Introduction 1. 'Not what it could or should be': Britain's shipping situation 2. 'Beyond our power without your help': Britain's Battle of the Atlantic 3. 'But westward, look, the land is bright': American shipping assistance from neutrality to belligerency, March 1941-November 1942 4. Roosevelt's promise: 'Your requirements will be met' 5. The Casablanca Conference and its aftermath: a 'most curious misunderstanding' 6. Reaping the whirlwind: the perils of impending victory Postscript and conclusions Appendices.
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