Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Strategic Surprise

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  1. Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?
    48:10The Xindi test strike gives Earth a warningChapter
  2. Nuclear Powered Warships: are they worth the cost?
    8:48Rapid carrier redeployment still needs escortsChapter
  3. Japan's I-400 Class: Waste of Resources, Idea to Soon or Idea to late?
    0:58The I-400 as a surprise strike submarineChapter
  4. Japan's I-400 Class: Waste of Resources, Idea to Soon or Idea to late?
    19:05Why timing mattered more than noveltyNotable Point
  5. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    3:56:13Japan had no barrage balloons ready for DoolittleQ&A
  6. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    5:11Why Pearl Harbor looked like the obvious targetChapter
  7. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    9:42Distance was a fuel and replenishment problemNotable Point
  8. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    24:11Surprise, arrogance, and Pearl HarborNotable Point
  9. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    27:14The target criteria: range, emotion, and ships at seaChapter
  10. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    41:20Mobilisation cover for the Philippines and Singapore optionsNotable Point
  11. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    43:50San Francisco as a strike-and-ambush targetChapter
  12. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    1:15:32How to test alternative surprise attacksNotable Point
  13. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    3:22:35Japan's threat to the Philippines in 1939Q&A
  14. Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine
    34:38Covert submarine development as a known secretNotable Point
  15. Epic Blunders of Naval History
    0:14When defeat becomes an epic naval blunderChapter
  16. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    2:49:08Why satellites do not eliminate naval surpriseQ&A
  17. Patreon 20: Sino Japanese War of 1894: Fighting a modern war with feudal societies
    20:52Strategic surprise and maritime geographyNotable Point
  18. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    28:23Readiness and modernisation shape harbour-attack survivalNotable Point
  19. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    42:51Why Taranto and Pearl Harbor resist simple comparisonChapter
  20. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:59:13Why Japan pressed ahead at MidwayQ&A
  21. Introduction: Making Copenhagening a Verb - 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807) p1 of 2
    7:26What it meant to "Copenhagen" an enemyNotable Point
  22. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    16:24Containment creates false confidence in the Far EastNotable Point