Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Hong Kong

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  1. Britain's Rearmament 1937 vs 2026: What Lessons are we forgetting?
    1:34:24Overseas bases need docks, stores, and training facilitiesChapter
  2. Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?
    2:16:44Inherited civil-service rules and administrative powerNotable Point
  3. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:21:40A 1949 attack on Hong Kong risks an immediate wider warQ&A
  4. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    1:11:31Would Chiang Kai-shek return a retaken Hong Kong?Q&A
  5. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:55:24Emergency access failed when housing density overruled road geometryQ&A
  6. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:44:29Retaining Hong Kong would create a forward-base liabilityQ&A
  7. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:57:29Retaining Hong Kong would not reduce China to North Korean stagnationQ&A
  8. Bruships 234: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:01:54Hong Kong, Weihaiwei, and the geography of British forward basesQ&A
  9. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    48:33Allied base-building breaks Japan's attrition timetableNotable Point
  10. Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:41:59Preparing Hong Kong to resist invasion in 1997Q&A
  11. Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:46:46Hong Kong's waterfront and urban radar clutterNotable Point
  12. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    38:25Scheme J1's paper fleet for war with JapanChapter
  13. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    34:23Hong Kong as a test of promises about separate systemsNotable Point
  14. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    9:05:23Hong Kong and Malaya as popular but demanding postingsQ&A
  15. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    4:33:50Why Hong Kong would not be another Falklands campaignQ&A
  16. Bruships 219: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:59:10Hong Kong was defensible only at prohibitive costQ&A
  17. Bruships 213 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:56:11Japan counters a Chinese Tiger-derived battlecruiserQ&A
  18. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    46:21China Station service exposes tropical operating limitsChapter
  19. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    30:06The scenario needs France fallen but Norway fightingChapter
  20. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    1:07:20A shorter Japan-first war built around blockadeChapter
  21. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:43:33Foreign defensive buffers around exposed imperial basesNotable Point
  22. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    48:40Britain's global network distinguishes entry bases from forward basesChapter
  23. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    54:14Britain's Far East logistics plan meets a changing threatNotable Point
  24. Why did the Royal Navy need a Forward Aviation Support Ship: Unicorn, the why, the how & the value!
    24:03The base chain behind Britain's planned war with JapanChapter
  25. Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines
    30:20British bases, fleet oilers, and carrier enduranceChapter
  26. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    14:51Trincomalee, Hong Kong, Weihaiwei, and Australia comparedChapter
  27. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    26:19Comparing imperial base options across Asia and AustraliaChapter
  28. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    59:43Treaty accusations masked a dispute over spending prioritiesNotable Point
  29. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    1:38:44Floating docks would move forward with the fleetNotable Point
  30. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    2:34:08A theater command could concentrate troops and airfieldsNotable Point
  31. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    4:40:18USS John Adams ended as a Hong Kong police hulk sunk by torpedoNotable Point
  32. Bruships 126: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    52:07A retained Hong Kong lease changes Royal Navy presenceQ&A
  33. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    2:13:32Where did the treaty restrict fortifications?Q&A
  34. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...
    1:05:24Locating Yamen on the South China SeaNotable Point
  35. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    1:29:33Retaking Hong Kong ties carriers to amphibious logisticsChapter
  36. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    2:31:00Retaking Hong Kong under Allied air coverChapter
  37. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    2:38:30Would the war change China's civil war?Q&A
  38. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    2:39:14Forward submarines turn the East China Sea against JapanNotable Point
  39. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    2:51:38What would the victors claim after Japan's defeat?Q&A
  40. Bruships 100: Science Fiction & Some Fvourites
    2:43:12Hong Kong treaty obligations in an alternate historyQ&A
  41. Victoria Louise(1897) Class: Time to Make An Impression (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 6)
    18:57Hertha's global presence depended on foreign dry docksNotable Point
  42. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    37:25Gefion in the Boxer Rebellion and at the Taku FortsChapter
  43. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    23:47Dewey's orders and the Hong Kong logistical springboardChapter
  44. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Other Ships & Fortifications (Long Patrol)
    23:57Article 19 froze Pacific bases and defensesChapter
  45. Anglo Japanese War: If Tsingtao caused a war in January 1939 (Comment Response)
    28:04How might Japan ambush Allied forces north of the Philippines?Q&A
  46. Anglo-Japanese War Feb 39 - if Tsingtao incident blows up, what would be IJN doctrine? (Long Patrol)
    27:37Britain's proposed advance through Taiwan, Hong Kong, and WeihaiweiNotable Point
  47. Patreon 48: Anglo-Japanese War in Feb 39 - if Tsingtao Incident goes "hot", what's IJN doctrine?
    2:23:02Taiwan as a limited Allied advance baseNotable Point
  48. Patreon 48: Anglo-Japanese War in Feb 39 - if Tsingtao Incident goes "hot", what's IJN doctrine?
    2:25:27China and the Soviet Union widen Japan's strategic crisisNotable Point
  49. British Industry: The More than Just Ships P3/4: Maintaining (Royal Navy Dockyards II)
    16:04Hong Kong's dockyard as a repair baseChapter
  50. Patreon 44 "More than just ships: Infrastructure - the yards that ruled the world"
    1:51:25Hong Kong as an imperial repair baseChapter
  51. A Book or Two to Review (25): Churchill's Admiral
    0:26Lord Keyes as a Far East command alternativeNotable Point
  52. Bruships 55: New Books
    4:27:09Singapore's defence and the case for a stronger supreme commanderQ&A
  53. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    3:58:45Hong Kong's lease and infrastructure dependenceQ&A
  54. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    2:56:02Foreign personnel in British naval serviceQ&A
  55. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P2/5 What was Lend Lease according to the USA
    2:19Supplying China exposes the limits of maritime accessNotable Point
  56. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    34:20Ceylon made Singapore's loss a planned contingencyNotable Point
  57. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    35:38Weihaiwei anchored the forward convoy planNotable Point
  58. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P3b/7 Keith Speed (Continued)
    12:5242 Commando's 10,000-mile contingency deploymentChapter
  59. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 3
    4:53Depression economics shifts British counter-piracy policyChapter
  60. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 3
    30:04Treaty-port authority imposed strict landing rulesChapter
  61. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 3
    35:22The Shung Tam Kwan case exposes a piracy-law gapChapter
  62. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 3
    40:47The Hong Kong garrison competed with Singapore's wider strategyNotable Point
  63. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 1
    8:24Hong Kong's trade network creates rich targets for piracyChapter
  64. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 1
    13:19Steamships professionalize piracy around Hong KongNotable Point
  65. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 1
    19:45The Woh Fat Shing robbery exposes interwar pirate networksNotable Point
  66. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    9:05Why piracy clustered around Hong Kong and SingaporeNotable Point
  67. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    26:56How piracy adapted to steamship trafficChapter
  68. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    27:41Gold stolen from Wo Fat Xing in Hong Kong harborNotable Point
  69. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    53:45Why Bias Bay became a persistent pirate strongholdNotable Point
  70. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    1:37:40Submarines intercepted the pirate-held SS IreneChapter
  71. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 3: What Aircraft Carriers were for...
    15:54An HMS Hermes aircraft disrupts a pirate seizureNotable Point
  72. The Fairey Story Anew...
    1:07:24The Fairey III F becomes a naval general-service workhorseNotable Point
  73. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    1:21:08HMS Hermes and a Fleet Air Arm in transitionChapter
  74. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    1:22:15HMS Hermes on anti-piracy patrol in South ChinaNotable Point
  75. The World According to the Royal Navy of the 1930s - 4 minutes
    1:59Why Singapore, rather than Hong Kong, fit the trade mapNotable Point
  76. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    37:06HMS Folkestone from the Persian Gulf to Atlantic convoysNotable Point
  77. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    44:41A British flag on a complicated merchant shipQ&A
  78. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    1:21:10American entry and a coalition Pacific commandChapter
  79. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P3 Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    17:42The Soviet threat limits Japanese options in ChinaNotable Point
  80. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    32:42Moving fighters and bombers to SingaporeNotable Point
  81. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    38:43Japan's northern army commitments slow a southern responseNotable Point
  82. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    3:21The bare-bones coalition against JapanNotable Point
  83. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    17:00Using HMS Eagle to find Akagi firstChapter
  84. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    37:18Commerce war with submarines and cruisersChapter
  85. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P1 Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    9:21Tsingtao, Hong Kong, and a contested coastNotable Point
  86. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P1 Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    19:28The disputed status of SS St Vincent de PaulChapter
  87. Dream Fleet for the Current Integrated Review A Little Proposal
    15:49Military capability underwrites diplomatic statusNotable Point
  88. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:36:01The force and escalation problem in retaking Hong KongQ&A
  89. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:00:20Why seizing Macau would be strategically disastrousQ&A
  90. Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:48:39Hong Kong pressure creates political risk for ChinaQ&A
  91. Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video
    1:04:23Japan's loss of face and strategic lessonChapter
  92. RN Commands in 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:37Reinforcing the Far East took time and resupplyNotable Point