Includes bibliographical references (p. 983-992) and index

Prologue 1818 : "The German ensign will be hauled down at sunset" -- Dreams of peace and the shrinking navy, 1918-1931 -- The triple threat and belated rearmament, 1932-1939 -- "Winston is back" -- "A very hazardous affair" : Norway, 1939-1940 -- A Churchillian disaster : Norway, 1940 -- "Operation Dynamo" : the Dunkirk evacuation -- The wall of England -- "Blue water strategy" : the Mediterranean, 1940 -- "Grey water strategy" : the Atlantic, 1941 -- "The Bismarck must be sunk at all costs" -- Greek prelude : the Battle of Matapan -- Catastrophe in the Mediterranean, 1941 -- The sinking of the HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse -- "If we lose the war at sea, we lose the war" -- THe Battle of the Air", 1942 -- The Verdun of maritime war : Malta, 1942 -- Grand strategy for a maritime alliance I -- "A quite desperate undertaking" : Operation Torch -- "The Battle of the Atlantic is getting harder" -- Grand strategy for a maritime alliance II -- The invasion of Sicily : Operation Husky -- "Some underbelly; some softest part" : the Mediterranean, 1943-1945 -- "Such desolate and dangerous voyages" : the Arctic convoys, 1941-1945 -- "Neptune" : problems, puzzles and personalities -- "A never surpassed masterpiece of planning" -- "This great enterprise" : "Operation Neptune" -- Victory in Europe -- To restore an empire

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