An authoritative and readable account of all aspects of Q ships, commerce raiders and the convoys which kept Britain alive in WWII
| List of Maps and Diagrams | | vii | |
| Foreword by Dr David G Chandler | | ix | |
| Acknowledgements | | xi | |
| Introduction | | xiii | |
| PART ONE Q Ships | | 1 | (48) |
| I Decoy/Q Ships: Masters of Deception |
| | 3 | (4) |
| II The Manning of Q Ships: Discipline and other Considerations |
| | 7 | (24) |
| | 31 | (6) |
| IV Adventures of World War II Q Ships |
| | 37 | (12) |
| PART TWO Commerce Raiders | | 49 | (100) |
| V Commerce Raiders: Threats of Attack |
| | 51 | (12) |
| VI The Gentle Guile of German Sea-raiding in World War I |
| | 63 | (10) |
| VII Early First World War German Raiders |
| | 73 | (6) |
| VIII Minelaying by Surface Raider |
| | 79 | (14) |
| IX Commerce Raiding by Surface Warships in World War I |
| | 93 | (10) |
| X The Adventures of Emden and Compatri |
| | 103 | (24) |
| | 127 | (10) |
| XII German Surface Raiding in World War II |
| | 137 | (12) |
| PART THREE Convoys | | 149 | (68) |
| XIII Protectors of Trade: Reminiscences of Convoys |
| | 151 | (8) |
| XIV Second World War Convoys |
| | 159 | (24) |
| XV Mediterranean Convoys in World War II |
| | 183 | (22) |
| | 205 | (12) |
| Appendix I The Glorious First of June, 1794 | | 217 | (8) |
| Appendix II The Battle of the Nile, 1798 | | 225 | (10) |
| Appendix III The Thoughts of an American Admiral | | 235 | (2) |
| Appendix IV The Advantages of the Convoy System | | 237 | (4) |
| Appendix V Monthly Losses from Enemy Action, February 1917-October 1918 | | 241 | (2) |
| Appendix VI Tonnage Constructed by Allied and Neutral Nations since August 1914 | | 243 | (2) |
| Appendix VII The Clyde Escort Force and Clyde Area | | 245 | (4) |
| Appendix VIII The Russian Convoys | | 249 | (10) |
| Bibliography | | 259 | (2) |
| Index | | 261 | |
