'Billy' Mitchell - Insufferably Right or just Insufferable?
Today we take a look at the circumstances of the notorious 'Mitchell' experiments against a series of ships in the early 1920's, were they a sign of things to come, or a barking up the wrong tree? Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Billy-Mitche... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Billy-Mitche... https://www.amazon.co.uk/General-Bill... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Billy-Mitche... Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B... Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - / drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachini... Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? / discord 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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