CONTENTS
Chapter Page Author's Preface xiii Chronological Summary of Principal Events, June 1943-December 1943 2 I The Background to the Maritime Offensive 5 II The Battle of the Atlantic
1st June-31st August, 1943
The Bay of Biscay Offensive15 III The Battle of the Atlantic
1st September-31st December, 1943
The Final Defeat of the 'Wolf Packs'37 IV Home Waters and the Arctic
1st June-31st December, 194357 V Coastal Warfare
1st June-31st December, 194391 VI The Mediterranean Campaigns
1st June-15th August, 1943
The Invasion of Sicily105 VII The Mediterranean Campaigns
16th August-31st December 1943
The Landing at Salerno and the Submission of the Italian Fleet153 VIII The Pacific and Indian Oceaqns
1st June-31st December, 1943213 Chronological Summary of Principal Events, January 1944-May 1944 241 IX The Battle of the Atlantic
1st January-31st May, 1944
The Second Campaign in the Western Approaches245 X Home Waters and the Arctic
1st January-31st May, 1944267 XI Coastal Warfare
1st Janusary-31st May, 1944283 XII The Mediterranean Campaigns
1st January-31st May, 1944297 XIII The Pacific and Indian Oceans
1st January-31st May, 1944331 APPENDICES Appendix A The Board of Admiralty, 1st June, 1943-31st May, 1944 361 Appendix B Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force Establishment and Expansion, 1st September, 1943-1st June, 1944 363 Appendix C German U-boat Strength, July 1943-April 1944, and Principal Characteristics of Germany U-boats Types IXC and IXC/40 364 Appendix D German, Italian and Japanese U-boats sunk, 1st June, 194-31st May, 1944 365 Appendix E The Mediterranean Station, Naval Strength on 1st October, 1943 376 Appendix F Italian Warships in Allied Control on 21st September, 1943 378 Appendix G Italian Naval losses, 10th June, 1940-8th September, 1943 379 Appendix H British Commonwealth Warship Losses in the Mediterranean, 10th June, 1940-8th September, 1943 382 Appendix J The Organisation of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1st August, 1943 386 Appendix K British, Allied and Neutral Merchant Ship Losses from Enemy Action, and Causes, 1st June, 1943-31st May, 1944 388 Index 391 LIST OF MAPS Number Subject Facing page 1. 37 2. 43 3. 63 4. 65 5. 71 6. 74 7. 83 8. 91 9. 93 10. 97 11. 115 12. 118 13. 127 14. 159 15. 171 16. 175 17. 177 18. page 181 19. page 182 20. 195 21. page 220 22. 233 23. 273 24. 279 25. 287 26. 293 26A. page 313 26B. page 318 27. 369 28. 381 29. 383 30. 397 31. page 403 32. 409 33. 415 34. 426 35. 429 36. 436 37. 453 38. 457 39. page 465 40. 485 41. page 543 42. 545 43. 565 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. 31 2. 50 3. 51 4. 67 5. 106 6. 114 7. 149 8. 307 9. 332 10. 336 11. 339-340 12. 439 13. 458 14. 464 15. 507 16. 508 17. 511 18. 512 19. 520 20. 528 21. 531 22. 537 23. 541 24. 544 25. 550 26. 560 ILLUSTRATIONS Admiral of the Fleet Sir A. Dudley P.R. Pound Frontispece Facing page The Reserve Fleet in Weymouth Bay, August 1939 16 ...
Author's Preface
Chronological Summary of Principal Events
The 3 "Chronology" sections have been gathered together below. --HyperWar
Chronological Summary of Principal Events, January 1942-July 1942
1942 Atlantic Arctic Mediterranean Indian Ocean Pacific Europe January Start of U-boat campaign in American and Canadian waters resulting in heavy shpping losses 1-11 PQ.7B
8-17 PQ.821 Start of enemy counter-offensive in North Africa Japanese over-run Malaya 2 Fall of Manila
15 ABDA area established
Chronological Summary of Principal Events, August 1942-December 1942
1942 Atlantic Arctic Mediterranean Indian Ocean Pacific Europe