Battle of the Philippine Sea - What if Admiral Lee sailed west?
Today we take a look at some possible scenarios that could have arisen if Admiral Lee had taken up the offer of fighting the Japanese fleet in a surface action at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Sources: https://www.usni.org/press/books/batt... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battleship-C... US National Archive Films 428-NPC-6047 and 6049 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 Want to get some books? www.amazon.co.uk/shop/drachinifelDrydock Episodes in podcast format - / user-21912004

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