| Chapter |
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| Author's Preface |
xv |
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Chronological Summary of Principal Events, 1st June-31st December, 1944 |
2 |
| XIV |
Prelude to NEPTUNE |
5 |
| XV |
The Assault on Normandy
6th June-3rd July, 1944 |
41 |
| XVI |
The Mediterranean Campaigns
1st June-31st December, 1944 |
75 |
| XVII |
Coastal Warfare
4th July-31st December, 1944 |
121 |
| XVIII |
Home Waters and the Arctic
1st June-31st December, 1944 |
155 |
| XIX |
The Battle of the Atlantic
1st June-31st December, 1944 |
173 |
| XX |
The Indian Ocean and Pacific
1st June-31st December, 1944 |
187 |
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Chronological Summary of Principal Events, 1st January-14th August, 1945 |
236 |
| XXI |
The End of the Mediterranean Campaigns
1st January-8th May, 1945 |
239 |
| XXII |
Home Waters and the Arctic
1st January-8th May, 1945 |
251 |
| XXIII |
Coastal Warfare
1st January-8th May, 1945
The Climax of the Anti-Shipping Offensive |
265 |
| XXIV |
The Battle of the Atlantic
The Final Phase, and the Surrender of the U-boats,
1st January-8th May, 1945 |
285 |
| XXV |
The Offensive in the Indian Ocean
1st January-30th June, 1945 |
309 |
| XXVI |
The Pacific War and the Arrival of the British Pacific Fleet
1st January-31st March, 1945 |
321 |
| XXVII |
The Offensive in the Pacific
1st April-30th June, 1945 |
337 |
| XXVIII |
The Setting of the Rising Sun
1st July-14th August, 1945 |
365 |
| XXIX |
Conclusion and Inquiry |
387 |
| Epilogue |
411 |
| Index |
481 |
APPENDICES
(continued from Part I) |
| Appendix L |
The Board of Admiraltty, 1st June, 1944-15th August, 1945 |
419 |
| Appendix M |
The Organisation of the Mediterranean Fleet, 1st June, 1944 |
421 |
| Appendix N |
The Organisation of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, 1st June, 1944 |
423 |
| Appendix O |
Enemy Merchant Shipping Sunk, Captured or Scuttled inside the Mediterranean, June, 1940-April, 1945 |
425 |
| Appendix P |
The History of the Royal Navy's Fleet Train |
426 |
| Appendix Q |
North Atlantic Troopship Movements ('Operational Convoys'), January, 1944-May, 1945 |
431 |
| Appendix R |
Statistics of Arctic Convoys, 1941-1945 |
432 |
| Appendix S |
Strength of the Navies of the British Commonwealth, 8th May, 1945 |
436 |
| Appendix T |
British Commonwealth Warship Losses, 3rd September, 1939-15th August, 1945 |
439 |
| Appendix U |
Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force, Establishment and Expansion,
5th June, 1944-1st May, 1945, and Functions of Squadrons on 1st May, 1945 |
451 |
| Appendix V |
Particulars of German Minor War Vessels |
452 |
| Appendix W |
Particulars of German 'Small Battle Units |
454 |
| Appendix X |
German U-Boat Strength, July, 1944-April, 1945, and Principal Characteristics
of German U-Boats Types XXI and XXIII |
456 |
| Appendix XX |
German Warship Losses (major types of surface vessels),
3rd September, 1939-8th May, 1945 |
457 |
| Appendix Y |
German and Japanese U-Boats Sunk, 1st June, 1944-15th August, 1945 |
463 |
| Appendix YY |
Enemy and Enemy-controlled Merchant Vessels and arships sunk,
captured or destroyed in the Home Theatre, 3rd September, 1939-8th May, 1945 |
473 |
| Appendix Z |
British, Allied and Neutral Merchant Ship Losses from Enemy Action,
1st June, 1944-15th August 1945 |
477 |
| Appendix ZZ |
Annual Allied Merchant Ship Losses from Enemy Action, by Causes and by Theatres, 1939-1945 |
479 |
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