Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Free French Forces

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  1. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    49:46Darlan, de Gaulle and an uncertain CorsicaChapter
  2. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:11:40Reinforcing Greece after an early victory in LibyaChapter
  3. Balancing the Humors: How are modern nations balancing diplomacy and war in the ships they build?
    47:21De Gaulle and the friction of coalition diplomacyNotable Point
  4. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    53:48Free French ships could alter ABDACOMQ&A
  5. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    54:30Darlan's leadership question turns on ministerial authorityQ&A
  6. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:15:01The fleet could pull most of the French Empire into the warNotable Point
  7. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:18:48An intact Free French state becomes an overmighty allyNotable Point
  8. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:20:38France's government collapsed before its capacity to fightNotable Point
  9. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:21:40Free French North Africa squeezes Italian LibyaChapter
  10. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:30:45North Africa becomes the exile government's air and industrial hubNotable Point
  11. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:42:16A self-administering French state saves British resourcesNotable Point
  12. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:44:44Holding Corsica depends on local allegiance and defenseNotable Point
  13. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:05:37The French Navy refuses the surrenderQ&A
  14. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:12:49German reprisals could create a new resistance problemQ&A
  15. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:46:32Darlan's diplomatic prospects remain uncertainQ&A
  16. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:48:03Senior officers would stand ahead of de Gaulle as Darlan's successorsNotable Point
  17. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:50:11De Gaulle would probably command Free French land forcesQ&A
  18. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    51:05North African airfields reopen a fast convoy route to SuezNotable Point
  19. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    36:18France Libre and carrier namingQ&A
  20. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    0:46A great-power fleet beyond Free French reachChapter
  21. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    1:36Which French ships did the Royal Navy miss most?Q&A
  22. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    9:23Léopard's Free French commander and wartime pseudonymNotable Point
  23. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    10:19Léopard's British rearmament and uncertain submarine claimChapter
  24. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    14:18Léopard and the liberation of La RéunionNotable Point
  25. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    15:15Tigre's long war with few opportunitiesNotable Point
  26. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    23:42Machinery trouble brings Le Triomphant to the Free FrenchChapter
  27. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    26:37Le Triomphant's Pacific patrols and ten-month Sydney refitChapter
  28. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    31:40La Terrible from Mers-el-Kebir to CorsicaChapter
  29. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    35:18La Terrible as a useful but late Allied assetNotable Point
  30. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    45:07Mistral from partial scuttling to NormandyChapter
  31. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    52:32Alcyon and Basque enter Allied service lateNotable Point
  32. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    54:07What a mass French fleet escape might have changedNotable Point
  33. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    55:21La Combattante's Hunt-class service at NormandyChapter
  34. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    56:23La Combattante carries de Gaulle and French currency to NormandyChapter
  35. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    58:49La Combattante's mine loss and the rejected torpedo claimNotable Point
  36. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    1:00:00Could a larger Free French fleet have supported itself?Notable Point
  37. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:35:07Victory in North Africa could expand Free French recruitmentNotable Point
  38. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    1:12:55Why 1945 Free French forces would need concentration to stop Germany in 1940Q&A
  39. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    53:18Interning the French fleet keeps Indochina outside Allied protectionNotable Point
  40. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    37:04Japanese entry could influence French colonial allegiancesNotable Point
  41. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:26:33Sea control isolates North Africa and protects CreteChapter
  42. French Naval Aviation: A Quick Historical Overview & Introduction to it's Squadrons
    18:04The collapse of Anglo-French maritime planningNotable Point
  43. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    50:15Why the French Navy might choose to fight onQ&A
  44. Town Class 1913 +: Birmingham & Birkenhead Classes + HMAS Adelaide
    45:08Adelaide supports Free French control of New CaledoniaChapter
  45. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    23:26An all-or-nothing fleet evacuation reshapes Free FranceChapter
  46. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    25:20Evacuating the fleet does not preserve France's industrial baseNotable Point
  47. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    27:26French North Africa becomes a government and supply baseChapter
  48. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    31:09A French fleet acting as one forceChapter
  49. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:00:54Scenario one: the navy evacuates and fights onChapter
  50. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    28:28Devonshire's war ranged from Free French operations to the Eastern FleetChapter
  51. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    25:32Pluton's original armament and a possible Allied refitNotable Point
  52. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    38:19The wartime value Pluton never deliveredChapter
  53. Four Random Books 21: Raiding
    4:38LRDG range depended on supply and forward basingNotable Point
  54. An Introduction to Operation Ironclad: May 1942 Invasion of Madagascar
    5:35Why Britain excluded the Free French from the planNotable Point