Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction
8. Ship Symbolism, Identity and Culture 1
9. The Naval Theatre, Identity and Citizenship 6
10. Book Structure 15
11. 1. A New Naval Symbol
12. A Brief History of the Destroyer 19
13. Destroyer Etymology 29
14. 2. Navalism and the Business of Self-Promotion, 1895–1914
15. Popular Navalism and Naval Propaganda 39
16. Reviews and ‘Fake Wars’ 60
17. Provincial Naval Theatre and the ‘Local’ Factor 67
18. 3. Britain’s Hard-Bitten Weather-Beaten Defenders, 1914–1919
19. The Sentinels of Britain 79
20. Wartime Propaganda and War Savings Campaigns 86
21. Business Rather Than Pleasure 107
22. 4. The Ambassadorial Service, 1919–1939
23. The Aftermath of War 115
24. A Return to Grand Spectacle 123
25. Sowing the Seeds of Friendship 141
26. 5. A Destroyer is the Aim! War Savings and Civic Culture, 1939–1945
27. Introduction 150
28. Warship Weeks and Naval Propaganda 155
29. Naval Iconography 171
30. Parades and Ceremonies 175
31. Ship Adoptions 183
32. Chapter 6. Commemoration, Memory and Legacy
33. Monuments and Museums 194
34. ‘The Best and the Bravest’: Destroyer Men, Memory and Experience 203
35. Conclusion 227
36. Bibliography 235
37. Index 248