Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Singapore Strategy

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  1. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    17:37MacArthur, Singapore, and the assumptions behind Force ZQ&A
  2. What if the RN decided to upgrade HMS Tiger to 15in guns?
    18:29Tiger's strategic speed could put heavy guns at Singapore in timeChapter
  3. What if the RN decided to upgrade HMS Tiger to 15in guns?
    1:06:08An eighteen-ship fleet could support another battle squadronNotable Point
  4. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:09:21Free French Indochina removes Japan's easy staging areaChapter
  5. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:16:39The scenario stops when operational guesses begin compoundingNotable Point
  6. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:26:09A full Eastern Fleet could replace isolated Force ZQ&A
  7. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:30:39An early Allied command gives Singapore a fleet instead of Force ZNotable Point
  8. 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
  9. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    0:48Singapore shapes Britain's different route to war with JapanNotable Point
  10. Tribal Class of 1907: The WWI Channel Response Force
    30:39HMS Zulu and how minefields shape a battlespaceNotable Point
  11. Royal Navy go for speed not bulwark in the Nelson Class design...
    3:02:10How was Britain meant to defend Singapore?Q&A
  12. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    59:30What 1936 foreknowledge would change in British Pacific defenseQ&A
  13. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    54:14Britain's Far East logistics plan meets a changing threatNotable Point
  14. What is an Escort Carrier to be for? Bogue & Ruler Classes - Why building Woolworths made sense!
    47:08Why Far East bomber reinforcement required sea transportNotable Point
  15. What is an Escort Carrier to be for? Bogue & Ruler Classes - Why building Woolworths made sense!
    49:18Fleet Air Arm control and readiness for SingaporeNotable Point
  16. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    1:07:35Carrier shortages and the Singapore advance forceNotable Point
  17. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:16:40If Japan takes the Philippines before the Russo-Japanese WarQ&A
  18. 'T' Class Submarines: The Royal Navy's Ambush Predators - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 6
    2:52The T class as an ambush predatorChapter
  19. 'T' Class Submarines: The Royal Navy's Ambush Predators - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 6
    25:15One decisive spread in a full-force planChapter
  20. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    37:41Commerce raiders formed Britain's first Far East phaseChapter
  21. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    41:28Battle carriers were meant to fight through to SingaporeChapter
  22. The Missed Generation - The G3 & N3 classes: KSS2 S2 Comment Response
    17:31G3 forward basing and an Eastern Fleet coreNotable Point
  23. A Naval Historian Reacts to: Battle cruisers in a modern navy… Well a WWII Navy
    1:54:30Why the Singapore strategy failed in the worst sequenceQ&A
  24. A Naval Historian Reacts to: Battle cruisers in a modern navy… Well a WWII Navy
    2:27:52Why Force Z had no clean withdrawalQ&A
  25. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    0:07What if Britain's Far East fleet base were at Sydney?Q&A
  26. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    0:40Electoral short-termism can hollow out imperial strategyNotable Point
  27. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    3:55Counterfactual naval history begins with grounded leversNotable Point
  28. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    8:01Singapore as the fleet's entry point to the Far EastChapter
  29. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    24:00Jellicoe linked the Far East base to imperial consultationChapter
  30. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    28:32British electoral politics constrained Singapore fundingChapter
  31. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    38:44Beatty argued that Far East infrastructure could not wait for warNotable Point
  32. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    41:58Australian cost sharing makes Sydney politically plausibleNotable Point
  33. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    1:16:04Churchill's deterrence case contradicted itselfNotable Point
  34. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    1:33:40Spending delays and the limits of a funding explanationNotable Point
  35. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    1:35:24Joint planning could reduce the command failures around Force ZNotable Point
  36. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    1:40:21Sydney is geographically worse but changes imperial commandNotable Point
  37. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    7:27Why Singapore outperformed Sydney as a forward baseChapter
  38. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    11:05How disciplined counterfactual history tests naval choicesNotable Point
  39. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    15:41Why American arguments about Singapore pointed back to HawaiiNotable Point
  40. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    26:19Comparing imperial base options across Asia and AustraliaChapter
  41. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    48:37Churchill, retrenchment, and the politics of SingaporeChapter
  42. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    55:20What did it mean for imperial planners to entertain a proposal?Q&A
  43. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    59:43Treaty accusations masked a dispute over spending prioritiesNotable Point
  44. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    1:04:47The cost-sharing lever that could move the base to SydneyChapter
  45. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    2:25:04Joint command, not the dockyard, is the decisive changeChapter
  46. Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    3:27:55British Pacific strategy ran south to northQ&A
  47. Bruships 97: Random Books, Naval Chat & Possibly the Sound of Rain
    3:26:25Singapore had heavy guns but failed to secure the water supplyQ&A
  48. Bruships 88: Way of War
    41:14Singapore, Honolulu, and deterrence of JapanChapter
  49. Bruships 88: Way of War
    51:18If Singapore held against JapanQ&A
  50. Bruships 88: Way of War
    58:18If Japanese troops retreated from SingaporeQ&A
  51. Bruships 88: Way of War
    3:30:50War Memorandum Eastern as preparation strategyChapter
  52. Bruships 88: Way of War
    3:33:33Protecting trade during the ninety-day fleet delayChapter
  53. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    45:19Capital ships shift toward the Indian OceanChapter
  54. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    49:28Fewer diversions strengthen Far Eastern defensesNotable Point
  55. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    1:04:34A reinforced Far East keeps the Burma Road openChapter
  56. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    1:08:10French Indochina blocks Japan's historical buildupChapter
  57. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    1:13:47An Allied carrier concentration seeks decisive battle in AsiaChapter
  58. Patreon 59: Infrastructure in the Colonies: shipyards of the Commonwealth and Empire.
    58:18Australia's fuel depots in the Far East strategyChapter
  59. Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)
    4:06:49Which interwar base best explains Deep Space Nine?Q&A
  60. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    1:52:19Abdiel class: speed as minelaying powerChapter
  61. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    12:32County cruisers in Far Eastern deterrenceChapter
  62. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    2:13:44Singapore as a theatre logistics hubNotable Point
  63. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:23:42Secret-base plans were compartmentalizedNotable Point
  64. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    11:16Singapore as a hub, not the fleet's final fighting baseChapter
  65. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    16:05Defensible bases for a China Station warChapter
  66. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    22:49Alternative Indian Ocean routes to SingaporeNotable Point
  67. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    24:41Singapore's role as a fleet-support arsenalChapter
  68. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    33:06Washington Treaty limits on Pacific base defencesChapter
  69. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    50:38How the fall of Singapore changed Pacific logisticsChapter
  70. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    52:26A counterfactual 1939 Far Eastern warNotable Point
  71. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement Long Patrol
    4:01Germany, Japan, and two different escort problemsNotable Point
  72. “Coastal Command in the 1920s & 1930s”
    41:19Singapore exposed the RAF's maritime credibility gapNotable Point
  73. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    34:20Ceylon made Singapore's loss a planned contingencyNotable Point
  74. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    38:20Vichy Indochina moved Japan closer to SingaporeNotable Point
  75. Four Random Books 24: Power, Money & Strategy in 1930s
    9:43Singapore made fleet mobility a Far East strategyChapter
  76. Four Random Books 24: Power, Money & Strategy in 1930s
    11:25The ships and support behind the Singapore strategyNotable Point
  77. Four Random Books 24: Power, Money & Strategy in 1930s
    12:24Singapore and the Western Pacific basing balanceNotable Point
  78. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 3
    40:47The Hong Kong garrison competed with Singapore's wider strategyNotable Point
  79. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    37:17China Station commanders and the Singapore strategyChapter
  80. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    45:07When did Singapore become a proper naval base?Q&A
  81. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    1:58:42Was Singapore a colony, and why was its defense weak?Q&A
  82. Town Class Part 3 of 7: Pre-War
    16:56Indian Ocean trade routes shape the Singapore reinforcement planNotable Point
  83. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    38:05Britain's Far East problem was moving oil, not finding itQ&A
  84. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    39:30Why Singapore is an imperfect parallel for Pearl HarborQ&A
  85. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    16:23Cruisers in Far Eastern deterrence plansChapter
  86. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    41:55What a carrier could have changed for Force ZNotable Point
  87. The World According to the Royal Navy of the 1930s - 4 minutes
    1:59Why Singapore, rather than Hong Kong, fit the trade mapNotable Point
  88. An Introduction to Operation Menace part 1 of 2
    19:32Far Eastern income and the Singapore deterrence gambleNotable Point
  89. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    28:10Why escalation may resist mediationNotable Point
  90. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    32:18Imperial resources and economic warfareNotable Point
  91. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    59:41Submarines and bases for a Mediterranean counteroffensiveNotable Point
  92. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    26:07HMS Terror and the defence of SingaporeNotable Point
  93. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    28:19Defending Singapore from the landward approachNotable Point
  94. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    34:37Singapore as the theatre command and logistics hubChapter
  95. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    37:18Commerce war with submarines and cruisersChapter
  96. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    41:06Singapore's limited local air and escort resourcesNotable Point
  97. BAD SOUND - An Introduction to Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest Part 2 of 2
    28:11Far East submarines and the escort dilemmaChapter
  98. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    40:21Why British trade geography favored containing Japan in the PacificQ&A
  99. 50th Live Special: Thank You
    1:25:29Force Z and command fit in the Malaya disasterNotable Point
  100. Patreon Video 1: Intro - What would you put in warehouses at the end of WWI for WWII if you could?
    10:45Coast guards as imperial escort reservesNotable Point
  101. Battle cruisers in a ‘modern navy’…. Well a WWII Navy
    57:08Why two battleships could not deter JapanQ&A
  102. A Name to illustrate a navy - HMS Leander through history
    46:34Royal Navy plans for commerce raidingQ&A
  103. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    17:51The Royal Navy's three-phase Far East planChapter
  104. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    48:51Deterring Japan with the threat of blockadeChapter