Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue 3
4. “Gentle and Dear Soul” 5
5. The Call to Arms 18
6. Sad Command 31
7. “Unfit for Service” 44
8. An Unlikely Romance 53
9. Early Years 66
10. Settling Down 76
11. Diplomacy in London 92
12. Happy in London Town 104
13. Countdown to War 130
14. Beginning of War 142
15. The Fighting French 153
16. Toward Victory 167
17. End of War, Beginning of Post-War 182
18. Toward the End of Diplomacy 200
19. “Only to Serve” 220
20. The Final Challenge 234
21. The End: Full Circle 252
22. Acknowledgements 259
23. Notes 261
24. Bibliography 275
25. Index 279