Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Military Command

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  1. What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?
    8:41A small imperial army and a divided political baseNotable Point
  2. What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?
    28:53Why imperial victories failed to resolve the warNotable Point
  3. What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?
    48:49Why French economic commitment threatens Mexican commandNotable Point
  4. Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:03:45Could a BattleTech drone fleet deter the Succession Wars?Q&A
  5. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    25:31Italian air power beyond wartime stereotypesNotable Point
  6. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:46:16Why indecision can cost more lives than a wrong orderNotable Point
  7. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:19:41Why the Ultramarines fit Ulysses S. Grant's command styleQ&A
  8. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    24:50MacArthur and subordinate initiative in the PhilippinesNotable Point
  9. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    28:00How a surviving Singapore could affect Allied commandNotable Point
  10. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:51:28Would dominions fight each other inside a world Commonwealth?Q&A
  11. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:41:04Omar Bradley's reputation and coalition-command frictionNotable Point
  12. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:44:54Judging wartime commanders without modern intelligenceNotable Point
  13. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...restart
    52:56Elizabeth I, delegated command, and Catherine of AragonNotable Point
  14. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    15:07Why destroying London would not erase Britain's war effortQ&A
  15. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    6:21:06Eisenhower's coalition command responsibilitiesQ&A
  16. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    11:30:34Why commanders should delegate routine forward fightingNotable Point
  17. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    10:13:12Why a nominal coalition commander may lack controlQ&A
  18. Battle of Winchelsea(1350)
    1:52:51What did Edward's title of vicar-general mean?Q&A
  19. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    56:08Hornby separated Ottoman courage from command capacityNotable Point
  20. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:03:25Moving beyond the 'lions led by donkeys' view of World War IQ&A
  21. Yi Sun Sins May 1592: When Preperation and Reading History really paid off!
    49:46Panic destroys Korean fleets before battleChapter
  22. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    36:29How Nimitz guarded against another intelligence failureNotable Point
  23. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    2:15:16What happens to General Short if the fleet is absent?Q&A
  24. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    2:17:15Where could Nimitz serve if Kimmel remains in command?Q&A
  25. Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:18:49Leadership changes from tactical to geostrategic commandQ&A
  26. Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:25:12Rommel's plans and the supplies that actually arrivedNotable Point
  27. Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:29:09Montgomery's difficult manner, delegation, and later reputationNotable Point
  28. Battle of Chattanooga(1863)
    24:26Grant unified the Union response to ChattanoogaChapter
  29. Battle of Chattanooga(1863)
    31:05Grant assembled aggressive commanders with different liabilitiesNotable Point
  30. Battle of Chattanooga(1863)
    33:22Bragg's command consumed itself in dismissals and petitionsChapter
  31. Battle of Chattanooga(1863)
    1:09:19Sherman's piecemeal attacks failed to exploit Union massNotable Point
  32. Battle of Chattanooga(1863)
    1:22:42Confederate command squandered Chickamauga's advantageNotable Point
  33. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    2:07:12Crete's defence suffered from command instabilityQ&A
  34. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    5:20Why Civil War command systems struggledChapter
  35. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    36:01Grant's theater command worked around a shallow U.S. rank structureNotable Point
  36. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    36:01Grant reorganizes the Union command at ChattanoogaChapter
  37. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    43:02Hooker's reputation demonstrates the limits of newspaper gossipNotable Point
  38. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    45:34Bragg's victory produces a Confederate command crisisChapter
  39. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    50:27Lincoln and McClellan heard the same meeting differentlyNotable Point
  40. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    57:18Longstreet fails to contest the Union supply lifelineNotable Point
  41. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    1:12:25Sending Longstreet to Knoxville traded troops for command reliefNotable Point
  42. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    1:14:32Did the Army of Tennessee resemble the High Seas Fleet?Q&A
  43. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    1:19:53Was the post-1812 U.S. Navy as divided as the Army of Tennessee?Q&A
  44. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    1:45:07Bragg chooses to fight on Missionary RidgeNotable Point
  45. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    1:49:06Breckinridge kept talking to his chain of commandNotable Point
  46. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    2:07:39Did Chickamauga justify Thomas's patience with Granger?Q&A
  47. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    2:14:33A false withdrawal order punishes Wagner's brigadeNotable Point
  48. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    2:23:53Confederate command fractures continue after ChattanoogaNotable Point
  49. The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage
    46:17A carrier group concentrates division-scale combat powerNotable Point
  50. Check Campaign 23: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:56:29Warhammer 40,000 and crisis command designNotable Point
  51. WWII if Norway Wins & Operation Weserübung Fails...
    30:23Norwegian command turns naval victory into victory ashoreNotable Point
  52. The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must
    5:02Debate, cronyism, and the strength of the stateNotable Point
  53. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    1:56:04Was the Philippines troop shortage MacArthur's fault?Q&A
  54. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    3:00:02How Carton de Wiart earned the Victoria CrossNotable Point
  55. Some Books Aquired So Far in #NavHistAus23! Sydney
    1:12:48Why Stalin was not simply a hands-off wartime leaderQ&A
  56. Patreon 79: AH - WW1 incidents happen that bring the US enters war on the side of Germany...
    1:59:59American theatre command remains undefinedQ&A
  57. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    1:31:40Repeated redeployment creates a temporary openingNotable Point
  58. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    1:39:51Night battles isolate enemy armies in the campaignNotable Point
  59. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    1:47:44Defeat reinforcements before they can organizeChapter
  60. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    2:49:38Could real generals be as incompetent as the game AI?Q&A
  61. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    3:33:25A missile screen and cavalry reserve prevent envelopmentNotable Point
  62. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    4:05:41The failed assault on Rome exposes the cost of rushingChapter
  63. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    46:34Separating imperial government from field commandNotable Point
  64. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    1:01:03Montgomery, MacArthur and the burden of command egoNotable Point
  65. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    1:03:52Serving under MacArthur or commanding the German Navy?Q&A
  66. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    1:05:58Why Wellington might adapt well to modern warNotable Point
  67. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    1:07:41Wellington's cavalry appointments and command qualityNotable Point
  68. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    1:18:11Can the best Napoleonic components make the best army?Q&A
  69. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    1:34:07Buçaco in Wellington's campaign of delay and withdrawalNotable Point
  70. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    1:41:30Why leaders must build an effective command teamNotable Point
  71. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    2:47:07A proposed division of command across the ImperiumNotable Point
  72. Bruships 88: Way of War
    3:06:21How commanders give orders to serving royalsQ&A
  73. Battle of Arausio (105BC): Rome's Second Great Loss & the Reforms it Led to
    7:03Testing the Roman story against the command structureChapter
  74. Battle of Arausio (105BC): Rome's Second Great Loss & the Reforms it Led to
    13:18Scaurus loses Rome's reconnaissance tripwireNotable Point
  75. Battle of Arausio (105BC): Rome's Second Great Loss & the Reforms it Led to
    29:34Mallius, Caepio, and a command hierarchy ignoredChapter
  76. Battle of Arausio (105BC): Rome's Second Great Loss & the Reforms it Led to
    36:32Caepio's pursuit of glory fractures Roman commandNotable Point
  77. Battle of Arausio (105BC): Rome's Second Great Loss & the Reforms it Led to
    38:34How Rufus's absence weakened senior commandNotable Point
  78. Battle of Arausio (105BC): Rome's Second Great Loss & the Reforms it Led to
    1:20:17The command reform Rome did not undertakeNotable Point
  79. Battle of Arausio (105BC): Rome's Second Great Loss & the Reforms it Led to
    1:23:41A professional army inherits an unreformed command systemChapter
  80. Battle of Arausio (105BC), lessons of an Ancient Land Battle…
    30:04Why send a senior officer to scout?Q&A
  81. Battle of Arausio (105BC), lessons of an Ancient Land Battle…
    34:34Why a junior officer could not simply lead the patrolQ&A
  82. Battle of Arausio (105BC), lessons of an Ancient Land Battle…
    36:04Were centurions officers or NCOs?Q&A
  83. Bruships 82: New Books, Fun Books & Random Books
    1:24:20Templar alarms, banners, and battlefield disciplineNotable Point
  84. Bruships 82: New Books, Fun Books & Random Books
    2:07:35Justinian's layered military command systemNotable Point
  85. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:18:59Mussolini combined service ministries without creating joint commandNotable Point
  86. Battle of the Aegates, 241BC: Deciding the First Punic War (Long Patrol)
    24:15How Rome and Carthage treated defeated commandersNotable Point
  87. Battle of the Aegates, 241BC: Deciding the First Punic War (Long Patrol)
    25:29A Roman system that produces experienced commandersChapter
  88. Battle of the Aegates, 241BC: Deciding the First Punic War (Long Patrol)
    28:18Patronage carries veteran cadres between commandsNotable Point
  89. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    47:49Davout and Massena as alternatives to NapoleonQ&A
  90. A Book or Two to Review(30): Fight for the Fjords, The Battle for Norway 1940
    4:14Matching the Trondheim assault plan to troops and commandersNotable Point
  91. A Book or Two to Review(30): Fight for the Fjords, The Battle for Norway 1940
    15:28Air superiority turns coastal garrisons into delay forcesNotable Point
  92. A Book or Two to Review (24): The Wars of Justinian I
    6:51A dispersed command system for imperial frontiersChapter
  93. A Book or Two to Review (24): The Wars of Justinian I
    18:17Coalition warfare brings political as well as military frictionNotable Point
  94. A Book or Two to Review (22): Roman Conquests - Britain
    9:55Fleet command, London walls, and control of BritainNotable Point
  95. A Book or Two to Review (22): Roman Conquests - Britain
    11:21Why command narratives need political contextNotable Point
  96. A Book or Two to Review (22): Roman Conquests - Britain
    12:12One expedition could solve several imperial problemsNotable Point
  97. A Book or Two to Review (22): Roman Conquests - Britain
    16:16The Roman army's professional core and political career ladderNotable Point
  98. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    15:28McClellan's missed opportunity at AntietamNotable Point
  99. Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers
    41:24Captured plans do not defeat prepared defensesNotable Point
  100. Four Random Books 15: Civil War
    2:10Using Max Hastings as a Korean War overviewNotable Point
  101. Four Random Books 15: Civil War
    13:34Terrible Swift Sword and the decision point of 1862Chapter
  102. Four Random Books 14: Tricky Decisions
    4:26Why action under fire can be safer than delayNotable Point
  103. Four Random Books 14: Tricky Decisions
    5:50Churchill contrasts American planning with British improvisationNotable Point
  104. Bruships 26 - The Random Collection
    2:55:10Why short Roman commands could still build experienceQ&A
  105. Bruships 26 - The Random Collection
    3:13:34Patronage did not remove the need for command experienceNotable Point
  106. Four Random Books 9: Command in Their Own Words
    0:46William Slim on constrained command in BurmaChapter
  107. Four Random Books 9: Command in Their Own Words
    2:41Slim obeys an unexpected reassignment to BurmaNotable Point
  108. Four Random Books 9: Command in Their Own Words
    4:17Slim's Burma: air power cannot stop an army aloneNotable Point
  109. Four Random Books 9: Command in Their Own Words
    10:25Why commanders' memoirs complement historyNotable Point
  110. Introduction: Making Copenhagening a Verb - 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807) p2 of 2
    5:02Peymann's city-or-fleet dilemmaNotable Point
  111. Introduction to Crete 1941
    11:18The Royal Navy underwrites the evacuation promiseNotable Point
  112. Introduction to Crete 1941
    12:03Command changes leave Crete without a ready staffNotable Point
  113. Introduction to Crete 1941
    15:55Iraq and Syria pull an experienced commander awayNotable Point
  114. Introduction to Crete 1941
    20:40Enigma intelligence points toward the airfieldsNotable Point
  115. Introduction to Crete 1941
    30:34The withdrawal from Hill 107 opens MalemeChapter
  116. Introduction to Crete 1941
    39:05German operational risk and Allied exhaustionNotable Point
  117. Introduction to Crete 1941
    43:21The airfield should outrank every peripheral positionNotable Point
  118. 2 Minutes: What happened with Crete?
    0:09A victory neither side earnedChapter
  119. 2 Minutes: What happened with Crete?
    0:23British troops without coherent preparationNotable Point
  120. 2 Minutes: What happened with Crete?
    0:57One British weakness behind Germany's precarious victoryNotable Point
  121. 2 Minutes: What happened with Crete?
    1:40Changing the command structure or moving one platoonNotable Point
  122. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P4 Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    14:32Political influence inside a military coalitionNotable Point
  123. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P4 Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    20:17Italian troops under allied logisticsNotable Point
  124. An Introduction to Some More Admirals, Engineers & Historians
    15:56Zheng He's expedition as an imperial enterpriseNotable Point
  125. An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 3 of 3
    30:44British command lacked a common picture in NorwayNotable Point
  126. An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 3 of 3
    37:04A Star Wars analogy separates special talent from generalshipNotable Point
  127. Namsos & the Central Norway Campaign (Norway 80)
    2:19Afridi and Somali served as a mobile army headquartersNotable Point
  128. Namsos & the Central Norway Campaign (Norway 80)
    4:52Radio direction finding informed the land commanderNotable Point