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French Empire

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  1. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    13:47Bases, submarines, and the French supply problemChapter
  2. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    29:20Holding the empire and rebuilding supply chainsNotable Point
  3. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    52:09Madagascar and the strategic value of colonial alignmentNotable Point
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. An introduction to the Atlantic Charter... creating a new world order in WWII?
    1:05:27Imperial maps after 1945 included former Italian territoriesNotable Point
  8. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:12:01Covert intervention and deniable arms supplyNotable Point
  9. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:15:25Why colonial damage complicates decolonisationNotable Point
  10. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    8:02:20What could Britain seek in exchange for its part of Cameroon?Q&A
  11. Bruships 217: Back from Japan 2025: Jetlag is a Myth - Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:48:35Why naval mines were cached deep inside SudanQ&A
  12. Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:21Britain blocks the Louisiana PurchaseQ&A
  13. Cruiser-borne aviation of the major navies; aspirations, doctrine & realities of this capability
    32:50French cruiser aircraft as instruments of imperial presenceChapter
  14. Bruships 189: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:29:38The Belgian Congo as an extreme within imperial violenceNotable Point
  15. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    59:32Comparing empires without excusing colonialismNotable Point
  16. So what about the Jeune Ecole made the Hoche and other French BattleHotels inevitable?
    13:17Torpedo boats, submarines, and global imperial commitmentsChapter
  17. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    8:44French naval aviation as an allied capabilityChapter
  18. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    21:30Imperial geography as a strategic driverChapter
  19. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    35:39Why France planned carriers for the Far East and AtlanticChapter
  20. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    34:18France's far-flung bases lack a unified support systemChapter
  21. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    37:01Imperial government determines who pays for defenceNotable Point
  22. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    17:22France: fast capital ships, carriers, and Mediterranean deterrenceChapter
  23. Bruships 152: Patreon July Premiers Announcement, Special Guests & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:35:57Why French and Dutch imperial transitions followed different pathsQ&A
  24. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:14:43Why France built Suez and Britain bought itQ&A
  25. Scharnhorst Class(1936): Most Valued Player of the German Capital Ships - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 4
    4:45Why a German fleet aimed at France still faced BritainNotable Point
  26. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    34:29Why 1920s Thailand should not be mapped as Japan's allyNotable Point
  27. Dunkerque Class: Fast Battleship or Battle Cruiser? - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 7
    44:37The class suited distant presence and crisis responseNotable Point
  28. Joffre Class: Too Many Enemies - Key Ship Series 5, Epsiode 5
    20:38Treaty parity left France defending both a frontier and an empireChapter
  29. Joffre Class: Too Many Enemies - Key Ship Series 5, Epsiode 5
    24:26British support was essential against simultaneous threatsNotable Point
  30. A150 & BB64; After Yamato - Key Ship Series 4, Ships 7
    32:27French treaty parity and the cost of global presenceNotable Point
  31. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    2:06:00Allied carrier power reduced the pressure to build a French systemChapter
  32. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    21:34French bases and fleet distribution in 1940Chapter
  33. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    1:22:41How a French fleet would reach a coalition war against JapanChapter
  34. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    1:39:00Italian and Japanese pressure on French force planningChapter
  35. The Forgotten Trafalgar: The 1509 Battle of Diu (Long Patrol)
    1:29:51European fleets become part of Indian Ocean politicsNotable Point
  36. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    1:03:35What Surcouf says about interwar FranceNotable Point
  37. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p1: Strategy & Some Priniciple Personalities
    3:00The Third Coalition and the threat of invasionChapter
  38. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p1: Strategy & Some Priniciple Personalities
    20:54Louisiana Purchase money and invasion financeNotable Point
  39. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)
    2:31:20Why superpowers do not follow one learning curveQ&A
  40. Shipbuilding through the 1880s-1950s
    1:32:20Empire without adequate defensive preparationNotable Point
  41. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    19:05Did Britain acquire colonies mainly to deny them to France?Q&A
  42. Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810) - The First Eagle Captured/211 yrs ago today
    20:16French slavery policy and British imperial opportunismNotable Point
  43. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    22:22Coalition war and Britain's maritime advantageChapter
  44. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    36:50Could Napoleon have secured a European stalemate?Q&A
  45. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    51:24Trafalgar's strategic aim: stop an invasionChapter
  46. An Introduction to Operation Menace part 1 of 2
    7:56Free France and the problem of legitimacyNotable Point
  47. An Introduction to Operation Menace part 1 of 2
    18:54Why Dakar mattered to Free FranceNotable Point