From the Book - 1st American ed.
Part I : 1 January-15 March 1939
The USA: Roosevelt-Mooney-Capone
Catalonia-Rome-Chamberlain-Mussolini
Jewish refugees-Palestine
Hollywood-germany-Czechoslovakia-Poland
ARP and national service in Britain
Spain: Barcelona-arms supplies-US embargo-the PYrenees
Poland-jitterbugs-sport-murder-Hitler's speech
The US frontie-the IRA-'a clear verditc'-France-Madrid-war crisis in the Mediterranean
The ides of March in Prague
Part II : 15 March-3 Sptember 1939
Justice in London and USSR-Memel-looking at appeasement
Pledge to Poland-invasion of Albania-Roosevelt: 'the very verge of war', questions to Hitler and Hitler's reply
Danzig-possible Anglo-Russian pact-the question of appeasement-Squalus-US neutrality-music-cricket-horse reacing-Thetis-Spain
The Jews: 'washing out hands like Pilate', cargoes of despair, voyage of the St. Louis
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the USA
The IRA in action-China and Japan-Tientsin-Mosley (UK) and Moseley (USA)-Roosevelt and neutrality
Debate on appeasement-pressure on Danzig-speculation on peace
Negotiations on Anglo-Russian pact-Danzig simmers-debate on thrid term for Roosevelt-'a stunning blow'
'A run on dark curtain material'-Nazi-Sovioet pact-Bomber over Coventry-possibility of avoiding war-invasion of Poland-'speak for England!'-at war with Germany
Part III : 3 September-31 December 1939
Sinking of SS Athenia-Kiel-'notes' for the Germans-words for the Poles-the Siegfried Line-collapes of Poland
Conscience and anti-climax-real war in Finland-land, sea and air encounters-a looko at peace-the Graf Spee-the US view-stocktaking-books for Christmas-'no big-scale fighting in 1940'.
