Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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D-Day

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  1. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:08:31D-Day command decisions and Hobart's specialized armorNotable Point
  2. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:09:18Royal Navy beach teams directing landing craft under fireNotable Point
  3. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    18:36Why German shore guns struggled against the D-Day bombardment fleetQ&A
  4. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:40:00Where 9.2-inch monitors would have servedQ&A
  5. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:33:33Estimated barrel lives for longer 15-inch gunsQ&A
  6. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:38:34Why better ship-to-shore plans do not create an early D-DayQ&A
  7. Top/Bottom 5 inventions/adaptations of RN ships that came from the ships themselves...(Patreon Live)
    18:18Why D-Day bravery cannot be reduced to one roleNotable Point
  8. Bruships 229: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:10:53Would working German radar make D-Day harder?Q&A
  9. Building the Royal Canadian Navy for WWII
    48:50Haida's Channel sweeps and disputed T27 creditChapter
  10. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:47:17How D-Day could have failed and what came nextQ&A
  11. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    6:20:57Queen Mary as Churchill's mobile command postQ&A
  12. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:25:00Why the D-Day landings succeededQ&A
  13. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:54:44Operation PLUTO and redundant D-Day logisticsQ&A
  14. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:27:27What Germany knew about D-DayQ&A
  15. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:19:40Black Prince backed the 10th Destroyer FlotillaNotable Point
  16. Bruships 192: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:33:40Why foreknowledge alone would not let Germany stop D-DayQ&A
  17. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    1:19:51D-Day's carrier absence reflected sea room and mine clearanceNotable Point
  18. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    1:34:40D-Day succeeded by assembling an entire system to breach the coastChapter
  19. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    2:49:10A D-Day fire-support call may have reached USS Texas by chanceNotable Point
  20. Admiral James Somerville: Communicating a Command Apprenticeship
    30:48Gallipoli showed why admirals valued Somerville's communicationsChapter
  21. The Life of Admiral Sir Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton: When Speed is never enough!
    2:45:21Belfast's main and secondary guns at D-DayChapter
  22. The Life of Admiral Sir Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton: When Speed is never enough!
    3:11:35Could a captured Bismarck have supported D-Day?Q&A
  23. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:49:50Why D-Day did not need seaplane tendersQ&A
  24. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    2:00:52Britain's largest amphibious assaultQ&A
  25. Flotillas of the Danube (Continued)
    1:29:47Shore-to-shore movement and the boundary of amphibious warfareNotable Point
  26. Prof Bennet & Dr C Discuss Naval Culture: does it exist & whether it matters? #2Historians ep 4
    25:45Women's long, often informal role in naval communicationsNotable Point
  27. Prof Bennet & Dr C Discuss Naval Culture: does it exist & whether it matters? #2Historians ep 4
    1:15:15Battle summaries as the Royal Navy's first draft of historyNotable Point
  28. Steadfastly with Winged Sword: 881 Squadron RNAS/RCNAS
    5:35Carrier patrols protect D-Day's sea approachesChapter
  29. Steadfastly with Winged Sword: 881 Squadron RNAS/RCNAS
    8:04Tribal destroyers close the Channel approachesNotable Point
  30. Steadfastly with Winged Sword: 881 Squadron RNAS/RCNAS
    34:24From Normandy protection to southern France supportChapter
  31. Soviet Naval Aviation Doctrine: Always Wrestling the Same Demons
    41:07D-Day and the scale of shore-to-shore liftNotable Point
  32. Glen Class: An Insight into Landing Ship Infantry - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 3
    32:43A wide operational career from Greece to D-DayChapter
  33. Patreon 95: Helios on Route- A lucky development of helicopters & appropriate tech in 1930s
    3:02:06Would helicopters replace glider assaults?Q&A
  34. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    2:37:08How more LVT-2s could change the Normandy campaignQ&A
  35. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    58:17Where Higgins and Huckins PT boats servedNotable Point
  36. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    2:24:55Exercise Tiger as a Schnellboot warningNotable Point
  37. The Hunt Class: The WWII Royal Navy's Escort Destroyers - Key Ship Series 6, Ship 3
    28:23ORP Ślązak: a Hunt in Polish serviceChapter
  38. USS Texas: Key Ship Series 3, Ship 2
    52:33Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, and close supportChapter
  39. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    2:56:24The promise of a clean war through strategic bombingNotable Point
  40. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:08:09HNLMS Soemba's guns for Operation OverlordNotable Point
  41. Bruships 97: Random Books, Naval Chat & Possibly the Sound of Rain
    2:14:47Dog boats used disguise, surprise, and close-range gunneryChapter
  42. Top 5 Inventions that came too Late
    30:36Hovercraft in Second World War amphibious operationsNotable Point
  43. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    1:17:39Eskimo survived catastrophic damage and returned to warChapter
  44. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    3:24:40Concrete D-Day platforms could carry limited gunsQ&A
  45. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    58:28Allied France rewrites Atlantic convoy routingChapter
  46. Patreon 61: Selborne-Fisher Scheme: Integration & De-Integration of Executive & Engineering Branches
    2:08:05Where would a mobile naval base be useful?Q&A
  47. Bruships 82: New Books, Fun Books & Random Books
    44:58The teams that sampled D-Day beachesNotable Point
  48. Ruse de guerre
    29:09Amphibious threats can fix defenders without landingChapter
  49. Ruse de guerre
    30:07Ghost armies and chaff spread the D-Day threatChapter
  50. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    2:39:30Bodyguard projects invasion fleets away from NormandyChapter
  51. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    3:25:53When tanks and warships exchanged fireQ&A
  52. Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Patreon 56: Long Patrol))
    44:42D-Day destroyer selection explains wartime officer choiceNotable Point
  53. Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Patreon 56: Long Patrol))
    54:57Cunningham carried the cost of a thinning command poolChapter
  54. Bruships 80: Books From Travels
    48:39The Fighting Tenth in the Channel before D-DayChapter
  55. Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...
    2:35:17A reading guide to Admiral Bertram RamsayQ&A
  56. Patreon 50: 1939 Destroyer Doctrine of the combatant navies & Where did it come from?
    2:48:25Canadian Tribals kept German destroyers from Normandy's supply lanesNotable Point
  57. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    40:25Apollo carries the D-Day high commandNotable Point
  58. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    2:22:43Landing craft can fire ashore, but recoil fights the hullQ&A
  59. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    3:49:12Trace a D-Day landing ship through operational recordsQ&A
  60. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 9/11 Building for Victory
    10:33Wartime output scaled designs already under developmentChapter
  61. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Comment Response
    12:37Hobart's Funnies lead into D-Day terminologyNotable Point
  62. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    1:45:04A successful Dieppe Raid and the timing of D-DayQ&A
  63. Patreon 24: Everything Wrong With Star Wars Fleets (From a Naval History Perspective)
    1:50:14Churchill and George VI cancel out a D-Day gestureNotable Point
  64. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    2:13:10Protecting supply traffic after D-DayQ&A
  65. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    2:34:01Which ships supplied continental ports after D-DayQ&A
  66. Basil Jones: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 1
    6:01The Tenth Destroyer Flotilla's shield for D-DayChapter
  67. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    24:52Why Basil Jones had room to experiment before D-DayQ&A
  68. Bruships 34: Random History
    2:12:10Could D-Day be classified as a giant river crossing?Q&A
  69. Bruships 29: Best Seller History
    3:24:38Utah Beach and command flexibility after a misplaced landingChapter
  70. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    19:23Why E-boats penetrated a D-Day exerciseQ&A
  71. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    1:44:48A command ship must add informationNotable Point
  72. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    2:14:44Coastal forces keep D-Day sea lanes openChapter
  73. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    2:18:24Why E-boats did not strike the D-Day fleetQ&A
  74. 2 Minutes: HMS Rutherford
    1:16HMS Rutherford's guns and anti-submarine armamentNotable Point
  75. 2 Minutes: Dog Boats - The Fairmile D's
    1:32Fairmile D torpedo conversions and D-DayNotable Point
  76. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    6:38Making the Channel a no-go area before D-DayChapter
  77. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    20:04Layered coastal defense around NormandyChapter
  78. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    41:03Command frigates, radar control, and a Channel no-go zoneChapter
  79. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    55:17Why Crete's carrier-covering operation is easily forgottenNotable Point
  80. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    30:50Operation Tiger, D-Day security, and hidden training lossesChapter
  81. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    52:49D-Day airpower, missed beaches, and unwanted patrol dutyChapter
  82. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:31:33D-Day deception, Rommel, and the Normandy problemChapter
  83. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    41:31Sea, road, and river supply routes into ChinaNotable Point
  84. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 2 - HMS Enterprise
    17:30Enterprise's D-Day gunfire supportChapter
  85. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 1 - HMS Emerald
    28:03D-Day fire support and the Royal Navy's crew shortageNotable Point
  86. Bru Ships Episode 14: Special & Covert Operations Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    29:07Where Gurkhas served in amphibious campaignsQ&A
  87. Bru Ships Episode 14: Special & Covert Operations Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:07:20Pegasus Bridge as a gateway to D-Day airborne historyNotable Point
  88. Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    16:43Third Division from D-Day to the end of the warNotable Point
  89. 50th Live Special: Thank You
    1:08:22D-class cruisers shifted from blockade hunts to D-DayNotable Point
  90. 50th Live Special: Thank You
    1:14:18D-class cruisers in war and at D-DayNotable Point
  91. Bru Ships Episode 8: Amphibious Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    9:07What a D-Day survey can miss at seaNotable Point
  92. Bru Ships Episode 8: Amphibious Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    45:01Why D-Day used trained Army units as well as MarinesQ&A
  93. Bru Ships Episode 8: Amphibious Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    46:11Beachhead Assault and Royal Navy commandosNotable Point
  94. Bru Ships Episode 8: Amphibious Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    59:02James Holland's Normandy '44 from an amphibious perspectiveQ&A
  95. Bru Ships Episode 8: Amphibious Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:11:57Why Allied logistics favoured NormandyQ&A
  96. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the Big War Part 4 of 4
    38:10A red-painted frigate served as a D-Day brigade headquartersNotable Point
  97. An Introduction to Falklands Command
    29:26Suppression and risk are inseparable from amphibious assaultNotable Point
  98. Bru Ships Episode 0: Update & Some Amphibious Questions Answered
    16:03Why unsuppressed defenses mattered at Omaha BeachQ&A
  99. Bru Ships Episode 0: Update & Some Amphibious Questions Answered
    41:41Why LVTs were essential in the PacificQ&A
  100. A Question of Getting Them There - Landing Ships & Amphibious Warfare Part 2(iii)
    23:13Was D-Day technically an amphibious operation?Notable Point
  101. A Question of Getting Them There - Landing Ships & Amphibious Warfare Part 2(iii)
    25:09D-Day required four years of amphibious preparationChapter
  102. A Question of Getting There – Landing Craft & Amphibious Warfare Part 1
    1:34:00Did British landing craft carry flamethrowers?Q&A
  103. A Question of Getting There – Landing Craft & Amphibious Warfare Part 1
    1:36:06Why did Omaha Beach go so badly?Q&A
  104. A Question of Getting There – Landing Craft & Amphibious Warfare Part 1
    1:49:18How many rocket landing craft supported D-Day?Q&A
  105. Harwood & Captains - a River Plate 80 video
    24:05Parry carries specialist judgment into senior commandNotable Point
  106. Tribal Class in 60s (Combined)
    15:37Ushant removes a German threat after D-DayChapter