Running in tandem with the great land battles was the grinding attrition of the deadly war at sea, the second waged in the 20th century.
What does WAS stand for?
WAS stands for War At Sea
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- Washington Academy of Sciences
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Samples in periodicals archive:
9780316097840 The admirals; Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the 5-star admirals who won the war at sea.
Can the United States effectively deny China's use of the South and East China Seas in the event of all-out war at sea without attacks on land-based forces by either side?
Reducing risks of war at sea in Asia should be squarely on the agenda of these meetings - otherwise they face irrelevance," he said.
The arrival of metal ships and the explosive shell in the 19th century again changed the nature of the war at sea.
Atlantic Everybody Convoys: Hates Chris The War at Sea (7pm) America's involvement in the naval campaign.
Byline: Steve Hendry Atlantic Convoys - The War at Sea Channel 4, Today, 6.
Captain Frederick von Muller of the light cruiser Emden was the perfect embodiment of gentlemanly behavior in the midst of a war at sea, for example; and Eddie Rickenbacker clearly represents the basic killer instinct necessary to survive in the air.