Foreword pp 8A note from the author pp 10Prologue pp 12PART I SEAMAN AND SUBMARINER pp 151 Early years pp 172 Setting sail pp 243 Learning the ropes pp 324 You did what? pp 425 Standby to dive pp 466 Submariner pp 577 Clutching in pp 628 Stepping up pp 689 St Patrick' s Day pp 7310 Seatime pp 8111 Break in an emergency pp 8812 Archimedes' principle pp 95PART II MASTER AND COMMANDER pp 10313 They call it ' Perisher' pp 10514 The Vortex pp 11715 North to Alaska pp 13016 Pacific allies pp 14117 Darker skies pp 16918 Flood, flood, flood pp 181PART III CAPTAIN AND STRATEGIST pp 19319 To war pp 19520 Capability in decay pp 20621 In the stratosphere pp 21922 Among the Fleet pp 22723 Capability reincarnated pp 23724 Centenary of submarines pp 24625 Strategic partners pp 25026 It' s time pp 257Epilogue pp 262Acronyms pp 266Glossary pp 270Index pp 279Acknowledgements pp 286About the author pp 287.