The US Navy and the Battlecruiser - So Many Ideas, So Little Money!

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... https://www.shipscribe.com/styles/S-5... 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/procee... https://www.history.navy.mil/content/... Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B... Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? -   / drachinifel   Want to talk about ships?   / discord   'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au