Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Philippines Campaign

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  1. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:41:57A Singapore fleet could reinforce the Philippines and fight at nightQ&A
  2. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:51:38Would light carriers widen Japan's opening offensive?Q&A
  3. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    9:12Japanese air deployments across the opening offensivesNotable Point
  4. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    6:23:00Why Nimitz preferred Formosa to retaking the PhilippinesQ&A
  5. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    6:25:06What reinforcement could have helped the Philippines in 1941?Q&A
  6. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    57:38Why an early Iwo Jima landing creates an unnecessary riskQ&A
  7. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    2:23:30Why a better defense of Manila Bay could prolong the Philippines campaignQ&A
  8. What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?
    37:41The Allied advance that set up Leyte GulfChapter
  9. What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?
    53:43Leyte Gulf: decisive victory without annihilationChapter
  10. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    2:03:03The Philippines still falls despite a stronger ABDA fleetQ&A
  11. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:31:44Why the Philippines could not repeat DunkirkQ&A
  12. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    3:12:59Railway artillery appears not to have been pursued as a Philippine workaroundQ&A
  13. Frigating in WWII for the Allies: HMAS Diamantina & the River Class Frigates
    1:03:48Hawkesbury escorted and carried troops across the PacificNotable Point
  14. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    1:01:26What destroying the Kido Butai changesNotable Point
  15. Japan's Naval Aviation Doctrine of the 1930s & WWII: Yûgeki Zengen Sakusen!
    1:18:51Could the Philippines have drawn out the fleet Japan wanted?Notable Point
  16. Battle of Blackett Strait
    1:26:28An argument that MacArthur stayed in command beyond his best yearsNotable Point
  17. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    9:42Distance was a fuel and replenishment problemNotable Point
  18. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    41:20Mobilisation cover for the Philippines and Singapore optionsNotable Point
  19. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    49:23The Philippines as a deliberate relief trapChapter
  20. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    59:22Comparing the alternative opening targetsChapter
  21. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    1:07:14Philippine bomber range and the convoy attrition trapNotable Point
  22. A Naval Historian Reacts to... a Decade of Brasseys (4RB 19)
    45:52A wartime chronicle of Lingayen GulfNotable Point
  23. Mistakes of WWII caused by WWI
    57:55Reputation protected some commanders and doomed othersNotable Point
  24. 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
  25. Bruships 114: Alternate Histories, What Ifs & Questions from Chat
    1:35:55If Japan concentrated on the Philippines instead of Pearl HarborQ&A
  26. Bruships 107: Some New to Me Books & Some New from Pen & Sword
    2:33:50How Nimitz could unravel Japan's opening offensiveNotable Point
  27. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword
    1:32:48Sending Yorktown east might have concentrated Japanese escortsQ&A
  28. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    46:18Nashville carries MacArthur through Southwest Pacific invasionsNotable Point
  29. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    1:28:07Why command failure cost air power in the PhilippinesQ&A
  30. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    1:40:14Could stronger command prolong the Philippines campaign?Q&A
  31. Bruships 69: The Decider
    2:28:34The strategic and political cases for retaking the PhilippinesQ&A
  32. Bruships 64: Naval History & Sci-fi Books reviewed and Questions answered...
    2:04:57Why attacking the US fleet at sea might have served Japan betterQ&A
  33. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    3:14:05The missed air alert in the PhilippinesNotable Point
  34. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    3:22:06Saving Philippine air power buys only weeksQ&A
  35. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    2:32:37Why Japan could not simply bypass Pearl HarborQ&A
  36. Bru Ships Episode 12: New to Me Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:57:45Why holding the Philippines and Singapore hurts JapanQ&A
  37. Bru Ships Episode 12: New to Me Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:03:45Japanese landings against defended beachesQ&A
  38. 50th Proper Live Stream - Bru Ships Episode 10: Naval Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:54:52Could prepared Manila Bay defences have prolonged resistance?Q&A