Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Imperial Defence

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  1. What happens if France joins the Russo-Japanese war from the beginning?
    15:42Why the alliance mattered to India and AustraliaNotable Point
  2. What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?
    13:40Why naval parity with Italy constrains FranceNotable Point
  3. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:27:10Canada, dominion status, and collective securityQ&A
  4. What would need to change for HMAS Australia & HMS New Zealand to be retained under Washington?
    1:42Imperial fleet units were designed for commerce protectionChapter
  5. What would need to change for HMAS Australia & HMS New Zealand to be retained under Washington?
    6:42Lord Dudley drives Australia's rapid naval procurementNotable Point
  6. What if the RN decided to upgrade HMS Tiger to 15in guns?
    18:29Tiger's strategic speed could put heavy guns at Singapore in timeChapter
  7. What if the RN decided to upgrade HMS Tiger to 15in guns?
    47:26Four fast ships support a deploy-train-refit cycleChapter
  8. What if the RN decided to upgrade HMS Tiger to 15in guns?
    1:06:08An eighteen-ship fleet could support another battle squadronNotable Point
  9. What if HMS Hermes was the first of a class of Cruiser Carriers?
    39:53Cruiser carriers spread naval aviation across distant stationsChapter
  10. What happens if the British & Japanese refuse to break their alliance? (Patreon Live)
    1:51:48Dominion geography explains competing alliance prioritiesNotable Point
  11. What happens if the British & Japanese refuse to break their alliance? (Patreon Live)
    1:53:51Australia and New Zealand strengthen the Four-Power TreatyChapter
  12. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    1:24:39France's Mediterranean and imperial commitmentsNotable Point
  13. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    21:21French cruisers carry a global mission on treaty displacementChapter
  14. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    1:07:38Royal Navy floatplanes extend global sea controlChapter
  15. What changes if the Royal Navy gets a Proper Staff in 1905, instead relying on NID for everything?
    41:12Trade economics reshape imperial naval coordinationNotable Point
  16. What changes if the Royal Navy gets a Proper Staff in 1905, instead relying on NID for everything?
    46:45Dominion battlecruisers share imperial defence costsChapter
  17. What changes if the Royal Navy gets a Proper Staff in 1905, instead relying on NID for everything?
    51:58Why Dominion battlecruisers suited Britain's imperial positionNotable Point
  18. What changes if the Royal Navy gets a Proper Staff in 1905, instead relying on NID for everything?
    52:59Global reactions to an imperial battlecruiser networkNotable Point
  19. What changes if the Royal Navy gets a Proper Staff in 1905, instead relying on NID for everything?
    59:13Briefings mobilize Dominion naval resourcesNotable Point
  20. What changes if the Royal Navy gets a Proper Staff in 1905, instead relying on NID for everything?
    1:11:36Dominion sea power changes the postwar treaty problemChapter
  21. Lions not Indefatigables - the Dominions chose to build 13.5in Battlecruisers prior to WWI...
    10:04Dominion cruiser squadrons and imperial cost sharingChapter
  22. Lions not Indefatigables - the Dominions chose to build 13.5in Battlecruisers prior to WWI...
    13:10Dominion self-government and local defence costsNotable Point
  23. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    6:57:05How a scout-carrier category could expand the Royal NavyQ&A
  24. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    7:26:18A hypothetical 1920 program for Royal Navy basesQ&A
  25. What if the High Seas Fleet was not Scuttled in Scapa Flow?
    56:51Why larger French and Italian fleets matter globallyNotable Point
  26. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:56:12Dominion battlecruisers as dry-dock policyQ&A
  27. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:41:19Tiger as a possible replacement for HMAS AustraliaQ&A
  28. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:12:44Canada funds rather than crews three Queen ElizabethsQ&A
  29. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    2:17:06Why Hong Kong remains indefensibleQ&A
  30. Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt: WWI Royal Navy's Director of Naval Construction
    34:21Hawkins-class cruisers bridge war and imperial presenceChapter
  31. Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt: WWI Royal Navy's Director of Naval Construction
    52:12G3 and N3 designs fit imperial dockyards and treaty expectationsChapter
  32. Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt: WWI Royal Navy's Director of Naval Construction
    55:19Fully armoured battlecruisers for imperial strategic mobilityNotable Point
  33. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:12:11Why Dominion expansion would not produce six more IndefatigablesQ&A
  34. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    0:48Singapore shapes Britain's different route to war with JapanNotable Point
  35. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    1:09:01Dominion naval integration and global trade protectionChapter
  36. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    1:15:43An Indian navy and the army's imperial roleNotable Point
  37. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    1:36:29An imperial battlecruiser network around World War IChapter
  38. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    1:54:55A joint imperial expeditionary forceChapter
  39. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    2:17:22Imperial interoperability through common standardsNotable Point
  40. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    2:45:51Would the imperial naval system create disputes between member fleets?Q&A
  41. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    2:46:24Would other nations join the imperial naval system?Q&A
  42. Admiral Nelles: The man who built the Royal Canadian Navy of WWII
    26:16Strategic distance became an excuse not to prepareNotable Point
  43. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:23:13Victorian sloops supplied global presenceQ&A
  44. Bruships 194: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:18:45Why a global empire would centralize fleets and air powerQ&A
  45. Bruships 194: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:56:14How Australia might remember a sacrificed Royal Navy squadronQ&A
  46. Vice-Admiral Joshua Rowley: The Trials of Being the Solid Deputy for the Greats!
    2:23:34If American independence had not come in 1776Q&A
  47. HMS Queen Mary: An Evolutionary Ship in a Time of Fleet Transition
    10:04The imperial fleet's cruiser gapNotable Point
  48. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    5:38:02Completing the Admiral class demands a larger imperial support networkQ&A
  49. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    6:08:37Why Insect-class river gunboats carried 6-inch gunsQ&A
  50. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    2:54:19Why the Royal Navy considered 9.2-inch station cruisersQ&A
  51. Tiger Cubs - RN actually builds dreadnought armoured cruisers with 9.2in guns alongside HMS Tiger...
    12:31Restoring the station-cruiser roleChapter
  52. Tiger Cubs - RN actually builds dreadnought armoured cruisers with 9.2in guns alongside HMS Tiger...
    33:05A global-presence ship with wartime valueQ&A
  53. Bruships 165: I saw a Poodle with a Kalax Manual in his hand, walking through the moors of cornwall
    1:17:57A Canadian battlecruiser fleet before the First World WarQ&A
  54. Bruships 165: I saw a Poodle with a Kalax Manual in his hand, walking through the moors of cornwall
    2:28:20Why Britain accepted American control of HawaiiQ&A
  55. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    13:33Cruisers and sloops as an imperial economic programmeChapter
  56. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    18:29Sloops and cruisers as foundations for Commonwealth naviesNotable Point
  57. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    21:46Commercial ports and railways as wartime supply infrastructureNotable Point
  58. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    21:46Dry docks and ports as strategic infrastructureNotable Point
  59. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    27:50Defending bases that support imperial tradeNotable Point
  60. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    31:59Defending the Falklands and Caribbean trade routesNotable Point
  61. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    41:48The X1 as an imperial submersible gunboatNotable Point
  62. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    59:10Railways as a military mobility reserveChapter
  63. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:04:44Defence infrastructure as employment and social policyNotable Point
  64. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:06:06A fortified network from Gibraltar to SingaporeChapter
  65. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:08:26Defensive depth and stay-behind observers in MalayaNotable Point
  66. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:09:57Singapore's supply routes and the limits of the Malta comparisonNotable Point
  67. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:27:00Building cruisers and small carriers before the London treatyNotable Point
  68. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:34:43Prepared islands and defensive depthNotable Point
  69. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:41:41Debt policy and the limits of the ten-year ruleNotable Point
  70. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:43:33Foreign defensive buffers around exposed imperial basesNotable Point
  71. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:47:06Fortified route nodes against raiders and submarinesNotable Point
  72. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    37:01Imperial government determines who pays for defenceNotable Point
  73. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    46:01Imperial armies let Britain prioritise sea and air powerNotable Point
  74. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    1:11:25Colonial escorts and joint imperial fleetsNotable Point
  75. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    1:13:38Britain: preserving numbers while expanding fast capital ships and carriersChapter
  76. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    1:25:47Strategic depth for Japan, an imperial lifeline for BritainNotable Point
  77. Check Campaign 24: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:47:33A Japanese alliance for Pacific defenseNotable Point
  78. Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off
    1:05:29Why Atlantic-built sloops served worldwideQ&A
  79. What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!
    1:12:14A maritime police role requires both battle and patrol fleetsNotable Point
  80. What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!
    1:14:27Treaty tonnage limits close off a Hermes-style fleetChapter
  81. What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!
    1:20:06A larger Hawkins design reshapes the carrier treaty counterfactualChapter
  82. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    10:20Britain's 1939 threat picture put Japan firstNotable Point
  83. Europa & Giuseppe Miraglia: The Regia Marina's Love for Seaplane Carriers
    55:06Why were so few interwar seaplane carriers built?Notable Point
  84. Check Campaign 2: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    41:22Building an early submarine force for distributed defenseNotable Point
  85. Check Campaign 2: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    3:31:58Distributing submarines across home and imperial portsNotable Point
  86. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    22:56Canadian and Australian Counties could multiply the imperial cruiser forceQ&A
  87. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    56:55A Sydney strike and British imperial overstretchChapter
  88. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 2
    18:59Far East planning for a dangerous southern advanceNotable Point
  89. HMVS Cerberus: KSS1 S4 Comment Response
    19:14Russian invasion fears and Australian naval infrastructureNotable Point
  90. HMVS Cerberus: KSS1 S4 Comment Response
    22:50What if Cerberus had become an imperial defence type?Notable Point
  91. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    34:37World War II as Britain's nightmare war planQ&A
  92. Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 2
    13:09The cruiser gap was a problem of global coverageChapter
  93. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    20:20Dominion politics reshaped Britain's Pacific alignmentChapter
  94. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    24:00Jellicoe linked the Far East base to imperial consultationChapter
  95. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    24:59Imperial conferences gave Dominion leaders influenceNotable Point
  96. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    28:32British electoral politics constrained Singapore fundingChapter
  97. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    1:30:04Sydney forces an enduring joint Far East commandChapter
  98. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    46:29A Far Eastern base as a promise to the dominionsNotable Point
  99. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    48:37Churchill, retrenchment, and the politics of SingaporeChapter
  100. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    55:20What did it mean for imperial planners to entertain a proposal?Q&A
  101. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    1:03:12European distances distorted Britain's Far East debateNotable Point
  102. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    2:25:00Far-Flung Lines and the economics of imperial defenceChapter
  103. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 11
    1:49:58Distributing more than 260 submarines across imperial portsNotable Point
  104. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    3:56:37One treaty delegation could strengthen Commonwealth naval unityQ&A
  105. Battle Cruisers and Battleships are Separate Categories in the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty
    10:01Treaty ratios through national strategic needsChapter
  106. What Battleships and Battlecruisers that were not built can tell us...
    1:39:34British global commitments and the Lion classChapter
  107. Bruships 125: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    58:09Using armed merchant cruisers where enemy warships are scarceQ&A
  108. Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics
    21:12Sloops, OPVs, and global presence missionsQ&A
  109. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 9
    0:38From HMS Shannon to a distant-station flagshipChapter
  110. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 9
    9:11Nelson as an embodiment of distant imperial powerNotable Point
  111. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 9
    23:54Nelson as Tryon’s political flagship in AustraliaChapter
  112. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 9
    28:40Australia Station in an imperial defence networkNotable Point
  113. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 9
    29:20Tryon's brief for a colonial-funded cruiser squadronChapter
  114. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 9
    36:44A flagship as a tool of shuttle diplomacyChapter
  115. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 9
    46:23Nelson as a visible instrument of deterrenceChapter
  116. HMS Nelson(1876): bad sound
    16:51A distant-station flagship had to solve crises before London couldChapter
  117. HMS Nelson(1876): bad sound
    19:09Cruisers became the sustainable choice for overseas flagshipsNotable Point
  118. Joffre Class: Too Many Enemies - Key Ship Series 5, Epsiode 5
    24:26British support was essential against simultaneous threatsNotable Point
  119. Invasion of Trimcomalee(1795)
    7:59Why an empire must be defensibleNotable Point
  120. Invasion of Trimcomalee(1795)
    24:31Van Angelbeek administers a colony without the forces to defend itNotable Point
  121. British Capture of Trincomalee(1795) & it’s consequences
    1:45:00Local regiments made colonial defence affordable and usefulNotable Point
  122. Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 6
    13:27British imperial manpower complicated Japanese deterrenceNotable Point
  123. Mistakes & Missed Opportunities of the Washington Naval Treaties
    32:40Madagascar exposed South Africa's missing naval depthNotable Point
  124. Mistakes & Missed Opportunities of the Washington Naval Treaties
    35:18Why French parity with Italy was strategically awkwardChapter
  125. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    1:13:01Balfour's Commonwealth and shared defence costsNotable Point
  126. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    1:37:42Australia and New Zealand defend themselves in depthChapter
  127. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    1:38:28The unrealised dominion cruiser bargainNotable Point
  128. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    1:46:06Why New Zealand relied on Salmond's diplomacyNotable Point
  129. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    1:52:31South Africa prioritises internal security and infrastructureNotable Point
  130. US Treaty Cruisers in War & Retrospect: Comment Response
    7:55The generalist-versus-specialist cruiser tradeoffNotable Point
  131. Patreon 79: AH - WW1 incidents happen that bring the US enters war on the side of Germany...
    2:05:27Britain’s empire did not rest on huge garrisons everywhereQ&A
  132. Bruships 112: Julian Corbett
    11:54Why an Empire cruise could skip IndiaQ&A
  133. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    35:21Would Dominion air forces inherit better support?Q&A
  134. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    1:32:01Scout carriers for global cruiser stationsNotable Point
  135. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    1:59:48Dominion carriers still count against British treaty limitsQ&A
  136. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    2:29:04Overseas production could sustain naval fightersNotable Point
  137. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    3:16:04An Eastern Fleet becomes a more credible deterrentNotable Point
  138. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war... Comment Response
    36:41A period guide to British imperial defense geographyNotable Point
  139. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1942
    4:05Imperial naval dependence without Imperial-scale fundingChapter
  140. Infrastructure in the Colonies: shipyards of the Commonwealth and Empire.
    11:26Prewar Australasian investment shared the Far Eastern burdenNotable Point
  141. Infrastructure in the Colonies: shipyards of the Commonwealth and Empire.
    54:33Flotilla defence would align New Zealand's navy with local needsChapter
  142. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    33:02Western Mediterranean geography favored speed and air defenseChapter
  143. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    36:00France's Far East fleet as an allied force enablerChapter
  144. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    47:07Japan exposed France's Asian imperial flankChapter
  145. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    1:02:01A fleet for imperial presence, allied war, and ItalyNotable Point
  146. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    1:05:09French eight-inch ships as fast first-class cruisersChapter
  147. Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)
    4:06:49Which interwar base best explains Deep Space Nine?Q&A
  148. Scapa Flow: A History & A Future? (Long Patrol for Patreon 52)
    33:42Interwar optimism became a readiness riskChapter
  149. Scapa Flow: A History & A Future? (Long Patrol for Patreon 52)
    43:05Threat forecasts, the Ten Year Rule, and neglected basesChapter
  150. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)
    25:14Three British fleets and regional reinforcementNotable Point
  151. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)
    30:29A Royal Navy of early fast battleshipsNotable Point
  152. Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney (Long Patrol)
    20:06Repulse, global presence, and naval infrastructureNotable Point
  153. Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney (Long Patrol)
    40:10Scarcity confined the Nelson class to home watersNotable Point
  154. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    49:38Australia’s five-year naval plan and County orderNotable Point
  155. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    56:06British-Australian cruiser exchange and fleet integrationChapter
  156. County Cruisers P1: The Kent Class (Long Patrol)
    43:06A Kent-class network for the DominionsNotable Point
  157. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    24:42What the Anglo-Japanese Alliance solvedQ&A
  158. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    2:14:30An early independent India and imperial basingQ&A
  159. Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat
    3:22:48How Dominion dreadnoughts could transform the arms raceQ&A
  160. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    36:32Global commitments shaped British planningChapter
  161. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    2:47:40Wider war priorities weakened command in MalayaNotable Point
  162. Dreadnoughts that Almost Were of the WWI Era...
    1:31Station ships for distant imperial commitmentsQ&A
  163. Dreadnoughts that Almost Were of the WWI Era...
    58:44Why Britain might accept an Indian battleshipQ&A
  164. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    1:22:32Why the Soviet Union appeared in British threat planningQ&A
  165. Shipbuilding through the 1880s-1950s
    38:51Planning a fleet during rapid technological changeQ&A
  166. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    43:54Would a battlecruiser work better?Q&A
  167. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    2:26:03Why armoured cruisers made more sense for BritainNotable Point
  168. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    28:22How a later war could have strengthened Malaya's defensesQ&A
  169. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    41:24Britain's naval response in a hypothetical war with the United StatesQ&A
  170. Four Random Books 24: Power, Money & Strategy in 1930s
    7:10Policing, deterrence, and insurance in British strategyNotable Point
  171. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 3: What Aircraft Carriers were for...
    2:26Aircraft carriers as instruments of imperial presenceChapter
  172. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 3: What Aircraft Carriers were for...
    18:46Far East preparedness and ten-years-away assumptionsNotable Point
  173. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 4: Result
    6:14The Act's budget and imperial dockyard legacyChapter
  174. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 1: Context
    25:27Global commitments drove Royal Navy force requirementsChapter
  175. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    44:34Why a global navy needs ships already abroadNotable Point
  176. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    1:00:22What Germany sought from a risk fleetQ&A
  177. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    1:03:35A graduated fleet for global presenceNotable Point
  178. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    1:17:23The Orlando class in its intended watersChapter
  179. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    2:14:46Fisher's cuts as a strategic trade-offChapter
  180. 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 4 of 5/Articles 14-16
    18:11The Commonwealth burden behind Britain's naval totalsChapter
  181. 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 4 of 5/Articles 14-16
    20:17Canada's refusal during a 1922 Turkish standoffNotable Point
  182. WWI in the Far East; Penang, Tsingtao, Emden & Cormoran the Long Patrol
    5:46An alliance cheaper than a Far East fleetNotable Point
  183. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    6:35The first generation of new 1930s light cruisersChapter
  184. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    1:28:05Why 'Britain' means an imperial coalition in 1939Notable Point
  185. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    26:00Far Eastern commitments thin North African defencesChapter
  186. Patreon Video 1: Intro - What would you put in warehouses at the end of WWI for WWII if you could?
    10:45Coast guards as imperial escort reservesNotable Point
  187. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 1: What Happened?
    4:42Singapore as the regional linchpinNotable Point
  188. An Introduction to Admiral Somerville & Force H – Part 1 Admiral Somerville
    18:40From battleship command to imperial defence planningChapter
  189. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 1 of 2
    20:44New Zealand and Far East cruiser presenceNotable Point
  190. Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    25:05Far-Flung Lines for imperial defence and wider strategyNotable Point
  191. Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 1929
    43:32Mediterranean exercises combined training, presence, and Far East accessNotable Point