Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Neutrality

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  1. What happens if instead of Gallipoli, Fisher gets Churchill to go for the Baltic? (Patreon)
    1:47:16Buying Danish silence with Schleswig-HolsteinNotable Point
  2. What happens if instead of Gallipoli, Fisher gets Churchill to go for the Baltic? (Patreon)
    2:23:25Why the date matters when judging Baltic defensesNotable Point
  3. What happens if instead of Gallipoli, Fisher gets Churchill to go for the Baltic? (Patreon)
    3:00:39Could stronger Ottoman leadership keep the empire neutral?Q&A
  4. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:31:42Swedish transit concessions and Finland's constrained choicesNotable Point
  5. What happens if the British & Japanese refuse to break their alliance? (Patreon Live)
    9:40China and Korea inside the treaty textChapter
  6. What happens if the British & Japanese refuse to break their alliance? (Patreon Live)
    32:42British neutrality as Japanese leverageNotable Point
  7. What happens if the British & Japanese refuse to break their alliance? (Patreon Live)
    36:31Russo-Japanese War cooperation without interventionChapter
  8. The Dutch Interwar Destroyer Debate
    0:39The 1923 naval law and Dutch destroyer shortfallChapter
  9. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:46:20Greece would probably choose neutrality after avoiding invasionQ&A
  10. Who was to blame for Norway falling in 1940?
    44:24Norway misread its strategic value and its paper strengthChapter
  11. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    6:30:24A simulated port explosion and the search for a cause of warNotable Point
  12. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    4:46:00The Maginot Line's northern flank and Belgian neutralityNotable Point
  13. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    7:55:56The Altmark boarding crossed into Norwegian internal watersNotable Point
  14. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    1:02:58American heavy frigates made the republic costly to coerceChapter
  15. WWII Submarines that served the Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Navys
    9:34Interned Polish submarines complicate German planningNotable Point
  16. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    49:14How patrol aircraft might constrain Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  17. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:10:34Chile could add its battleship to the coalitionNotable Point
  18. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:56:45Would smaller powers change course after Japan joined?Q&A
  19. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    1:07:13Would Battenberg ask the United States to let von Spee use the Panama Canal?Q&A
  20. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    1:16:49Cannon range defined neutrality while Porter's anchors revealed his planNotable Point
  21. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    1:21:42Porter's boarding preparations obstructed a possible departureNotable Point
  22. Bruships 145: Naval History Questions Answered & Will it be lego building or book boxing?
    36:32Why Panama was not an escape route for von SpeeQ&A
  23. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:53:23Geography leaves defeated fleets few neutral ports to reachQ&A
  24. If not Pearl Harbour?
    1:54:46Neutral bases could restrict American submarinesNotable Point
  25. Bruships 131: Battleships...
    2:18:45French neutrality and Russian refit in 1905Q&A
  26. A Naval Historian Reacts to: Battle cruisers in a modern navy… Well a WWII Navy
    3:23:43Would the Royal Navy strike Graf Spee in a neutral port?Q&A
  27. HNLMS Schorpioen: KSS1 S6 Comment Response
    9:30The geopolitical cost of a stronger naval NetherlandsNotable Point
  28. Naval Historian Reacts to SS Africa Shell & Switch Back
    7:28Neutral-harbor rules connect Graf Spee to the Altmark incidentChapter
  29. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    53:43Neutral Dutch islands limit a faster Sydney deploymentNotable Point
  30. Patreon 87: Norway Stands! WWII if Norway repels the German invasion...
    2:45:54Why Britain does not invade Norway firstQ&A
  31. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    2:35:52Would Scandinavia oppose a British Baltic entry?Q&A
  32. Mistakes of WWII caused by WWI
    45:19Neutrality was protection only while belligerents allowed itChapter
  33. Mistakes of WWII caused by WWI
    49:44Norway's slow mobilization magnified a risky invasionNotable Point
  34. Mistakes of WWII caused by WWI
    52:29Neutral Spain survived because both coalitions found it usefulNotable Point
  35. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    1:26:10Why neutrality did not protect Norway in WWIIChapter
  36. Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough
    23:53The Leander Affair exposed compromised neutralityNotable Point
  37. Dutch Dream of 1913: A Dreadnought Battle Fleet of their very own - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 5
    25:00Why a Vickers ship could be strategically usefulNotable Point
  38. HMS Cossack: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 1...special edition...
    19:05The Altmark Incident and the limits of Norwegian neutralityChapter
  39. HMS Cossack: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 1...special edition...
    27:43Norwegian mobilization and the first Narvik failureNotable Point
  40. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:50:06The Altmark affair: neutrality, prisoners, and interventionChapter
  41. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:54:46Norwegian communications and changing orders at JossingfjordNotable Point
  42. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:58:14Churchill's boarding order limited force against NorwayNotable Point
  43. Chilean Civil War & the sinking of the Blanco Encalada
    1:44:22Foreign warships mixed peacemaking with national interestNotable Point
  44. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    9:59Why German planning keeps the Netherlands neutralNotable Point
  45. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    40:30German options if Belgium is avoidedChapter
  46. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    1:03:11Did Britain have to protect the Netherlands?Q&A
  47. Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?
    19:50Friendly neutrals and supplies for a long warNotable Point
  48. Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?
    1:21:10How raiders could remove shipping without sinking itNotable Point
  49. German Heavy Cruisers & Cruiser Policy/Procurement of WWII
    2:34:50German industrial braganomics concealed reliance on SwedenQ&A
  50. Admiral Hipper Class
    1:12:21Could armed Norwegian neutrality have deterred invasion?Notable Point
  51. Battle of Coronel: Comment Response
    3:29Could von Spee preserve his squadron through internment?Q&A
  52. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:20:48Graf Spee's hidden damage and the limits of neutral refugeQ&A
  53. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:25:07What if Uruguay seized Graf Spee?Q&A
  54. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    1:20:58A global cruiser war constrained by coal and diplomacyChapter
  55. Patreon 60: Cruiser Actions of the Spanish-American War
    2:41:46What a neutrality warning meant at SuezQ&A
  56. Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN
    42:44New Zealand's neutrality problem in a contested PacificChapter
  57. Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books
    3:30:33Why Britain occupied Iceland after Germany took NorwayQ&A
  58. Patreon 42: "Recovering from Disaster: The Imperial Russian Navy between Russo-Japanese War & WW1."
    23:07Q&A: Why Aurora returned after neutral internmentQ&A
  59. Patreon 42: "Recovering from Disaster: The Imperial Russian Navy between Russo-Japanese War & WW1."
    1:30:28Q&A: Did Swedish coastal-defence ships serve the Ganguts' role?Q&A
  60. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    51:56Neutral powers and postwar military learningNotable Point
  61. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:59:38An Allied Norway counterfactual: air range and Swedish ironNotable Point
  62. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:16:41Dutch neutrality limited fuel planningQ&A
  63. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (4)
    3:46:24Building German raiders through neutral shipyardsQ&A
  64. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    53:42A neutral Netherlands complicates the North Sea warQ&A
  65. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    57:21Why Sweden did not enter the Norwegian campaignQ&A
  66. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWII) – The Comment Questions
    10:04Swedish destroyer seizure and tactical restraintNotable Point
  67. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:34:08Why did Franco not attack Gibraltar during the Second World War?Q&A
  68. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    1:11:24Would the Soviet Union respect Swedish neutrality?Q&A
  69. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    54:27Why Sweden mobilized but did not intervene in NorwayQ&A
  70. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    1:12:11Why Sweden preferred armed neutrality to Allied paymentQ&A
  71. Bruships 36: International Relations
    3:18:15Roosevelt on national survival and neutral rightsNotable Point
  72. The Great White Fleet
    1:50:49How Britain combined commerce interdiction with neutral tradeQ&A
  73. The Great White Fleet
    1:51:11Why commerce interception had to avoid blockading neutral portsQ&A
  74. The Great White Fleet
    1:57:42Why prolonged neutrality threatened American trade in World War INotable Point
  75. Steel of a Hundred Years Ago: Ships of 1920
    45:46Why auxiliary status could open neutral portsQ&A
  76. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    1:46:29Coercive policy without a wartime defensive mindsetNotable Point
  77. Four Random Books 6: War At Sea
    0:31Westerwald tests Norwegian neutralityChapter
  78. 2 Minutes: What Was Force K going to Montivedo to do?
    0:04Why was Force K sent to Montevideo in 1939?Q&A
  79. 2 Minutes: What Was Force K going to Montivedo to do?
    1:40Ark Royal and a possible attack in neutral watersNotable Point
  80. 50th Proper Live Stream - Bru Ships Episode 10: Naval Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:11:59Britain, France, and neutrality in the American Civil WarNotable Point
  81. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    1:54When wartime necessity overtakes maritime rulesChapter
  82. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    13:47Pan-American neutrality and Uruguayan politics trap Graf SpeeChapter
  83. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    19:56Hague rules limit Graf Spee's time and repairsChapter
  84. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    54:21Norwegian pragmatism carries an unintended priceNotable Point
  85. The Royal Navy on the 14th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    8:16Ark Royal, Renown, and the limits of Montevideo's neutralityNotable Point