CHAPTER V THE ADOPTION OF THE CONVOY SYSTEM

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENT vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. LIST OF MAPS xi
5. CHAPTER I THE SITUATION AT THE BEGINNING OF 1917 3
6. CHAPTER II THE ENTRANCE OF THE UNITED STATES 8
7. CHAPTER III THE FIRST SHOCK OF THE U-BOAT CAMPAIGN 15
8. CHAPTER IV THE OBJECT OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE WORLD WAR 24
9. CHAPTER V THE ADOPTION OF THE CONVOY SYSTEM 30
10. CHAPTER VI THE EPISODE OF THE GERMAN RAIDERS 40
11. CHAPTER VII CONTROL OF SHIPPING 51
12. CHAPTER VIII THE BLOCKADE 60
13. CHAPTER IX THE CONVOYS IN OPERATION 65
14. CHAPTER X THE SHIFTING CONDITIONS OF 1917 73
15. CHAPTER XI THE EFFORT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE WORLD WAR 87
16. CHAPTER XII THE PRODUCTION OF ARMED FORCES 98
17. CHAPTER XIII NAVAL FORCES AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE UNITED STATES 109
18. CHAPTER XIV THE NEW CALL UPON THE UNITED STATES NAVY 117
19. CHAPTER XV THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN STRATEGY 125
20. CHAPTER XVI THE FIRST TRANSPORTATION OF AMERICAN TROOPS OVERSEAS 131
21. CHAPTER XVII AMERICAN PREPARATIONS OVERSEAS 143
22. CHAPTER XVIII THE AMERICAN TRANSPORTS 149
23. CHAPTER XIX OPERATING THE TRANSPORTS 159
24. CHAPTER XX THE WANE OF 1917 166
25. CHAPTER XXI THE SITUATION AT THE BEGINNING OF 1918 176
26. CHAPTER XXII THE PROBLEM OF TRANSPORTATION 182
27. CHAPTER XXIII THE FIRST GERMAN ASSAULT OF 1918 190
28. CHAPTER XXIV RUSHING AMERICAN TROOPS TO FRANCE 195
29. CHAPTER XXV THE OPPOSING NAVAL FORCES IN 1918 206
30. CHAPTER XXVI THE ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND OPERATIONS 216
31. CHAPTER XXVII THE GERMAN U-BOAT RAIDS OFF THE AMERICAN COAST 223
32. CHAPTER XXVIII THE NORTHERN BARRAGE 229
33. CHAPTER XXIX THE TURN OF THE TIDE 238
34. CHAPTER XXX THE UNCHANGED GERMAN NAVAL STRATEGY 244
35. CHAPTER XXXI THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE CENTRAL POWERS 251
36. CHAPTER XXXII THE IMPELLING FORCE OF SEA POWER 256
37. CHAPTER XXXIII THE COLLAPSE OF GERMANY 269
38. APPENDICES 277
39. INDEX 297