Naval History Books

Today we look at the surprising reasons behind why the US Navy never finished building a battlecruiser. Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-Cruisers-Illustrated-Design-History/dp/1682477592 https://www.shipscribe.com/styles/S-584/albums/S584.htm A SIMPLE TRUST IN BIGNESS: STRATEGIC CULTURE AND THE U.S. NAVY‘S REACTION TO THE DREADNOUGHT REVOLUTION, 1903-1910 - Ryan Peeks “THE CAVALRY OF THE FLEET:” ORGANIZATION, DOCTRINE, AND BATTLECRUISERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1904-22 - Ryan Alexander Peeks https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1906/april/approximate-dimensions-compromiseless-ship https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/b/battlecruisers-in-the-united-states-and-the-united-kingdom-1902-1922.html Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au