Preface
Prologue
1: Meeting an Old Friend
2: Jules Verne’s Spaceship
3: Cold Comfort for Fatso
4: Sasaki’s Franklins
5: Kobayashi’s Friday Night Soirées
6: Big André’s Suggestion
7: The Well-Read War Plan
8: The Urbane Gentleman
9: The Little Flower’s Helper
10: Mr. Horikoshi’s Confession
11: The Seasoned Campaigner
12: The Wingless Eagle’s Last Flight
13: A Gift for Ayinotchka
14: Isaiah’s Message
15: Milch’s Boffins
16: Mimi’s Sparrow
17: The Swede’s Bridegrooms
18: The Valve Maker’s Observation
19: The Smell of Burning Rubber
20: Roosevelt’s Sacred Magisterium
21: A Fine Social Contract
22: Sato’s Cherry Blossoms
23: Admiral Abe’s Type 93
24: The Polo Player
25: Winston’s Delight
26: Somme Redux
27: The Chamber Pot
28: Bad News for the Lisper
29: The Billiard Table
30: The American Admirer
31: Brooke’s Announcement
32: The Burning and Third Manassas
33: Halifax’s New Job
34: Rab’s Delight
Epilogue
Bibliography
Other Sources
About the Author
Copyright