Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-495) and index
Contents:
Placentia Bay. Before the storm Pearl Harbor. The U.S. is attacked! ; Hitler's gamble Churchill in the White House. The victory plan ; Supreme command ; The President's Map Room Trouble with MacArthur. The fighting general End of an empire. Singapore ; The mockery of the world ; The battleground for civilization India. No hand on the wheel ; Lessons from the Pacific ; Churchill threatens to resign ; The worst case of jitters Midway. Doolittle's Raid ; The Battle of Midway Tobruk. Churchill's second coming ; The Fall of Tobruk ; No second Dunquerque ; Avoiding utter catastrophe Japan first. Citizen warriors ; A staggering crisis ; A rough day The mutiny. Stimson's bet ; A definite decision ; A failed mutiny Reaction in Moscow. Stalin's prayer An industrial miracle. A trip across America ; The President's loyal lieutenant The tragedy of Dieppe. A Canadian bloodbath The torch is lit. Something in West Africa ; Alamein ; First light ; The greatest sensation ; Armistice Day
