Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Mediterranean Strategy

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  1. What if HMS Hermes was the first of a class of Cruiser Carriers?
    54:33France and Italy gain a politically manageable carrier optionNotable Point
  2. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    6:39If the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies unified ItalyQ&A
  3. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    8:02A secure reign for Amadeo I of SpainQ&A
  4. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    1:03:43How Europe might react to a communist Italy in 1910Q&A
  5. Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?
    1:13:16France must answer Italian fast capital shipsNotable Point
  6. The Battle of Cartagena de Indias(1741) - How not to do combined operations... Naval History Live
    2:19:23The Caribbean commitment weakens the Mediterranean squadronNotable Point
  7. Could Teddy Roosevelt do a Naval Treaty in 1909 & if so what might it be like?
    23:56France's naval lag meets Third Republic instabilityChapter
  8. Could Teddy Roosevelt do a Naval Treaty in 1909 & if so what might it be like?
    27:11Italy treats dreadnought building as proof of great-power statusChapter
  9. Could Teddy Roosevelt do a Naval Treaty in 1909 & if so what might it be like?
    1:02:34Italy can optimize for the Mediterranean but loses its qualitative escapeChapter
  10. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    1:09:28Why neutral Italy changes the whole warNotable Point
  11. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    2:02:13War in the Abyssinia Crisis leaves Italy isolatedQ&A
  12. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    45:03An Austro-Hungarian navy after World War IQ&A
  13. Europa & Giuseppe Miraglia: The Regia Marina's Love for Seaplane Carriers
    19:26Parity with Italy traps French naval planningNotable Point
  14. Europa & Giuseppe Miraglia: The Regia Marina's Love for Seaplane Carriers
    19:26Mediterranean geography weakened the carrier caseChapter
  15. Europa & Giuseppe Miraglia: The Regia Marina's Love for Seaplane Carriers
    49:13Aviation's rapid improvement changes the Mediterranean balanceChapter
  16. Patreon 97: What if Senator Tillman was at the Washington Naval Treaty...
    2:29:17Italy gains several Caracciolo-class battleshipsChapter
  17. Joffre Class: Too Many Enemies - Key Ship Series 5, Epsiode 5
    12:17One carrier was expected to cover several strategic problemsChapter
  18. Joffre Class: Too Many Enemies - Key Ship Series 5, Epsiode 5
    28:20Vichy and Allied service implied very different fatesNotable Point
  19. H Class Battleships: Ignoring Reality for Perfection, Key Ships Series 4, Ship 4
    46:22Fleet effect matters more than one wonder shipNotable Point
  20. H Class Battleships: Ignoring Reality for Perfection, Key Ships Series 4, Ship 4
    49:19The Royal Navy's three-theatre nightmareNotable Point
  21. Francesco Caracciolo Class Battleships: Key Ships Series 2, Ship 6
    3:37A 28-knot challenge in the MediterraneanNotable Point
  22. Francesco Caracciolo Class Battleships: Key Ships Series 2, Ship 6
    5:14Designing for the Mediterranean and Suez accessChapter
  23. Francesco Caracciolo Class Battleships: Key Ships Series 2, Ship 6
    14:36Gunnery tailored for close, fast Mediterranean battlesChapter
  24. G3 & N3 Classes: The Lost Dreadnought Generation, Key Ship Series 2, Ships 2 & 3
    28:02Francesco Caracciolo and a harder Mediterranean treaty bargainNotable Point
  25. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    33:28Reasonable assumptions hide the escort-carrier requirementChapter
  26. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    34:22How treaty limits shaped carrier armor choicesQ&A
  27. Luigi Cadorna Class: The Regia Marina's Condottieri Part 2
    1:03Why Mediterranean air power rewarded cruiser speedChapter
  28. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    33:02Western Mediterranean geography favored speed and air defenseChapter
  29. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    46:02Italy, not Germany, set France's immediate design problemNotable Point
  30. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    1:02:01A fleet for imperial presence, allied war, and ItalyNotable Point
  31. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    1:10:37Light cruisers led the Mediterranean formationChapter
  32. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    15:20Two theaters and two competing fleet philosophiesChapter
  33. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    1:12:00The French war plan against Italy in the western MediterraneanChapter
  34. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    2:32:30How range changed French cruiser roles by theaterChapter
  35. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    17:20Gibraltar and the uncertainty of Napoleon's expeditionChapter
  36. Action of the 18th of June 1799: How to Lose Frigates & Influence (Long Patrol)
    0:00A routine capture with strategic consequencesChapter
  37. Action of the 18th of June 1799: How to Lose Frigates & Influence (Long Patrol)
    1:02:41Egypt versus Gibraltar as Napoleon's strategic choiceChapter
  38. Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)
    1:13:23The Franco-Italian naval rivalry behind French battleship buildingNotable Point
  39. Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)
    1:31:50A British fast-battleship answer to the Francesco Caracciolo classQ&A
  40. Equitable London Treaty: Destroyers (Long Patrol)
    39:12Mediterranean navies feared a second destroyer raceNotable Point
  41. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Overall Equitable Treaty & Summary (Long Patrol)
    59:34How a three-theatre Royal Navy constrains rival concentrationNotable Point
  42. Sieges of Malta: Patreon 51 (Long Patrol)
    0:20Malta as leverage against rival powersNotable Point
  43. Sieges of Malta: Patreon 51 (Long Patrol)
    8:15Why Malta keeps becoming a targetChapter
  44. Sieges of Malta: Patreon 51 (Long Patrol)
    51:08What holding Crete could have added to MaltaNotable Point
  45. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    2:01Malta as a Mediterranean crossroadsChapter
  46. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    31:04Which positions control Mediterranean access?Q&A
  47. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    2:36:21Strategic location, and the population invaders forgotNotable Point
  48. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    2:57:17What if Britain destroyed the German surface fleet in Norway?Q&A
  49. Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World
    18:46Turkey as a route into the Soviet warQ&A
  50. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): Long Patrol
    30:40Corfu and coalition Mediterranean logisticsNotable Point
  51. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): Long Patrol
    1:06:08Corfu's long strategic legacyChapter
  52. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): 223 yrs ago today
    14:51Why Corfu mattered in the Ionian SeaChapter
  53. The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises (Long Patrol)
    50:45The naval understanding that deepened the ententeNotable Point
  54. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    1:29:08The naval division of labour after AgadirNotable Point
  55. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    1:49:47Britain's army plan and naval strategy pulled apartChapter
  56. A Book or Two to Review (29): The Spanish Civil War at Sea
    7:27Britain's global commitments and multiple naval threatsNotable Point
  57. A Book or Two to Review (29): The Spanish Civil War at Sea
    22:42Why the escort shortage was hard to foreseeNotable Point
  58. Patreon 29: Coastal Defence Ships
    3:02:20Why did Italy not build a coastal-defence fleet?Q&A
  59. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    5:54French naval resolve without weakening the army in EuropeNotable Point
  60. Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 1929
    40:52Air reconnaissance freed cruisers but exposed the carriersNotable Point
  61. Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 1929
    43:32Mediterranean exercises combined training, presence, and Far East accessNotable Point