The National Coalition -- The Battle of France, the first week. Gamelin -- The Battle of France, the second week. Weygand -- The march to the sea -- The deliverance of Dunkirk -- The rush for the spoils -- Back to France -- Home defense. June -- The French agony -- The Bordeaux armistice -- Admiral Darlan and the French fleet. Oran -- The apparatus of counter-attack -- At bay -- Invasion problem -- Operation Sea Lion -- The Battle of Britain -- The Blitz -- "London can take it" -- The wizard war -- United States destroyers and West Indian bases -- Egypt and the Middle East. 1940 -- The Mediterranean passage -- September tensions -- Dakar -- Mr. Eden's mission -- Relations with Vichy and Spain -- Mussolini attacks Greece -- Lend-lease -- Germany and Russia -- Ocean peril -- Desert victory.