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