Dramatis personae; prologue; 1 circumstances without parallel; 2 a very full heart; 3 enmity and fear; 4 in this grave hour; 5 into the unknown; 6 the decisive struggle; 7 treachery; 8 there will always be an england; 9 ever widening conflict; 10 it's my brother; 11 tested as never before in our history; 12 something more than courage; 13 for valour; epilogue; notes; select bibliography; acknowledgements; index