisisNotable Point
  48. WWII if Norway Wins & Operation Weserübung Fails...
    1:30:48Norway also reopens Finland and neutral-Italy questionsNotable Point
  49. Patreon 87: Norway Stands! WWII if Norway repels the German invasion...
    2:19:18Why defeat could topple MussoliniNotable Point
  50. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    18:44Why Fascist Italy retained pockets of institutional continuityNotable Point
  51. Alsace class: France Building Back - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 9
    40:14Could an Alsace class have entered service?Notable Point
  52. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    3:16:40Italy's Axis alignment was constrained by readiness and politicsNotable Point
  53. HMS Ark Royal(1937): Key Ships Series 3, Ship 9
    33:39A false sinking claim made Ark Royal a marked shipNotable Point
  54. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    20:17The Duke of Abruzzi and the dangers of outward-looking nationalismNotable Point
  55. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    56:23How an early Italian collapse transforms the MediterraneanQ&A
  56. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    1:10:06H-class infrastructure and the risk of an Axis political collapseQ&A
  57. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    1:00:20Italian defeats create a new southern front against GermanyChapter
  58. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    2:14:02Italian defeats could end the Mediterranean warNotable Point
  59. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1940
    16:28Mussolini's strategy constrains Italian naval preparationNotable Point
  60. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1939
    23:42Repairing Italian ammunition quality controlNotable Point
  61. Reginae Maris Nostri: The Cruisers of Mussolini's Regia Marina
    1:47Mussolini, naval factions, and divided controlNotable Point
  62. Reginae Maris Nostri: The Cruisers of Mussolini's Regia Marina
    4:06How Mussolini bought cooperation from military elitesChapter
  63. Reginae Maris Nostri: The Cruisers of Mussolini's Regia Marina
    16:12Washington Treaty equality fed Italy's military backlashNotable Point
  64. Reginae Maris Nostri: The Cruisers of Mussolini's Regia Marina
    20:22Italy's real leverage hid weak command institutionsNotable Point
  65. Reginae Maris Nostri: The Cruisers of Mussolini's Regia Marina
    23:28Mussolini's opportunism destabilized naval requirementsChapter
  66. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    55:21Italy abandons its Austrian buffer to German expansionChapter
  67. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:01:28Mare Nostrum ambition exceeds coherent policyChapter
  68. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:18:59Mussolini combined service ministries without creating joint commandNotable Point
  69. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:01:49The Cadorna class turns rehabilitation into procurementChapter
  70. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    46:02Italy, not Germany, set France's immediate design problemNotable Point
  71. Anglo Japanese War: If Tsingtao caused a war in January 1939 (Comment Response)
    10:42Could a 1939 war reshape Soviet and Polish choices?Q&A
  72. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    1:26:33A naval war during the Abyssinian CrisisQ&A
  73. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    25:00Mussolini's navy ministry and admiral oppositionNotable Point
  74. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P8/14: Raffaele de Courten
    3:36Keeping the fleet from scuttling in 1943Chapter
  75. Karl Dönitz (on his Birthday) - how capable an Admiral was he?
    1:22:01Cavagnari answered directly to MussoliniNotable Point
  76. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) P3/14: Domenico Cavagnari
    7:34An unexpected choice for Chief of StaffNotable Point
  77. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) P3/14: Domenico Cavagnari
    14:17Treaty breakdown and a lost procurement openingNotable Point
  78. A Book or Two to Review (29): The Spanish Civil War at Sea
    10:35Italy, Abyssinia, and Mediterranean deterrenceNotable Point
  79. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    14:36Churchill's motive beyond MussoliniNotable Point
  80. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:34:08Why did Franco not attack Gibraltar during the Second World War?Q&A
  81. Bruships 44: Strategy
    3:26:55Political pressure produced an advance that stopped at separated campsNotable Point
  82. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:36:41Hitler and Mussolini gambled on another short crisisNotable Point
  83. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    5:16Taranto strikes fuel, prestige, and protected watersNotable Point
  84. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    18:20European instability before the Axis offensiveNotable Point
  85. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    28:34Yugoslavia's political fracture before invasionNotable Point
  86. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    34:53Italy's opening in French North AfricaChapter
  87. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    2:46:17Why French and Italian leaders expected Britain to stop fighting in 1940Notable Point