CONTENTS
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PREFACE vii PART I: PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER I: PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
i.
The Tradition of War Finance
3
ii.
The Beginnings of Economic Control
12
iii.
Towards Coordination
29
CHAPTER II: BETWEEN THE WARS
i.
The Processes of Planning 41 ii.
The First Phase: Concept of a Great War 46 iii.
The Second Phase: Rearmament 62 PART II: PERIOD OF THE ANGLO-FRENCH
ALLIANCE
Statistical Summary
75
CHAPTER III: ORGANISATION AT THE CENTRE
i.
Powers of Government
83 ii.
Mechanism of Government 88 iii.
Strategical Background 95
CHAPTER IV: CASH AND CARRY
i.
Overseas Supply 101 ii.
Cash 106 iii.
Carry 120
CHAPTER V: MOBILISATION
i.
The First Phase 136 ii.
Manpower Policy
143
CHAPTER VI: TOWARDS A LEVEL ECONOMY
i.
Introductory 151 ii.
Financial and Price Policies 156 iii.
The Civilian Economy 172
CHAPTER VII: INTER-ALLIED WAR ECONOMY
i.
Preparations 179 ii.
The Record of Nine Months 184
PART III: FROM DUNKIRK TO PEARL HARBOR
Statistical Summary
199
CHAPTER VIII: 'IF NECESSARY FOR YEARS, IF NECESSARY, ALONE'
i.
Alone
209
CHAPTER IX: LEND-LEASE
i.
Growth of American Support 224 ii.
First Fruits of Lend-Lease
235
CHAPTER X: WAR TRANSPORT
i.
The Effects of the Fall of France on Shipping 248 ii.
The Shipping Struggle
254 iii.
Inland Transport
268
CHAPTER XI: MANPOWER
i.
Dimensions of the Task 281 ii.
Methods of Achievement
296
CHAPTER XII: THE COST OF INCREASING EFFORT
i.
'Hardship our Garment' 315 ii.
The Inflationary Gap
325 PART IV: FROM PEARL HARBOR TO
NORMANDY
Statistical Summary
347
CHAPTER XIII: THE NEW PROPORTIONS OF THE WAR
i.
Economc Aspects of the New Alliances
359
ii.
British-American Procedure
378
iii.
Strategy
405
CHAPTER XIV: OUTLINE OF SHIPPING
i.
The Effects of Pearl Harbor 412 ii.
The Months of Crisis
417 iii.
Towards D-Day
435
CHAPTER XV: MANPOWER
i.
Manpower Budgeting 438 ii.
Implementing the Budgets
452
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CHAPTER XVI: COAL AND TRANSPORT
i.
Introductory
466
ii.
Coal
467
iii.
Transport
480
CHAPTER XVII: THE CIVILIAN ECONOMY
i.
The Lean Years
491
ii.
Financial Policy
501
PART V: AFTER NORMANDY
CHAPTER XVIII: STAGE TWO
i.
The Task Ahead
515
ii.
Britain's Dilemma
518
iii. Anglo-American Negotiations
524
CHAPTER XIX: TOWARDS PEACE
i.
Wartime Reconstruction Plans
534
ii.
Some Costs of the War
546
INDEX
559
UNPUBLISHED SOURCES
589
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