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Aberdeen, 194, 203, 555, 558, 562, 569, 579 Abyssinia, 262–263 Addis Ababa, 264, 600nn12,13 Aden, 49–51, 230, 263, 271, 280, 600nn15,18 Aegean, 163, 213, 282, 309, 311, 578, 588 Afghanistan, 39, 611n22 A5M Claude, 66–68, 70 Africa, 97–98, 231, 234, 262, 611n22; East Africa, 43, 45, 97, 124, 182, 263; North Africa, 5, 124, 233–237, 261–262, 264, 266, 268–271, 273; West Africa, 242, 579 aircraft carriers, 15, 18, 25, 35, 69, 72, 75, 77–78, 91, 93, 95–97, 111–112, 138, 225, 228, 232–233, 235, 265, 270, 363–365, 370–371, 373, 414, 439, 468, 474, 482– 483, 494, 516–517, 519, 525, 531, 534, 542–543, 599n9, 600n15, 605nn42,44, 607n11, 611n29, 614n21, 617nn6,7 Albania, 34, 42, 278, 308, 611n22 Alesund, 183, 188, 215 Aleutian Islands, 420–421, 528 Alexandria, 46–48, 50–51, 115, 227, 262, 267, 269, 307, 309–311, 588, 600n16, 626n2 Algiers, 55, 166, 168–169, 171, 232, 239, 244, 257, 283, 293, 307, 421, 423, 425 Amazon estuary, 172–173 Ameland, 211–214, 221 Amoy, 71, 225, 448, 604n27 Anglo-German rivalry, 3, 11 Anglo-Japanese alliance, 13–14 Anholt, 219–222 Antwerp, 217, 562, 567, 572, 589 Anzio, 180, 233, 424, 604n31 Arctic Ocean, 163, 165, 169, 179–180, 182– 183, 187, 205, 212, 225, 608n10 Ardrossan, 568, 583 Argentina, 34, 104, 312, 337, 341, 348, 611n22; Argentinean shipping, 314 Arhus, 197, 298 arms races, 3–4, 11, 22 Arrochar, 550, 553, 567 Ascension Island, 174, 177, 179, 188, 210 asdic/sonar, 119, 442, 444, 486 Asia, 3, 89, 231, 373, 430, 611n22; East Asia, 4–5, 9, 14, 64, 434, 452–453, 484, 535; Southeast Asia, 4–5, 68, 96, 231, 276, 303, 305, 324, 372, 435, 448, 452– 453, 462, 468, 484, 535, 621n53 A6M Zero-sen, 68, 70, 605n42, 606n45 Athens/Gulf of Athens, 308–310 atomic weapons, 452, 457, 491 Auckland, 49–50, 61 Augusta, 229, 275, 277, 284 Australia, 14, 96–97, 143, 210, 322, 418, 483, 485, 487, 557, 598n6; Air Force, 282; Navy, 25, 540 Austria, 274, 599nn3,5 Austria-Hungary, 7, 310 Avonmouth, 568, 572 Azores, 48, 60, 162, 164, 168, 170–173, 175–176, 178, 184, 188, 190, 195, 283– 284, 425, 556, 569 Balabac Strait, 426–427, 617n3 Bali, 305, 429 Balkans, 45–46, 274 Baltic, 104, 162, 164, 166, 168, 174–175, 177, general index 640 general index 179, 181–183, 186, 188–189, 191–192, 195, 209, 211, 219, 224, 287, 297, 541, 616n4 Barbados, 50, 165, 168 Barcelona, 53, 58, 239, 257 Bardia, 262, 281–282 Baroud d’honneur, 233–234 Barrow, 547, 550–551, 554, 558–562, 566, 580, 585–587 Bay of Biscay/ports, 124, 138, 162, 165, 168–169, 186–187, 205, 225, 227, 281–284 Beachy Head, 185–186, 192 Bear Island, 165, 179, 180, 182–183, 187, 212 Beirut, 225, 283 Belfast, 557–558, 562, 566, 571, 581, 586–588 Belgium, 34, 43, 92, 120, 286, 299, 324– 325, 336–337, 339, 341, 344, 346, 348, 351, 354, 357, 562–563, 589, 598n6, 611n22, 616n2; Belgian shipping, 314–315 Belle-Ile, 165, 169, 186 Belt, 218, 298 Benghazi, 262, 279 Bergen, 182, 184, 188–189, 191, 194, 203, 218, 300–301, 303, 541, 573–574 Bermuda, 49–50, 163, 420, 589 B5N Kate, 67–68, 405n42, 606n45 Bias Bay, 72, 604n32 Bilbao, 34–35, 53 Birkenhead, 570, 616n5 Bismarck Sea, 369, 516 Bizerte, 58, 225, 228, 248, 260, 279–280, 284, 291, 296, 309–310, 588, 610n13, 612n42 Black Sea, 187–188, 212, 608n7 Blyth, 547, 552, 561–562, 564, 566, 568, 571, 575, 577, 579–580, 588–589 Bodø, 187, 302 bombing campaign: against China, 65–70; against Germany, 67, 69; against Japan, 5, 491 Bo’ness, 551, 556, 562, 566, 573, 575, 577 Bonifacio Strait, 115, 614n26 Bordeaux, 169, 172, 179, 184, 187, 207, 217, 263, 275 Borkum, 203, 213 Borneo, 426–427, 429, 474 Boston, 420, 559, 590 Bougainville, 51, 414 Bougie, 178, 182 Boulogne, 205, 211, 215, 291, 293, 609n8 Brazil, 167, 170, 173, 175, 284, 286, 312, 336–337, 348, 351, 354, 611n22, 622n70; Brazilian shipping, 314 Bremen, 186, 192, 193, 196, 198, 207 Bremerhaven, 195–196, 556 Brest, 58, 162, 168–171, 178, 184–185, 216– 217, 225–227, 233, 292–293, 297, 589 Brindisi, 277, 282 Britain, 3, 5–9, 11–21, 24–25, 39, 43–47, 51, 54, 90–94, 96–97, 120, 124–125...

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