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Ludendorff resigns after refusing to accept American surrender terms. He is replaced by Wilhelm Groener
The Wickes class destroyer USS Lansdale (DD-101) is commissioned. She officially enters service in the war zone on 4 November when she sets off to join the Cruiser and Transport Force.
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.
