Table of Contents
Contents List of Illustrations List of Maps Series Editor’s Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Apprenticed to the Queen’s Navy, 1883-1908 2. Cunningham, Destroyers and the Mediterranean: A Symbiotic Relationship, 1908-18 3. Cowan’s Protege, 1919-33 4. The Mediterranean: Challenges and Crises, 1934-39 5. The Finest Appointment: The Mediterranean Fleet, June 193 9-June 1940 6. Mussolini’s War, June-December 1940 7. Triumph into Tragedy, January-May 1941 8. The Caged Tiger, June 1941-April 1942 9. King and the King’s Navy, June-October 1942 10. Return to North Africa, October 1942-May 1943 11. The Invasion of Sicily, May-August 1943 12. The Invasion of Italy, September-October 1943 13. Becoming First Sea Lord, October 1943-June 1944 14. The Pinnacle of a Career, June 1944-May 1946 15. Facing the Future, January 1945-June 1946 16. The Long Ebb Tide, June 1946-June 1963 Notes Bibliography Index.