Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) and index.
Contents
The eighty days' duel -- The first coincidence (the 10th of May) -- The slippery slope (11-31 May) -- Alone? (31 May-30 June) -- Great expectations (1-30 July) -- The second coincidence (the 31st of July) -- After fifty years -- Epilogue.
Summary
Offers an account of how close England came to losing the war.