Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Singapore

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  1. Britain's Rearmament 1937 vs 2026: What Lessons are we forgetting?
    1:34:24Overseas bases need docks, stores, and training facilitiesChapter
  2. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:59:49Thailand and Singapore as carrier shore-leave destinationsQ&A
  3. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    24:26Countries judged to have weathered wars of choice bestQ&A
  4. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:18:12Improvising stronger air defence for Force ZQ&A
  5. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    2:17:18Force Z: why a small deployment could weaken deterrenceChapter
  6. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    1:33:30Japanese naval growth could revive Australian submarinesNotable Point
  7. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    3:12:15Would an armoured division prevent Singapore's fall?Q&A
  8. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    25:54Singapore as a theatre-entry and logistics baseNotable Point
  9. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    28:00How a surviving Singapore could affect Allied commandNotable Point
  10. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    29:08Why a held Singapore could remain suppliedNotable Point
  11. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    1:49:36If Prince of Wales and Repulse survive Force ZQ&A
  12. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    1:55:15How holding Singapore could change Burma and the Indian OceanNotable Point
  13. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    2:40:56Japan without Singapore's oil reservesQ&A
  14. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    53:30Force Z and the meaning of 'no air support'Notable Point
  15. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:49:06Britain should repair existing bases before reopening distant stationsQ&A
  16. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:30:50Relining capacity depends on throughputQ&A
  17. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:27:24Did the Jeune École win by forcing defensive spending?Q&A
  18. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:00:44The panel's comparison of Type 83s and battlecruisersQ&A
  19. Bruships 242: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:52:17Coastal battleship guns versus mobile missilesQ&A
  20. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:17:38Singapore as a Canadian forward naval baseQ&A
  21. Bruships 235: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:14:25How retaining Singapore could shift the Pacific campaignQ&A
  22. Bruships 234: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:58:54Churchill's Treasury role and Singapore's defencesQ&A
  23. Bruships 231: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:38:11Supplying Eagle's radar refit at SingaporeQ&A
  24. Bruships 231: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:38:45Why Liverpool was the likely choice for Eagle's refitQ&A
  25. Bruships 231: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:08:38Why Singapore lacked its planned radar specialistsQ&A
  26. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    3:45How surviving Force Z could anchor the Eastern FleetQ&A
  27. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    33:11Phillips could lead ABDA while Wavell directs its ground forcesNotable Point
  28. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    43:00Naval fire support slows the Malayan campaignChapter
  29. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    49:17Naval pressure narrows Japan's routes through MalayaChapter
  30. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    53:12Singapore as a submarine base against Japan's resource lifelineNotable Point
  31. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    53:55A surviving Singapore buys time to rebuild the ground defenceNotable Point
  32. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    58:08Why the Dutch East Indies pulls Allied carriers togetherChapter
  33. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    1:08:30Singapore could become Japan's next major carrier targetNotable Point
  34. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    1:23:41Singapore's submarines could force Japanese troops backNotable Point
  35. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    1:24:41Singapore could give US submarines a better-tested torpedo optionNotable Point
  36. How many Warships does your Navy need?
    31:05Global OPV presence has diplomatic value and hard limitsNotable Point
  37. Bruships 228: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:11:16How independent bases shape Britain's route to the Far EastNotable Point
  38. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    3:34:36Tanga's prepared defences and the Singapore plantation comparisonQ&A
  39. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    1:49:24Could experienced forces from Egypt reach Malaya in time?Notable Point
  40. Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:58:29Where Grand Fleet turrets could become Fort DrumsQ&A
  41. Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:59:42Why the Singapore fort proposal turns to commandNotable Point
  42. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    52:50Choosing a global network of fortified naval basesQ&A
  43. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    59:18Why Hurricanes fit Malaya better than MaltaNotable Point
  44. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    1:02:55Would standing fighter patrols solve Malaya's warning problem?Q&A
  45. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    54:30If the communists won the Malayan EmergencyQ&A
  46. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    5:12:27Spitfire production delays and the RAF's overseas prioritiesNotable Point
  47. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    1:28:46How a major Siamese fleet changes the war for Southeast AsiaQ&A
  48. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    2:48:34How Dominion battleships could have changed Singapore's defenseQ&A
  49. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    7:17:14If the full British Eastern Fleet concentrated at SingaporeQ&A
  50. What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?
    41:35Japanese Leyte forces divided by the oil shortageChapter
  51. What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?
    42:28Why valuable naval infrastructure also needs protectionNotable Point
  52. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:57:47Trincomalee, Singapore, and the defense of fixed fleet basesQ&A
  53. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:23:06Singapore could refit a carrier, but geography governed the choiceQ&A
  54. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:48:46A Dutch G3 battlecruiser enters service in 1939Q&A
  55. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    16:46A surviving Phillips reshapes ABDA commandChapter
  56. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    57:16Old battleships turn the Malayan coast into a fire-support lineChapter
  57. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:03:27Singapore becomes an Allied submarine springboardChapter
  58. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:48:09Why Britain cannot simply stop Pacific wreck salvageQ&A
  59. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    2:01:28More Allied submarines operate from SingaporeQ&A
  60. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    2:10:33Fast battlecruisers could attempt Bataan supply runsQ&A
  61. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    2:17:06Why Hong Kong remains indefensibleQ&A
  62. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    2:32:35Front-line exchange can make ABDA interoperability workNotable Point
  63. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    2:51:39How many T-class submarines could reinforce Singapore?Notable Point
  64. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:11:23American submarines borrowing torpedoes from SingaporeQ&A
  65. The Atlantic Charter: Signed 14th of August 1941...84 yrs ago today!
    1:19:22Would Far East command have kept Tom Phillips in Singapore?Notable Point
  66. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    1:21:26Modern frigates reflect different national presence needsChapter
  67. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:56:11Sixty Sunderlands at SingaporeQ&A
  68. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:34:31More Hurricanes and Beaufighters over MalayaQ&A
  69. WWII Submarines that served the Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Navys
    41:38A battery explosion removes K XIII from the Malaya campaignNotable Point
  70. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    1:02:19Crete changes fleets, North Africa, and Force ZChapter
  71. Admiral Richardson: The USN's Japan War Seer & First Casualty of Roosevelts Hawaii Gambit
    20:16Staged oilers accelerate reinforcement toward SingaporeNotable Point
  72. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    47:01Why Britain did not have to invade Singapore in 1945Q&A
  73. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:40:57What Royal Navy submarines could have done from SingaporeQ&A
  74. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:58:14Why Singapore's fall divided the Allied naval warQ&A
  75. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:09:04How Britain might hold the Pacific after a catastrophic Pearl HarborQ&A
  76. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:24:58Reinforcing Malaya against the landward threatQ&A
  77. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:26:43Could Japan seek a decisive battle against the reinforced Eastern Fleet?Q&A
  78. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:33:10Japan and the Allies race to assemble their forcesQ&A
  79. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    9:51How castles served as Second World War coastal defencesQ&A
  80. Bruships 189: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:21:59Why decolonisation could not follow one boundary ruleNotable Point
  81. Italian Submarines of WWII: Shackled Potential or Victims of Geography?
    47:39Large submarines became Axis cargo links to AsiaChapter
  82. An Indomitable Force Z
    10:35Force Z was too small and too far forward for deterrenceNotable Point
  83. An Indomitable Force Z
    31:40Why Force Z sortied against the Japanese landingsNotable Point
  84. An Indomitable Force Z
    1:04:18Interdicting Japanese logistics could keep Singapore in the warChapter
  85. An Indomitable Force Z
    1:07:30A surviving Singapore would attract Allied fleet reinforcementsNotable Point
  86. An Indomitable Force Z
    1:11:18Singapore as a submarine base could reshape the Dutch East Indies campaignChapter
  87. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    15:41Deterrence, Singapore, and the composition of Force ZChapter
  88. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    43:01Why Japanese supply shipping made Force Z's sortie rationalChapter
  89. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    1:35:27A surviving Force Z changes ABDA naval concentrationChapter
  90. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    1:40:02Does Singapore still fall with Indomitable in Force Z?Q&A
  91. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    1:50:27Supplying a reinforced fleet at SingaporeQ&A
  92. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    2:18:00Would oil denial keep Yamato in home waters?Q&A
  93. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    2:23:58Could Japan rush a smaller carrier force south?Notable Point
  94. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    2:37:46How holding Singapore could reshape Burma and Allied reinforcementsNotable Point
  95. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    1:05:46Independent reconnaissance could ease the Force Z air-support problemChapter
  96. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    1:44:04Crete, Singapore, and mobile aviation supportChapter
  97. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:34:52Why Churchill sent Force Z to SingaporeNotable Point
  98. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    41:00The largest Allied and Axis logistical failuresQ&A
  99. What if HMS Nelson & HMS Rodney were built for speed?
    41:27A common 15-inch gun system could support coastal defensesNotable Point
  100. Of Two Submarines, in two wars... The sinkings of HMHS Britannic & IJS Kongo
    2:31:11Did the Allies conduct offensive mining in the Mediterranean?Q&A
  101. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    1:24:54Japanese withdrawal buys an armed pauseChapter
  102. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    1:32:40Australian forward basing would signal an allianceQ&A
  103. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    1:58:52Hitler and Churchill could widen the crisisChapter
  104. The Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Differential & Soviet Carriers: Scuttlebutt 7
    4:43A British carrier force changes the Singapore counterattackQ&A
  105. A path to negotiation for Japan in August 1941?
    1:05:31Matsuoka's removal opens a narrow negotiating windowNotable Point
  106. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    42:38T-class submarines reinforce SingaporeNotable Point
  107. What if Japan pulls out of China in August 1941 instead of preparing for War? Patreon 108
    48:28Barbarossa and Matsuoka's reversal over SingaporeNotable Point
  108. What if Japan pulls out of China in August 1941 instead of preparing for War? Patreon 108
    2:03:52Why the settlement proposes an American mandate in IndochinaNotable Point
  109. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    24:19Logistics halted Japan's early expansionChapter
  110. Traditional French Bonhomie to spare via the only non USN Nuclear Carrier! The Charles de Gaulle!
    47:48From Islamic State operations to the Clemenceau missionsChapter
  111. The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage
    1:40:13The limits of an allied thousand-ship navyChapter
  112. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    27:50Defending bases that support imperial tradeNotable Point
  113. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    59:10Railways as a military mobility reserveChapter
  114. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:06:06A fortified network from Gibraltar to SingaporeChapter
  115. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:06:33Coastal artillery as an industrial and operational reserveNotable Point
  116. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:08:26Defensive depth and stay-behind observers in MalayaNotable Point
  117. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:09:57Singapore's supply routes and the limits of the Malta comparisonNotable Point
  118. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:38:55Crete and Singapore's approaches as defensive depthNotable Point
  119. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    1:50:18Could earlier U-class orders have kept T-class boats in the Far East?Notable Point
  120. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    3:08:11A major postwar Royal Canadian Navy needs national commitmentQ&A
  121. Japan's I-400 Class: Waste of Resources, Idea to Soon or Idea to late?
    21:58Singapore could support a trans-Pacific raid cycleNotable Point
  122. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    2:12:03Early CF-100 jet fighters would transform Commonwealth air defenseQ&A
  123. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    48:40Britain's global network distinguishes entry bases from forward basesChapter
  124. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    54:14Britain's Far East logistics plan meets a changing threatNotable Point
  125. Naval Logistics of the Major Powers in 1939. Patreon Premier
    1:11:35Japan's resource options impose different transport risksNotable Point
  126. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    35:41Who leads an Anglo-American war against Japan?Notable Point
  127. Persistent Percient Patrol: Supermarine Walrus - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 5
    30:49A wider Anglo-Japanese war patrol mapNotable Point
  128. Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines
    30:20British bases, fleet oilers, and carrier enduranceChapter
  129. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    3:12:00Why British war plans followed the base networkQ&A
  130. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    3:30:46The British route toward Japan from the westQ&A
  131. Check Campaign 16: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    55:58The R class as an armoured convoy and base defenderNotable Point
  132. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    38:02Pacific security releases Dominion forcesNotable Point
  133. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    54:41A secure Indian Ocean allows mobile fleet support to move westNotable Point
  134. Bruships 144: Some Books(Can't Find Lego Cam Sorry) & Naval History Questions
    3:09:48Where treaty politics would permit 18-inch coastal gunsQ&A
  135. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    48:27Why the Admiralty wanted more than two battleships at SingaporeQ&A
  136. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    2:05:45Coastal superguns could become a naval-treaty loopholeQ&A
  137. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    4:14:28Continuous 16-inch production could rearm the King George V classQ&A
  138. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    2:15:05A Southeast Asian war with Singapore still heldQ&A
  139. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:48:12Why Force Z sailed without carrier air coverQ&A
  140. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    2:13:13An imperial railway trades flexibility for an immense fixed investmentQ&A
  141. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    3:09:14Why the British turbine lead creates a Japanese nightmareQ&A
  142. Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?
    2:34:53River-class OPVs as modern presence squadronsChapter
  143. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    37:55Low-rate coastal turret production preserves capital-ship skillsQ&A
  144. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    41:20Mobilisation cover for the Philippines and Singapore optionsNotable Point
  145. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    54:52Singapore and a resource war without attacking AmericaChapter
  146. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    59:22Comparing the alternative opening targetsChapter
  147. USS Texas: Always Bigger in Spirit - KSS3 S2 Comment Response
    10:55Could Britain supply fuel for USS Arizona?Q&A
  148. If not Pearl Harbour?
    15:09Singapore's base investment lacked a dedicated defense commandNotable Point
  149. If not Pearl Harbour?
    32:02Criteria for an alternative opening strikeChapter
  150. If not Pearl Harbour?
    1:17:39Singapore and the problem of American neutralityChapter
  151. Acacia Class: Batch 1 of World War I's Flower Class - Key Ships Series 7, Ship 2
    29:06Laburnum loses mobility for a headquarters roleNotable Point
  152. A Naval Historian Reacts to: Battle cruisers in a modern navy… Well a WWII Navy
    1:57:17A Sydney base changes Far East reinforcementNotable Point
  153. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    14:51Trincomalee, Hong Kong, Weihaiwei, and Australia comparedChapter
  154. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    17:29Colonial priorities could leave defence as somebody else's problemNotable Point
  155. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    1:02:38Fixed guns preserve battleships for the mobile fleetNotable Point
  156. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    33:16Why did Singapore fall if coherent defenses existed?Q&A
  157. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    33:46Could Singapore hold the whole Royal Navy fleet?Q&A
  158. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    42:41When did Singapore gain a mainland rail connection?Q&A
  159. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    1:41:35A Sydney strategy expands 15-inch coastal artilleryChapter
  160. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943)
    6:32Rabaul's open approaches gave Japanese convoys room to maneuverChapter
  161. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 11
    1:24:05Mass-producing cruisers for Singapore and home watersNotable Point
  162. Bruships 126: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    52:07A retained Hong Kong lease changes Royal Navy presenceQ&A
  163. WWII if Norway Wins & Operation Weserübung Fails...
    1:19:11A stronger Far Eastern fleet changes Japanese choicesChapter
  164. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 8
    1:17:09Overseas dockyards cannot replace home support capacityQ&A
  165. Black Swan Class: The F-22 of WWII ASW? - Key Ships Series 6, Episode 2
    17:00Operation Husky concentrates scarce ASW shipsNotable Point
  166. Mistakes of WWII caused by WWI
    1:15:31Force Z basing balanced military reach and political signalNotable Point
  167. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    2:20:45Force Z: deterrence without a balanced task forceChapter
  168. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    2:28:20Would Indomitable simply have been sunk with Force Z?Q&A
  169. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    2:31:47Why Malaya needed prepared ground defences as well as shipsNotable Point
  170. Mistakes & Missed Opportunities of the Washington Naval Treaties
    13:16Empire submarine flotillas as regional deterrenceNotable Point
  171. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    2:13:32Where did the treaty restrict fortifications?Q&A
  172. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    2:18:33Could coastal guns preserve future battleship armament?Q&A
  173. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    2:23:03Japan without the China war: richer but farther from its objectivesQ&A
  174. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    2:12:36How the 1939 carrier pause reached Force ZNotable Point
  175. Bruships 115: Hopefully Australia Trip in Summary!
    1:07:07A surviving Force Z could threaten Japan's advance on SingaporeQ&A
  176. HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 7
    10:20Why Pacific repairs were harder for British carriersNotable Point
  177. The Romans are counter attack, the Numidians are coming for me, can we stabilise it?
    34:40The imperial geography behind a British sea-control assumptionNotable Point
  178. Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History
    30:38Bases, squadrons, and navalized aircrewChapter
  179. The Submarine Century? How Submarines evolved over the 20th Century
    1:33:18The overlooked submarine war in the Indian OceanNotable Point
  180. Bruships 103: Belfast Parts yet to arrive... so let's consider the Run up to War...
    2:23:56Political status determines who provides the navyQ&A
  181. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    8:28France, the Netherlands, and Singapore reshape the coalitionNotable Point
  182. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    1:25:33A carrier dash toward Singapore risks mines and submarinesNotable Point
  183. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    1:30:30Could the Royal Navy fuel a Pacific fleet?Q&A
  184. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    55:43Singapore, command structure, and wartime decisionsNotable Point
  185. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    1:05:58Scorpion, Dragonfly, and Grasshopper lost off SingaporeNotable Point
  186. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    1:13:49Far East plans met the Royal Navy of 1941Notable Point
  187. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    1:44:58Could Steam Gun Boats have aided Singapore's evacuation?Notable Point
  188. Bruships 100: Science Fiction & Some Fvourites
    1:11:45Fisher's political support and naval infrastructure in the 1930sNotable Point
  189. Battle of Coronel in Retrospect
    1:02:23Could von Spee have transferred his ships to the Ottomans?Q&A
  190. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    1:41:34A Trincomalee-based Force Z could have become an ABDA coreQ&A
  191. Bruships 93: Soviet Navy Books & Random Books
    2:55:48What Oberon-class submarines could do at Singapore in 1941Q&A
  192. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    1:30:23Could stronger carrier support have changed Singapore?Q&A
  193. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Comment Response Video
    1:23:33A Ceylon-based alternative for Force ZQ&A
  194. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    33:28Reasonable assumptions hide the escort-carrier requirementChapter
  195. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    54:13Aircraft ferrying and trade protection share one hullChapter
  196. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:38:26An Allied fleet reaches the Indian Ocean earlyChapter
  197. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    2:18:22An earlier European victory reshapes the Far EastChapter
  198. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    13:42Force Z's air-cover problem was partly a signals failureQ&A
  199. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    57:26A global fortress program for British naval basesQ&A
  200. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1941
    16:39Build a unified Far East command before the crisisChapter
  201. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1941
    26:06Use Singapore as a coalition fleet baseChapter
  202. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    26:42Fortify Far East bases before ships are withdrawnChapter
  203. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    39:31How Australia could build naval capacity in six monthsQ&A
  204. Patreon 59: Infrastructure in the Colonies: shipyards of the Commonwealth and Empire.
    1:36:03Singapore connected Indian and Australian maritime industryNotable Point
  205. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    36:00France's Far East fleet as an allied force enablerChapter
  206. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    1:05:09French eight-inch ships as fast first-class cruisersChapter
  207. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    1:22:41How a French fleet would reach a coalition war against JapanChapter
  208. Equitable London Treaty: Summary (Long Patrol)
    1:11:18A disclosed compromise for Pacific fortificationsChapter
  209. Pensacola Class: US Interwar Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    28:09Could the convoy have changed Singapore's defence?Notable Point
  210. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Other Ships & Fortifications (Long Patrol)
    35:39Geography made the Pacific freeze unequalNotable Point
  211. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    2:56:38Planning for Japan left the wrong escort balanceNotable Point
  212. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    27:58Exeter arrived too late to reinforce Force ZNotable Point
  213. Bruships 75: Following the 614th Running the Gauntlet
    46:35What ABDA needed to become a credible fleetQ&A
  214. Battle of Singapore Straits (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): A UAD Infused(Long Patrol)
    9:12Singapore as the Far East fleet hubChapter
  215. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    31:16Battlecruisers as sea-control toolsNotable Point
  216. Operation Tan No.2 (77yrs ago today)
    34:38Why Japan did not disperse warship constructionQ&A
  217. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    56:00Sussex at Singapore's 1945 surrenderNotable Point
  218. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    55:36How Britain might base 22 SSNs and 40 conventional submarinesQ&A
  219. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    2:14:30An early independent India and imperial basingQ&A
  220. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    42:56Why a British fleet belonged nearer SingaporeQ&A
  221. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    48:18The Royal Navy anticipated a surprise blow in principleQ&A
  222. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    54:19A British 1942 offensive would begin at SingaporeQ&A
  223. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    2:34:34Britain needed depth beyond SingaporeQ&A
  224. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    2:41:12A surviving Singapore shifts the Pacific carrier warChapter
  225. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    3:01:48How earlier victories could concentrate the Eastern FleetChapter
  226. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    3:07:02Radar resources redirected from North Africa to SingaporeQ&A
  227. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    3:07:50A Far East command built around Keyes and SomervilleQ&A
  228. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    3:26:21Why reinforcement alone would not solve Malaya's command problemNotable Point
  229. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    2:26:02Q&A: where four Admiral-class ships might serveQ&A
  230. Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol
    24:29Tanaka questions the risk to his destroyersNotable Point
  231. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:35:38Could Britain have mounted a Taranto-style raid in the Pacific?Q&A
  232. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)
    1:38:13Four Malta-class carriers and an East of Suez postureQ&A
  233. Patreon 32: Japanese heavy cruisers of the 1920s & 1930s, were they worth it?
    1:14:54French Indochina changed Japan's access to the Indian OceanQ&A
  234. A Book or Two to Review (29): The Spanish Civil War at Sea
    18:25Sloops could build escorts and shipyard capacityChapter
  235. A Book or Two to Review (25): Churchill's Admiral
    0:26Lord Keyes as a Far East command alternativeNotable Point
  236. Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper
    35:36Where an expanded British forward base should startQ&A
  237. Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper
    2:58:26The defence arrangement linking Britain and SingaporeQ&A
  238. British Geostrategic Situation in the 1960s: The 1966 White Paper
    16:35Retreat from overseas bases and commitmentsChapter
  239. British Geostrategic Situation in the 1960s: The 1966 White Paper
    41:48Presence, trade, and a voice at the tableNotable Point
  240. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement - Comment Response
    33:21Japan's Singapore campaign without French IndochinaNotable Point
  241. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement - Comment Response
    54:20Why Anglo-Japanese tension competed with Atlantic planningNotable Point
  242. A Book or Two to Review(20): Sinking Force Z 1941
    8:12Singapore's deliberate restraint and landward coastal gunsNotable Point
  243. A Book or Two to Review(20): Sinking Force Z 1941
    9:30Commonwealth burden-sharing and the Singapore bastionNotable Point
  244. A Book or Two to Review(20): Sinking Force Z 1941
    19:23Singapore as a prolonged reinforcement contestNotable Point
  245. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p3/3 - Italy
    10:34A possible invasion of Japan and the supply build-upNotable Point
  246. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p2/3 - Force Z
    4:34Pound's Ceylon plan for the Far EastChapter
  247. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p2/3 - Force Z
    24:04Ceylon and a stronger ABDA alternativeNotable Point
  248. Operation Aerial: France after Dunkirk (Long Patrol)
    1:31:36Experience could not replace ships at SingaporeNotable Point
  249. Naval Fire Support of the WWI Western Front: Long Patrol, Part 6, Gorgon Class
    36:38A retained Gorgon in the Yangtze or SingaporeNotable Point
  250. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?
    53:15The overlooked defense of Singapore's water supplyQ&A
  251. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    1:26:05Which non-NATO states might support the alliance?Q&A
  252. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    1:20:45Why Tom Phillips received command of Force ZQ&A
  253. Bruships 38: Amphibious Operations & Equipment
    3:07:32What Britain could add to an expanded QuadQ&A
  254. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 1
    4:03How the China Station emerged from a vast combined commandChapter
  255. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    9:05Why piracy clustered around Hong Kong and SingaporeNotable Point
  256. 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
  257. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 7: Conclusion
    8:22Why Singapore made a surprise air attack imaginableNotable Point
  258. Steel of a Hundred Years Ago: Ships of 1920
    1:24:25An Admiral-class fast force at SingaporeQ&A
  259. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    25:17The oil embargo and failure to anticipate JapanChapter
  260. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:26:27Birmingham races to the Singapore IncidentChapter
  261. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"
    2:41:01Singapore as a Royal Navy forward baseQ&A
  262. Amphion Class Cruisers
    39:38How earlier carrier losses weakened the Far EastNotable Point
  263. Amphion Class Cruisers
    44:48What a balanced ABDA force could have changedNotable Point
  264. Amphion Class Cruisers
    45:57Assessing Admiral Tom PhillipsQ&A
  265. Amphion Class Cruisers
    49:57Why ABDA kept fighting after Singapore fellQ&A
  266. 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 5 of 5/Articles 17-22
    32:34Singapore's missing defensive infrastructureNotable Point
  267. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    1:20:18Damage control keeps the carrier flyingChapter
  268. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    37:06HMS Folkestone from the Persian Gulf to Atlantic convoysNotable Point
  269. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    1:21:10American entry and a coalition Pacific commandChapter
  270. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    1:25:51Commerce warfare begins before the main fleet battleNotable Point
  271. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    2:22:47Renown's refit before a Pacific deploymentNotable Point
  272. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    14:44The heavy-fighter concept before its combat testNotable Point
  273. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6b Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    21:56Singapore as a concentrated defensive positionChapter
  274. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6b Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    52:50Fleet Air Arm types and assumptions not yet tested by warChapter
  275. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    4:58Malaya without a prepared Japanese campaignNotable Point
  276. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    39:30A nominally neutral America as a Pacific supply baseNotable Point
  277. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    54:39Far Eastern munitions and the Cape delayNotable Point
  278. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P4 Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    19:17Supplying a drive toward ShanghaiChapter
  279. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P4 Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    30:13Building Pacific dockyards across the coalitionNotable Point
  280. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P3 Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    16:19Manila, Singapore, and the delay before battleChapter
  281. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    26:07HMS Terror and the defence of SingaporeNotable Point
  282. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    28:19Defending Singapore from the landward approachNotable Point
  283. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    32:01Concentrating British carriers in the Far EastNotable Point
  284. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    32:42Moving fighters and bombers to SingaporeNotable Point
  285. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    26:02Seizing a liner and getting Birmingham homeNotable Point
  286. 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
  287. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    1:08:20Singapore's captured radar specialists became a Japanese intelligence targetQ&A
  288. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    1:20:50Dispersed defenses weakened Malaya more than a simple shortage of weaponsQ&A
  289. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    2:37:48If Force Z had survived: carrier support and Singapore's gunsQ&A
  290. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    15:58Deterrence without making war inevitableQ&A
  291. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    18:52Town-class cruisers as a mobile Far East deterrentNotable Point
  292. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    46:48Singapore as the lynchpin of the eastern theatreNotable Point
  293. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    51:46A command facing east needed a forward and reserve baseNotable Point
  294. An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"
    35:42A maintenance network for forward presenceNotable Point
  295. 50th Proper Live Stream - Bru Ships Episode 10: Naval Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:40:22A Roger Keyes command in the Far EastNotable Point
  296. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P2/4 Inter-War
    21:00Singapore's Catalina reconnaissance shortfallNotable Point
  297. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P2/4 Inter-War
    30:44The Short Singapore's patrol limitationsNotable Point
  298. Patreon Video 1: What would you put in warehouses at the end of WWI for WWII if you could?
    2:32:01Choosing heavy coastal guns for SingaporeQ&A
  299. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:01:48Aircraft dispersal gives Singapore strategic depthQ&A
  300. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 2: The Counter-Factual; My Plan
    15:32Use arriving troops to deepen the mainland lineNotable Point
  301. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 2: The Counter-Factual; My Plan
    16:29Singapore's coastal guns still face an ammunition limitNotable Point
  302. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 2: The Counter-Factual; My Plan
    16:50Form a mobile reserve division at SingaporeNotable Point
  303. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 2: The Counter-Factual; My Plan
    17:29Concentrate and disperse the air defenceNotable Point
  304. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 2: The Counter-Factual; My Plan
    22:06Layer mines and keep submarines at SingaporeNotable Point
  305. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 1: What Happened?
    4:42Singapore as the regional linchpinNotable Point
  306. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 1: What Happened?
    5:59Malaya's approaches offered defensive possibilitiesNotable Point
  307. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 1: What Happened?
    26:40Forward deployment made a response unavoidableNotable Point
  308. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 1: What Happened?
    27:58A defence positioned for the wrong approachNotable Point
  309. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 1: What Happened?
    31:06Singapore falls while Japanese supplies run lowNotable Point
  310. An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 1: What Happened?
    35:00Holding Singapore changes the Eastern Fleet questionNotable Point
  311. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    59:58A gunboat screen for Singapore's crossingsNotable Point
  312. Bru Ships Episode 1: Book Reviews/Q&A
    34:35Force Z and the danger of sending an incomplete fleetQ&A
  313. A Question of Getting Them There - Landing Ships & Amphibious Warfare Part 2(ii)
    12:49Fresh-water supply for Far East amphibious operationsNotable Point
  314. Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video
    1:04:23Japan's loss of face and strategic lessonChapter
  315. The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)
    39:53Defending Singapore while cruisers attacked Japanese tradeNotable Point
  316. The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)
    53:12Two battleships and the limits of visible deterrenceNotable Point
  317. RN Commands in 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:37Reinforcing the Far East took time and resupplyNotable Point
  318. Tribal Class in 60s (Combined)
    16:46Far East offensive cruising in Operation IrregularChapter
  319. Back Pocket Cruisers Presentation (Practice 2)
    33:20Tribals hunted Japanese movement ahead of a possible Singapore returnChapter