Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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  1. Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:44:48A fictional fleet is constrained by its rarest componentQ&A
  2. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:36:06French naval personnel could fight ashoreQ&A
  3. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    5:51:42A River-class OPV as a practical modern gunboat baseQ&A
  4. Bruships 219: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    42:50Fisher's obsolete ships still carried global missionsQ&A
  5. The Real Life Captain Jack Sparrow: Peter Tordenskjold
    23:23An inshore squadron attacks the artillery routeChapter
  6. The Real Life Captain Jack Sparrow: Peter Tordenskjold
    26:17Reconnaissance and surprise inside DynekilenChapter
  7. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:36Distributed gunboats for Castle Federation capital shipsQ&A
  8. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    1:47:05Björkösund makes a narrow channel defensibleNotable Point
  9. Rostislav: the Russian Victory from 1784?
    11:49Rostislav and Russia's naval architecture schoolNotable Point
  10. Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty
    2:41:04Why a 6-inch gunboat was not a cruiser substituteQ&A
  11. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    1:23:09Diesels for reserve gunboats and monitorsNotable Point
  12. Flotillas of the Danube: A River Runs Through It!
    47:57Shore artillery in Soviet river operationsNotable Point
  13. David Farragut: Leadership from Roll Models & Experience
    3:03:58Farragut assembles a mixed fleet for the bayNotable Point
  14. Flotillas of the Danube
    46:44Why Royal Navy sloops belong in river-gunboat historyNotable Point
  15. Prof Mercogliano & Dr C Discuss What is going on with Logistics(Shipping)? #2Historians Ep 5
    1:10:58Secondary theatres do not always need first-rank warshipsNotable Point
  16. The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage
    6:10Why a carrier group became America’s strongest diplomatic signalNotable Point
  17. Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:32:05Finding a fair gunboat opponent for HMS WarriorQ&A
  18. Bruships 162: I can feel the Kalax in the Air Tonight... Oh Books! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:07:42A transverse triple-expansion paddle warship is technically plausibleQ&A
  19. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    1:07:09The treaty exemptions that preserved sloops and gunboatsQ&A
  20. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    27:10HMS Africa holds a convoy screenNotable Point
  21. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    1:07:28Dictator uses her anchor to bring a broadside onto NajadenChapter
  22. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    1:15:50Leaving Lyngør under gunboat attackNotable Point
  23. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    42:22Gunboats could not replace seagoing warshipsNotable Point
  24. Bruships 144: Some Books(Can't Find Lego Cam Sorry) & Naval History Questions
    2:04:24Why the Royal Navy sent only two battleships to ChinaQ&A
  25. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    1:34:43Monitors sit outside the main treaty strength contestQ&A
  26. Patreon 93: Old crocks at war. How useful to WWI were the old ships brought out of reserve?
    40:49Two Bramble-class generations outlast their original eraChapter
  27. Patreon 93: Old crocks at war. How useful to WWI were the old ships brought out of reserve?
    45:40HMS Dwarf fights one of World War I's first ship actionsChapter
  28. Patreon 93: Old crocks at war. How useful to WWI were the old ships brought out of reserve?
    47:29Bramble and Britomart support the Mesopotamian campaignChapter
  29. USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 10
    24:17Mobile gunboats promise coastal defence on the cheapNotable Point
  30. Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?
    1:44:24Escort mass production demonstrated industrial intentChapter
  31. Bruships 131: Battleships...
    1:25:07Battleships in Transition and Crimean War procurementChapter
  32. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    2:37:23Small gunboats trade reach for local utilityQ&A
  33. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    2:54:26Yangtze water levels and gunboat accessNotable Point
  34. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    1:17:03Bille's gunboats as an asymmetric naval strategyNotable Point
  35. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    1:19:44Steen Andersen Bille's formation as a naval officerChapter
  36. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    1:17:58How Baltic bombardment needs secured new small craftNotable Point
  37. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    13:17Gunboat diplomacy and shallow-draft forceChapter
  38. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    17:31Insect and Fly class river support modelNotable Point
  39. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    19:19Yangtze Patrol and Panay crisis warningNotable Point
  40. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    27:40Anglo-American cooperation on the Yangtze PatrolNotable Point
  41. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    34:34Dragonfly class design and Far East roleChapter
  42. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    36:54HMS Mosquito under air attack at DunkirkNotable Point
  43. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    39:38HMS Locust's Dunkirk service, refit, and survivalNotable Point
  44. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    43:52Scorpion, Dragonfly, and Grasshopper lost in the Far EastNotable Point
  45. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    58:44Gunboats supporting torpedo-boat night attacksChapter
  46. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:31:23Treaty-exempt small ships and missed procurementNotable Point
  47. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:42:12Soviet armored river gunboatsChapter
  48. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:47:04American PGM gunboats and the PT-boat speed mismatchNotable Point
  49. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:54:31Small ships, aggregate value, and modern OPV successorsNotable Point
  50. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    15:52Gunboats from Crimea to riverine warfareChapter
  51. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    20:25Gunboats, sloops, and Yangtze presenceChapter
  52. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    25:21Did torpedo boats evolve from gunboats?Q&A
  53. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    28:48Panay and Anglo-American river cooperationNotable Point
  54. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    35:06Did monitors replace river gunboats?Q&A
  55. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    37:38Why use sloops instead of shallow-draft Fly-class gunboats?Q&A
  56. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    40:47Yangtze Patrol size and seasonal reachNotable Point
  57. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    42:04Dragonfly class design profileChapter
  58. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    52:47Mosquito at Dunkirk and coastal supportNotable Point
  59. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    58:29Singapore evacuation and Far East readinessNotable Point
  60. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    1:51:42Fairmile D dog boat design and productionChapter
  61. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:34:21U.S. PGM speed problem and PT boat supportNotable Point
  62. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:52:00Gunboats and the small necessary functions of warNotable Point
  63. Bruships 99: Political History, Geostrategic History & Naval History
    1:25:39Early-modern sea power beyond battleship countsChapter
  64. Bruships 97: Random Books, Naval Chat & Possibly the Sound of Rain
    27:48HMS Cockchafer carried a small-ship name across erasQ&A
  65. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    9:00Why Insect-class gunboats served in China and MesopotamiaChapter
  66. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    11:08Why treaties barely constrained Insect-class gunboatsNotable Point
  67. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    17:12Gunboats carry mobile fire support toward Kut and BaghdadChapter
  68. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    19:24HMS Aphis from the Danube to Mediterranean fire supportNotable Point
  69. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    20:07HMS Bee and the cost of one-for-one replacementNotable Point
  70. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    21:43HMS Cockchafer confronts the Wanhsien seizuresNotable Point
  71. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    27:14Wanhsien rescue attempt becomes a firefightNotable Point
  72. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    31:21HMS Cricket's air attack, write-off, and wreck off CyprusNotable Point
  73. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    32:17The Panay incident as a Yangtze flashpointNotable Point
  74. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    37:19HMS Tarantula becomes a support ship and fleet flagshipNotable Point
  75. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    39:29HMS Moth is scuttled, recovered, and lost in Japanese serviceNotable Point
  76. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    40:29HMS Ladybird supports Bardia, Kastellorizo, and TobrukChapter
  77. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    42:12HMS Gnat at Nanking and the next gunboat generationNotable Point
  78. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    44:04HMS Gnat survives a U-79 torpedo off TobrukNotable Point
  79. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    46:03Scrapped Insect-class hulls and the late Dragonfly programChapter
  80. Insect Class: Force Multiplication of the Inshore Kind
    49:25Gunboats and sloops as force multipliersNotable Point
  81. Soviet Navy Part 1/3: 1918-1939
    25:52River flotillas made inland warfare a major Soviet strengthNotable Point
  82. Victoria Louise(1897) Class: Time to Make An Impression (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 6)
    21:47How the East Asia Squadron multiplied its visible presenceNotable Point
  83. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    9:40A three-squadron cruiser plan for 1880s BrazilQ&A
  84. Velasco Class(1881): 19th Century Cruisers p5
    22:21Conde de Venadito's sorties from HavanaNotable Point
  85. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    38:14Why Spain's Manila cruisers could not fight as a fleetChapter
  86. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    1:19:27Auxiliary cruisers carry the war to Puerto RicoChapter
  87. Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Patreon 56: Long Patrol))
    25:43Hector Boyes first proved himself in East AfricaChapter
  88. Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)
    3:02:26Why a fire-support gunboat should not be disguised as a sloopQ&A
  89. Finnish War 1808-9 (Sweden vs Russia): A War of Autocracies (Long Patrol)
    40:56Lemo and Oravais showed the limits of littoral manoeuvreChapter
  90. Finnish War 1808-9 (Sweden vs Russia): A War of Autocracies (Long Patrol)
    44:42Swedish gunboats protected the withdrawal at RatanNotable Point
  91. Finnish War 1808-9 (Sweden vs Russia): A War of Autocracies (Long Patrol)
    45:04A high-ground analogy frames the avoidable naval fight at PiteåNotable Point
  92. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    1:46:07Helsinki village and the unprotected evacuationNotable Point
  93. Battle of Shiloh (Long Patrol)
    43:36Reserves, reinforcements, and the river positionNotable Point
  94. The Imperial Russian Navy between the Russo-Japanese War & WWI: Long Patrol
    1:01:01What Russia's 1914 fleet totals revealChapter
  95. Patreon 42: "Recovering from Disaster: The Imperial Russian Navy between Russo-Japanese War & WW1."
    2:27:28The 1914 fleet was strongest below the capital-ship levelChapter
  96. Patreon 29: Coastal Defence Ships
    42:54Do gunboats count as early coastal-defence ships?Q&A
  97. Patreon 27: Some Actions of the French Navy in WWI
    3:03:11Was Fisher wrong to dispose of Britain's gunboats?Q&A
  98. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:13:31Roger Curtis turns victory into a rescue operationNotable Point
  99. Naval Fire Support of the WWI Western Front: Long Patrol, Part 5, Marshal Ney Class
    36:17A young Tweedy improvises a river operation in Sierra LeoneNotable Point
  100. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    2:51:00How a nineteenth-century gunboat was winterizedQ&A
  101. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 4
    16:50Nationalist China rebuilds counter-piracy capacityNotable Point
  102. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 1
    15:47Gunboats gathered intelligence and depended on operational reserveChapter
  103. Bruships 34: Random History
    25:45Bad powder and a broken gun carriage doom Gunboat No. 121Notable Point
  104. Bruships 34: Random History
    27:19Asp's survivors return after a British boarding attackNotable Point
  105. Bruships 34: Random History
    29:16Alligator repels a night boat attack at the Stone RiverNotable Point
  106. Paddle Ships at War
    1:44:48Why paddle gunboats suited the Yangtze PatrolChapter
  107. Paddle Ships at War
    1:50:07Kitchener uses the Nile as a protected supply flankChapter
  108. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"
    26:14How Crimean War gunboats could reach the Great LakesNotable Point
  109. Introduction: Making Copenhagening a Verb - 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807) p2 of 2
    10:47Burned stocks, lost gunboats, and ships held in reserveNotable Point
  110. Patreon Video 5: Mediterranean gunboat diplomacy in the Victorian era
    55:24Why Seymour's fleet lacked immediate leverageNotable Point
  111. An Introduction to Victorian Naval Diplomacy
    14:40Training, ironclads, and the practical gunboatNotable Point
  112. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    19:10HMS Eagle enters the crisis with prior Japanese frictionNotable Point
  113. An Introduction to Not the Big Ships: NGFS As Provided by Destroyers & Below Part 1 of 2
    7:01Small steam vessels bring guns closer in the Opium WarsChapter
  114. An Introduction to Not the Big Ships: NGFS As Provided by Destroyers & Below Part 1 of 2
    8:42Nile gunboats combine firepower, logistics, and commandChapter
  115. An Introduction to Not the Big Ships: NGFS As Provided by Destroyers & Below Part 1 of 2
    11:18When dependence on the Nile became an operational advantageNotable Point
  116. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    59:58A gunboat screen for Singapore's crossingsNotable Point
  117. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    34:17Spica-class torpedo boats sustained Italy's convoy warChapter
  118. Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?
    3:47What made an interwar sloopChapter
  119. Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?
    11:40Why Insect-class gunboats counted with sloopsQ&A
  120. Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!
    1:53:22From interwar sloops to modern offshore patrol vesselsQ&A