INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. MAPS xii
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii
6. INTRODUCTION xvi
7. CHAPTER 1. HALF-HEARTED WAR 1
8. CHAPTER 2. THE PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS: CHURCHILL ASCENDANT, 7–10 MAY 1940 20
9. CHAPTER 3. THE CABINET CRISIS: CHURCHILL CHALLENGED, 10–28 MAY 1940 45
10. CHAPTER 4. A CLOSE- RUN THING: THE BEF’S RETREAT TO THE COAST, MAY 1940 71
11. CHAPTER 5. THE GREAT ESCAPE: THE BEF, MAY–JUNE 1940 110
12. CHAPTER 6. ALONE: THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRENCH ALLIANCE, MAY–JULY 1940 136
13. CHAPTER 7. HITLER AT THE DOOR: THE INVASION THREAT, JUNE–OCTOBER 1940 155
14. CHAPTER 8. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: THE ANTAGONISTS 180
15. CHAPTER 9. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: OVERTURE 195
16. CHAPTER 10. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: THE CRISIS 208
17. CHAPTER 11. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: THE BATTLE WON 7 SEPTEMBER–31 OCTOBER 1940 223
18. CHAPTER 12. TERROR BY NIGHT: BRITAIN SURVIVES THE BLITZ, SEPTEMBER 1940–MAY 1941 239
19. CHAPTER 13. A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS: BRITAIN AND AMERICA, 1940–1941 263
20. CONCLUSION 281
21. NOTES 288
22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 317
23. INDEX 325