Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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USS Hornet (CV-8)

Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.

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  1. Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:32:50Pearl Harbor delayed until the carriers returnQ&A
  2. Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:28:03Saving USS Hornet after Santa CruzQ&A
  3. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    7:52Why Japanese carriers could concentrate in 1941Notable Point
  4. What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?
    26:11Midway's broken contact and the shadowing problemChapter
  5. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...After Power Cut
    2:26:19Warships the panel would save from tragic lossQ&A
  6. Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...(Continued)
    1:16:44Could Hornet survive Santa Cruz?Q&A
  7. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:43:17Why Aubrey Fitch aboard Hornet would probably change little at MidwayQ&A
  8. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:36:34USS Atlanta screened Enterprise and Hornet at MidwayNotable Point
  9. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    2:49:31What laying down six Yorktowns in 1939 would changeQ&A
  10. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    25:22Where the American carriers were on 4 DecemberNotable Point
  11. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    13:55Why the American carriers cannot make the sightingNotable Point
  12. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    1:11:21Zuiho's fighters intercept Enterprise's strike en routeNotable Point
  13. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    1:19:28Hornet is overwhelmed despite defensive doctrineChapter
  14. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    1:33:02Kinkaid withdraws as Hornet is lostChapter
  15. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    1:35:49Santa Cruz claims and confirmed ship lossesNotable Point
  16. Damage Control - The WWII Aircraft Carriers Edition; when it went wrong & when it went right
    3:03:38Hornet and cumulative damage at Santa CruzChapter
  17. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    1:40:10Wargaming culture reinforces large US carriersChapter
  18. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    1:45:45Two-ocean doctrine depends on yards, bases, and rapid productionChapter
  19. Bruships 144: Some Books(Can't Find Lego Cam Sorry) & Naval History Questions
    49:30Why USS Hornet repeated the Yorktown designQ&A
  20. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    59:38Why endurance may have favored Hornet for the B-25 missionQ&A
  21. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    1:19:20Could Ranger and Wasp have been traded for another Yorktown?Q&A
  22. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    1:58:22Could skipping Doolittle have strengthened Coral Sea?Q&A
  23. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    3:07:28Francis Low's carrier-bomber idea and the B-25 choiceChapter
  24. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    3:18:46Hornet becomes a bomber ferry under Enterprise's protectionChapter
  25. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    3:21:29Blimp L-8 delivers late parts to HornetNotable Point
  26. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:31:52What mattered most in the loss of USS HornetQ&A
  27. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:35:45Did Japanese forces board the abandoned Hornet?Q&A
  28. USS Enterprise (CV6): Key Ship Series 3, Ship 4
    16:01From Yorktown to the Midway classNotable Point
  29. USS Enterprise (CV6): Key Ship Series 3, Ship 4
    30:33Covering Hornet and fighting at MidwayChapter
  30. USS Enterprise (CV6): Key Ship Series 3, Ship 4
    36:17Santa Cruz and the last functional carrierChapter
  31. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    42:18Nashville escorts Hornet for the Doolittle RaidChapter
  32. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1939
    34:26Ordering more Yorktown-class carriers in early 1939Notable Point
  33. Pensacola Class: US Interwar Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    30:02Salt Lake City and the Doolittle Raid's fleet riskChapter