Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Mers-El-Kebir

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  1. Bruships 266: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:29:07A French sortie at Mers-el-KebirQ&A
  2. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    26:53The Allied loss of the fleet and Mers-el-KébirChapter
  3. Operation Sea Lion: How bad could it have gone?
    1:04:28The French fleet and British fears of invasionNotable Point
  4. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    1:47:20Mers-el-Kebir and the collapse of Anglo-French trustChapter
  5. Bruships 256: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    16:42Mers-el-Kebir as a communications failureQ&A
  6. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    4:23:41Mers-el-Kebir and distrust of the French governmentNotable Point
  7. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    40:51No Mers-el-Kébir and a larger Taranto strikeNotable Point
  8. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:00:35How fictional shipgirls might remember historical commandersQ&A
  9. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:12:04A Mers-el-Kebir sortie still favors SomervilleQ&A
  10. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    15:15Tigre's long war with few opportunitiesNotable Point
  11. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    31:40La Terrible from Mers-el-Kebir to CorsicaChapter
  12. Bruships 232: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:05:15Why Britain attacked at Mers-el-KebirQ&A
  13. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    1:02:04How the French fleet could reshape Britain's 1940 warQ&A
  14. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    36:45An Axis-aligned French Navy in the MediterraneanQ&A
  15. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:40:10How other powers might read a larger Taranto victoryQ&A
  16. Why didn't the Royal Navy go for High Pressure boilers & what if they got 850psi boilers in 1934?
    1:08:39A stronger Royal Navy alters the French-fleet riskNotable Point
  17. Bruships 192: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    17:15Could more French warships have joined the Free French?Q&A
  18. Leadership Alive: What happens if Adm R. Henderson & Adm W. Fisher Live through WWII?
    1:28:00Henderson at Force H changes diplomacy as well as operationsNotable Point
  19. Marquis de Santa Cruz: The Man who could have given Spain the World...
    14:03Ottoman wars and the skill of managing noble commandersChapter
  20. Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/4
    4:35:47Why Taranto did not create the Pearl Harbor planQ&A
  21. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    27:17A different fate for the French fleetNotable Point
  22. For History: Which Three ships should never have been scrapped?
    59:38From Mers-el-Kebir to Taranto in Fleet Air Arm reputationNotable Point
  23. Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:40:58An enlarged French fleet after defeat on landQ&A
  24. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    37:04Japanese entry could influence French colonial allegiancesNotable Point
  25. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:11:40Japan's declaration complicates Axis access to supplies and the French fleetChapter
  26. French Naval Aviation: A Quick Historical Overview & Introduction to it's Squadrons
    18:04The collapse of Anglo-French maritime planningNotable Point
  27. The Soviet Man of Steel wants Bigs Ships: Stalin joins the Naval Treaties!
    1:29:27Could Germany keep Britain out of a continental war?Notable Point
  28. HMS Diamond(1950) D35: Presence without Conviction is no Detterence - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 8
    3:40Why deterrent messages must be unequivocalNotable Point
  29. HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 5
    38:43From Force H to South Atlantic raider huntsChapter
  30. Dunkerque Class: Fast Battleship or Battle Cruiser? - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 7
    39:15Promising ships ended as damaged hulks at ToulonChapter
  31. Dunkerque Class: Fast Battleship or Battle Cruiser? - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 7
    53:18Wartime duties shifted from Atlantic convoys to deterring ItalyChapter
  32. Dunkerque Class: Fast Battleship or Battle Cruiser? - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 7
    1:00:38What if the Dunkerques had joined the Allies?Notable Point
  33. Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics
    2:36:44Why Somerville's force damaged Mers-el-Kebir so quicklyQ&A
  34. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    2:11:26The costly assumption that fleets were safe in harbourNotable Point
  35. HMS Ark Royal(1937): Key Ships Series 3, Ship 9
    40:09Carrier spotting and strikes at Mers-el-KébirChapter
  36. Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History
    1:43:56Mediterranean success redistributes British capital shipsNotable Point
  37. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    19:19What Britain intended at Mers-el-KébirQ&A
  38. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    9:20Could the French fleet have dispersed to the Far East?Q&A
  39. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    1:42:09Mers-el-Kebir and the problem of appearing strong without becoming another enemyNotable Point
  40. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    1:47:24Does the restraint comparison concern Mers-el-Kebir or Alexandria?Q&A
  41. Algerie (1932): Marine National
    18:31Restricted Vichy service and an early French radarNotable Point
  42. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1941
    3:36The Vichy French fleet as armed bargaining powerChapter
  43. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    22:26Money, indecision, and the minor-navies trapChapter
  44. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    3:19A contingency plan for the French fleetNotable Point
  45. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out Take 2
    1:08:40How saving Courageous and Glorious could reshape 1940Q&A
  46. Suffren Class: Mon croiseur de 1ère classe de la Marine Nationale préféré (Long Patrol)
    52:48Mers-el-Kebir as a strategic failure of trustChapter
  47. Bruships 79: Eight New Books, plus Discussions of a Naval Nature
    1:58:51Mers-el-Kébir as a grim fleet-denial decisionQ&A
  48. Finnish War 1808-9 (Sweden vs Russia): A War of Autocracies (Long Patrol)
    8:41The Finnish War inside Napoleon's European systemChapter
  49. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    26:52Godfroy and Cunningham avoid another violent French ruptureChapter
  50. County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)
    20:21Vichy French resistance and the danger around DakarNotable Point
  51. Question Time: Answering Knight6831's Questions (Long Patrol)
    14:18Carrier survival preserves people as well as flight decksNotable Point
  52. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    2:41:21Saving two carriers compounds across theatersQ&A
  53. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    1:40:15Mers-el-Kébir with three British carriersChapter
  54. A Book or Two to Review (16): Carrier, A Century of First-Hand Accounts of Naval Operations...
    1:38Ark Royal and the Mers-el-Kebir attackChapter
  55. Operation Aerial: France after Dunkirk (Long Patrol)
    5:17Evacuations continued after Mers-el-KébirNotable Point
  56. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    2:17:04Holland's mission unfolded under armed surveillanceChapter
  57. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    2:21:39Mines and deadlines narrowed the choices at Mers-el-KebirChapter
  58. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    2:25:54Force H opened fire as Holland cleared the harbourChapter
  59. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    2:27:42Are the Somerville Papers research or recreational reading?Q&A
  60. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    36:59France's defeat opened Atlantic bases and cost Allied matérielChapter
  61. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    1:07:10The fall of France creates Force HChapter
  62. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:34:55Could Mers-el-Kébir have been avoided?Q&A
  63. An Introduction to Operation Menace part 2 of 2
    41:43Chad, Gabon, and the Free France Dakar might have createdChapter
  64. An Introduction to Operation Menace part 1 of 2
    5:18Dakar versus Freetown as an Atlantic baseChapter
  65. An Introduction to Operation Menace part 1 of 2
    12:03Why Britain preferred French ships at MartiniqueNotable Point
  66. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    23:20Treaty restraint meets maritime ruthlessnessNotable Point
  67. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    52:03Germany's unready fleet and British pre-emptionNotable Point
  68. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 2 - HMS Enterprise
    14:37Enterprise's early-war deploymentsChapter
  69. BAD SOUND - An Introduction to Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest Part 2 of 2
    30:32French submarines and Mediterranean identification riskNotable Point
  70. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    2:29:15How Mers-el-Kebir added to Somerville's command burdenQ&A
  71. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    2:36:01Why Britain treated the French fleet as an existential riskNotable Point
  72. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    2:49:13Why Somerville going ashore at Mers-el-Kebir might have backfiredQ&A
  73. Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:37:07Mers-el-Kebir was brutal but strategically understandableQ&A
  74. Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:45:45Additional Free French ships would strengthen several Allied groupsQ&A
  75. Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:02:43A prepared French fleet would still face overwhelming forceQ&A
  76. Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A
    52:25Mers-el-Kebir as a necessary but corrosive missionQ&A
  77. Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A
    1:52:39The danger if Germany had captured the French fleetQ&A