Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Fascist Italy

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  1. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    53:02Could early defeats unseat Mussolini?Chapter
  2. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    31:18Italy needs organic reconnaissance for Mediterranean convoy warChapter
  3. 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
  4. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    29:23Mussolini's prestige race and Italy's naval standingChapter
  5. 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
  6. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    1:16:48Was an American war with Italy inevitable?Q&A
  7. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    1:39:04If Italy exits the Axis in December 1941Chapter
  8. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    6:42:19The assumptions behind a Fascist Italy inside NATOQ&A
  9. 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
  10. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    2:23:31Can modularity control procurement tinkering?Q&A
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. How Pursuing Peace(with bonus cost cutting) can lead to War: 1930s London Naval Treaty Leadership
    1:14:16Dino Grandi protects Italian freedom and French parityChapter
  14. Italian Submarines of WWII: Shackled Potential or Victims of Geography?
    52:44Submarine chiefs carried doctrinal responsibilityChapter
  15. Battle of the Barents Sea: Naval History Live
    3:41:46Historical learning, infrastructure, and preparation for a long warNotable Point
  16. Battle of the Barents Sea: Naval History Live
    3:43:21Rome's infrastructure and Fascist Italy's imperial claimsNotable Point
  17. A Hearts of Iron Christmas 2... For Shipshape & Christmas, it's HOI4 with @GariusTheBrit
    1:09:05Italian support and the Nationalists' renewed strengthNotable Point
  18. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    0:00A plausible route to Italian neutralityChapter
  19. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    37:13Italy: completing the Littorios and adding carrier aviationChapter
  20. Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 4
    23:28Italian professionalism and the limits of Fascist rearmamentNotable Point
  21. The Soviet Man of Steel wants Bigs Ships: Stalin joins the Naval Treaties!
    1:33:24Why Mussolini's monarchy dispute could change the scenarioNotable Point
  22. 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
  23. Europa & Giuseppe Miraglia: The Regia Marina's Love for Seaplane Carriers
    37:37A hero's name strengthens the ship's political caseNotable Point
  24. Europa & Giuseppe Miraglia: The Regia Marina's Love for Seaplane Carriers
    54:14Mussolini entered the war before Italy was readyNotable Point
  25. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    2:09:02American neutrality might end in fighting without a formal declarationQ&A
  26. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    1:39:27Why a British technical lead might delay war without preventing itNotable Point
  27. If not Pearl Harbour?
    1:43:47How closely did Japan coordinate with Germany and Italy?Q&A
  28. WWII if Norway Wins & Operation Weserübung Fails...
    1:30:48Norway also reopens Finland and neutral-Italy questionsNotable Point
  29. 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
  30. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    15:40The military establishment behind Fascist ItalyChapter
  31. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    35:07Interwar fascism was transnational but not one uniform modelNotable Point
  32. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:01:28Mare Nostrum ambition exceeds coherent policyChapter
  33. Luigi Cadorna Class: The Regia Marina's Condottieri Part 2
    20:13Luigi Cadorna as a politically useful namesakeChapter
  34. Luigi Cadorna Class: The Regia Marina's Condottieri Part 2
    31:14Cruiser names as evidence of Fascist coalition politicsChapter
  35. Luigi Cadorna Class: The Regia Marina's Condottieri Part 2
    35:55From Renaissance imagery to contemporary political namingNotable Point
  36. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    43:38An interpretation of fascism and elite bargainsNotable Point
  37. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    46:02Italy, not Germany, set France's immediate design problemNotable Point
  38. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    1:16:34Elegant ships from an inconsistent naval systemChapter
  39. 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
  40. Anglo Japanese War: If Tsingtao caused a war in January 1939 (Comment Response)
    22:43Versailles, Washington, and the making of a world warNotable Point
  41. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    6:28Resignation over fleet cuts and opposition to Fascist alignmentNotable Point
  42. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    8:24Professional leadership versus political admiralsNotable Point
  43. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    10:44Source gaps and the careers of Ducci and ActonNotable Point
  44. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    24:06Italian intervention in the Spanish Civil War counterfactualNotable Point
  45. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P14/14: Ernesto Burzagli
    25:00Mussolini's navy ministry and admiral oppositionNotable Point
  46. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P11/14 Soemu Toyoda
    0:18Why Ernesto Burzagli joined the Axis chiefs seriesNotable Point
  47. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: Long Patrol - P5/14: Arturo Riccardi
    1:37Riccardi's unusually broad wartime authorityChapter
  48. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:36:41Hitler and Mussolini gambled on another short crisisNotable Point
  49. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    5:16Taranto strikes fuel, prestige, and protected watersNotable Point
  50. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    1:37:50Could a 1939 Pacific war delay war in Europe?Q&A
  51. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    1:41:22A Pacific war as a warning to Europe's dictatorshipsNotable Point