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21USS Terror (CM-5) — was laid down on 3 September 1940 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 6 June 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Ralph A. Bard; and commissioned on 15 July 1942, Commander Howard Wesley Fitch in command.Following fitting out and shakedown, Terror the… …
22Adriatic Campaign of World War I — The Adriatic Campaign of World War I was a naval campaign fought during World War I between the Austro Hungarian Navy, and the Mediterranean squadrons of the United Kingdom, France, and the Kingdom of Italy. It consisted mainly of Austro… …
23USS Willmarth (DE-638) — USS Willmarth (DE 638), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Kenneth Willmarth (1914 1942), who was killed in action when the cruiser USS Vincennes was sunk during the Battle of Savo Island on 9 …
24Battle of Jutland — fixHTML|begInfobox Military Conflict conflict = Battle of Jutland partof = World War I caption = The Battle of Jutland, 1916 date = 31 May 1916 ndash; 1 June 1916 place = North Sea, near Denmark result = Indecisive combatant1 = combatant2 =… …
25Siege — A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition and/or assault. The term derives from sedere , Latin for seat or sitting. [ [http://m w.com/dictionary/siege Merriam Webster: siege] ] A siege occurs… …
26USS Aylwin (DD-355) — For other ships of the same name, see USS Aylwin. USS Aylwin (DD 355) Career (US) …
27international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
28military technology — Introduction range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… …
