CONTENTS

1. ALL THE VALOUR OF A BATTLE-CRUISER page 6

2. “SHIP-DESTROYING ENGINES” page 10

3. THE SWEEPERS WIN A FOUR YEARS’ BATTLE page 16

4. FIGHTING THE SECRET WEAPONS page 22

5. THE NEW BROOMS page 30

6. SWEEPING THE WAR CHANNEL  page 36

7. DANGEROUS AREAS: THE WORK OF THE FLEET SWEEPERS page 45

8. “OPERATION DYNAMO”: THE SWEEPERS AT DUNKIRK page 52

9. “UNTIL IT BE THOROUGHLY FINISHED” page 58

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