Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Paintings by Ian Marshall ix
4. Maps xi
5. Charts and Tables xiii
6. Preface xv
7. Part I. Setting the Stage
8. Chapter 1. Prologue: Sea Power and the Sweep of History 1
9. Chapter 2 . Warships and Navies before 1939 17
10. Chapter 3 . Geography, Economics, and Geopolitical Writings 67
11. Part II. Narrative of the Great Naval War, 1939–42
12. Chapter 4 . The Early War at Sea, September 1939–July 1940 105
13. Chapter 5 . The European War at Sea, July 1940– December 1941 143
14. Chapter 6. A War in Every Sea, 1942 197
15. Part III. The Critical Year of 1943
16. Chapter 7. Allied Control of the Seas, 19 239
17. Chapter 8. The Shift in Global Power Balances, 1943–44 293
18. Part IV. Narrative of the Great Naval War, 1944–45
19. Chapter 9. Triumph of Allied Sea Power, 1944 331
20. Chapter 10. The Allied Victory at Sea, 1945 371
21. Part V. Aftermath and Reflections
22. Chapter 11. Navies and Naval Powers in World War II: An Audit 399
23. Epilogue. The Sweep of History 431
24. Appendices. 1943: The Pivotal Year of the War, by Three Measures
25. Appendix A. Sinking U-boats in the Dark, May 6, 1943 437
26. Appendix B. A Hypothetical Causation-Chain, from a Bauxite Mountain in Suriname to Air-Sea Victory in the Western Pacific, 1943–44 443
27. Appendix C. America as Number One: Overall Warship Tonnages of the Powers, 1930–60 447
28. Acknowledgments 449
29. Notes 453
30. Bibliography 487
31. Index 497