Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Operation Overlord

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  1. Royal Navy Destroyers of WWI...
    38:34Why mines posed such a serious destroyer threatNotable Point
  2. Why did Hitler & Mussolini Declare War on America in December 1941? & What if they didn't?
    58:40Operation Torch as coalition rehearsalChapter
  3. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    5:24:48Sicily, Normandy, and authority to protect the landing areaNotable Point
  4. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    5:59:14Why Alhucemas did not become an Allied amphibious textbookQ&A
  5. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:47:17How D-Day could have failed and what came nextQ&A
  6. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:10:31Why Overlord did not target BelgiumQ&A
  7. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    1:43:16Vian coordinated Overlord's Eastern Task Force from HMS ScyllaChapter
  8. Not a Top 10 Mad Destroyer Captains of World War II List
    16:04Harry DeWolf and HMCS Haida's aggressive command styleChapter
  9. Bruships 192: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:33:40Why foreknowledge alone would not let Germany stop D-DayQ&A
  10. Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?
    33:57The Atlantic Wall bought time before and during invasionChapter
  11. Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?
    52:04Overlord answered coastal defence with engineering and massed firepowerChapter
  12. Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?
    55:08Why Overlord used land-based aircraft instead of carriersNotable Point
  13. Were Coastal Defences worth it in WWII?
    56:01Battleship gunfire gave Overlord forces heavy support ashoreNotable Point
  14. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    1:11:22The Atlantic Wall concentrated strength at ports and the Pas-de-CalaisChapter
  15. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    1:17:05Planning for a return to Europe began before DieppeNotable Point
  16. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    1:34:40D-Day succeeded by assembling an entire system to breach the coastChapter
  17. Dalrymple Hamilton: The Captain of HMS Rodney who believed she could be a destroyer
    2:01:26Belfast's Normandy bombardment and rapid returnChapter
  18. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:49:50Why D-Day did not need seaplane tendersQ&A
  19. HMS Revenge(1915): the Reliable Pikeman of the Royal Navys Battle Line!
    1:21:29Reserve service, spare guns, and a radio telescopeChapter
  20. HMS Warspite: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 3
    1:05:12Warspite's D-Day bombardment missionChapter
  21. USS Texas: Key Ship Series 3, Ship 2
    50:12Overlord rehearsal measured battleship fire from the airNotable Point
  22. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:08:09HNLMS Soemba's guns for Operation OverlordNotable Point
  23. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    2:10:49French ports remove the D-Day problemNotable Point
  24. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1942
    17:51Germany could delay defeat at sea, not winNotable Point
  25. Patreon 45: Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney
    3:34:39Rodney from the Mediterranean to NormandyChapter
  26. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (4)
    2:36:55Was D-Day history's greatest gamble?Q&A
  27. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    27:15Why D-Day can be described as a giant river crossingNotable Point
  28. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    28:17The Netherlands as an alternative to NormandyQ&A
  29. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    29:17Why radio jamming was not Germany's main D-Day problemQ&A
  30. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    36:26How much Patton's fictitious army contributed to D-DayQ&A
  31. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    38:38What Bangalore torpedoes actually contributed on a beachheadQ&A
  32. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    58:09Why one Mulberry harbour survived the Channel stormQ&A
  33. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:01:20How mines were adapted to the five D-Day beachesQ&A
  34. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:13:12Three starting books for Operation Neptune and NormandyQ&A
  35. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:32:06Why no last-minute German decision could reverse D-DayQ&A
  36. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:42:26What direct control of the panzer divisions might have changedQ&A
  37. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:48:17Why the Atlantic Wall still matteredQ&A
  38. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:54:29How wartime observers compared amphibious theatresQ&A
  39. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:57:20If Churchill and George VI had been killed during D-DayQ&A
  40. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    3:37:55Why the shortest Channel crossing was not the best naval approachQ&A
  41. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    3:40:43Churchill's opposition to Overlord as coalition bargainingQ&A
  42. HMS Arethusa (1934) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 1/4
    8:50Torpedo damage, transatlantic repair, and return to warChapter
  43. HMS Arethusa (1934) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 1/4
    9:34Why the king travelled in an Arethusa-class cruiserNotable Point
  44. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:11:26Why Overlord would have been harder in 1943Q&A
  45. An Introduction to Operation Menace part 1 of 2
    16:27Britain’s September 1940 strategic aimsChapter
  46. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:31:33D-Day deception, Rommel, and the Normandy problemChapter
  47. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:42:43If Operation Overlord had failedQ&A
  48. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:44:05Would Operation Dragoon survive an Overlord failure?Q&A
  49. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 3
    7:50Bertram Ramsay's amphibious commandChapter
  50. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 1
    16:27Tovey's Allied logistics and Arctic convoy objectionsChapter
  51. Bru Ships Episode 0: Update & Some Amphibious Questions Answered
    16:03Why unsuppressed defenses mattered at Omaha BeachQ&A
  52. A Question of Getting Them There - Landing Ships & Amphibious Warfare Part 2(iii)
    23:13Was D-Day technically an amphibious operation?Notable Point
  53. A Question of Getting Them There - Landing Ships & Amphibious Warfare Part 2(iii)
    25:09D-Day required four years of amphibious preparationChapter
  54. A Question of Getting There – Landing Craft & Amphibious Warfare Part 1
    1:36:06Why did Omaha Beach go so badly?Q&A
  55. A Question of Getting There – Landing Craft & Amphibious Warfare Part 1
    1:49:18How many rocket landing craft supported D-Day?Q&A