Table of Contents
Maps xi
Author's Note xv
Prologue: "I Want Him Murdered" 1
1 Monday, October 22, 1956: "We Must Keep the Americans Really Frightened" 41
2 Tuesday, October 23, 1956: The Hammer and Sickle Torn Out 79
3 Wednesday, October 24, 1956: A Plan on a Cigarette Packet 113
4 Thursday, October 25, 1956: Bloody Thursday 134
5 Friday, October 26, 1956: The Two Musketeers 151
6 Saturday, October 27, 1956: The Omega Plan 182
7 Sunday, October 28, 1956: No Picnic 208
8 Monday, October 29, 1956: "Sandstorms in the Desert" 215
9 Tuesday, October 30, 1956: Ultimatum 239
10 Wednesday, October 31, 1956: Perfididus Albion 271
11 Thursday, November 1, 1956: "There is Something the Matter with Aim" 291
12 Friday, November 2, 1956: "Love to Nasty" 314
13 Saturday, November 3, 1956: "Help the Burglar, Shoot the Householder" 341
14 Sunday, November 4, 1956: Reaping the Whirlwind 357
15 Monday, November 5, 1956: "Hit 'Em with Everything in the Bucket" 377
16 Tuesday, November 6, 1956: Back Down 399
Epilogue: "The Curse of the Pharadhs" 424
Fates 449
Acknowledgments 457
Notes 461
Bibliography 503
Index 511