A measureless peril: America in the fight for the Atlantic, the longest battle of World War II
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• ••
What s the Matter with the Davis?
Looking back on the Atlantic struggle
1
Flower Show
The dangerous state of the U.S. navy on the eve of war,
1939 8
Too Dumb to Stay on the Farm
The making of a sailor,
1940 14
Building Hitler s Navy
Superbattleships vs. submarines,
1933-39 20
The Simple Principle of Fighting Several Steamers
with Several U-boats
Captain Doenitz works out his strategy,
1918-39 26
On the Devil s Shovel
U-boat
lije,
1939-45 36
The End of the Athenia
The sea war begins,
1939 48
Captain Gainard s Killer Dillers
An American freighter comes to the rescue,
1939 58
Xiii Contents
Prison Ship
The difficulties of keeping out of the war,
1939-40 70
The Neutrality Patrol
Guarding the western hemisphere,
1939-40 79
A New Chapter of World History
The destroyer deal goes forward,
1940 86
Doenitz Goes to France
Germany builds her Biscay U-boat bases,
1940 101
Germany First
Planning America s naval war,
1940 105
A Length of Garden Hose
FDR sells Lend-lease,
1940 113
Fishing Trip
Churchill and Roosevelt meet,
1941 120
The Moving Square Mile
Learning and relearning the lessons of convoy,
1917-41 128
The Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic
America s first losses,
1941 135
A Present in the Fiihrer s Lap
Hitler declares war,
1941 144
Five Boats against America
The East Coast submarine offensive,
1942 150
The Most Even-Tempered Man in the Navy
Admiral King in command,
1942 160
Contents ix
The Hooligan
Navy
Yachts and cabin cruisers go to war,
1942 169
Panic Party
The mystery ship fiasco,
1942 174
Cadet O Hara s Last Fight
The Naval Armed Guard and the
ordeäl
of the
Stephen Hopkins,
2942 179
Start Swinging, Lady
The Liberty ships,
1941-45 . 194
A Visit to the Ship Cemetery
Desperate times on the Eastern seaboard,
1943 205
Sighted Sub
...
Λ
little good news,
1943 211
How Lieutenant Snow Got to Sea
Λ
reserve officer s journey,
1943 220
The Smallest Major War Vessel
Inventing the destroyer escort,
1942 226
Set the Watch
The birth of a warship,
1943 238
The Heartbeat of the Pings
The importance of sonar,
1941-45 250
How Many Germans Will It Kill?
Learning to use radar,
1940-43 256
The Fleet without a Gun
Admiral King remakes his command,
1943 267
χ
Contents
Steaming as Before
The essence of A tlan tic
du
Џ
1943-45 2 76
Combustible, Vulnerable, and Expendable
The escort carrier joins the fight,
1944 289
Captain
Jusťs
Last Fight
The final days of the
Kriegsmarine, 1945 298
Do Hostilities Ever Cease?
After the convoys,
1945 314
When Daylight Comes
From then to now
321
Bibliographical Note and Acknowledgments
327
Bibliography
331
Index
339
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