Contents: List of Maps and Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Abbreviations; Chronology of Admiral Somerville's Life and Career; PART ONE: Flag Commands and Other Active Service, 1936-1940; PART TWO: Force H, June 1940-January 1942; PART THREE: The Eastern Fleet, February 1942-August 1944; PART FOUR: the British Admiralty Delegation, Washington, October 1944-December 1945; Index; List of Documents and Sources.