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As a result of the German successes on the Somme a high level conference takes place at Doullens. The French send the President, Prime Minister Clemenceau, the Minister of Munitions, Foch and Petain. The British send Lord Milner (War Minister), General Wilson (Chief of the Imperial General Staff) and General Haig. As a result Foch is give overall command of the Allied armies on the Western Front.
The Wickes class destroyer USS Barney (DD-149) is laid down at Cramps. She wasn't completed in time for the First World War, but served on convoy escort duties in the Caribbean, as well as escorting two trans-Atlantic convoys during the Second World War.
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Norman Friedmann .
The standard history of the development of American destroyers, from the earliest torpedo boat destroyers to the post-war fleet, and covering the massive classes of destroyers built for both World Wars. Gives the reader a good understanding of the debates that surrounded each class of destroyer and led to their individual features.
