"First published in Great Britian in 2008 by Allen Lane. First U.S. hardcover ed. ... 2009 by Harper Collins"--T.p. verso. Previous ed. has subtitle: how Roosevelt, Churchill, Marshall, and Alanbrooke won the war in the West. Includes maps of: North African Littoral; Eastern Front; France and Germany; Mediterranean Theatre; Far East: Approaches to Japan; Far East: The Pacific Route; Far East: The Bay of Bengal Strategy. Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2008.

First encounters : 1880-June 1940 -- Collecting allies : June 1940-December 1941 -- Egos in Arcadia : December 1941-February 1942 -- Brooke and Marshall establish dominance : February-March 1942 -- Gymnast falls, Bolero returned : February-April 1942 -- Marshall's mission to London : April 1942 -- The commanders at Argonaut : April-June 1942 -- The masters at Argonaut : June 1942 -- Torch reignited : July 1942 -- The most perilous moment of the war : July-November 1942 -- The Mediterranean garden path : November 1942-January 1943 -- The Casablanca conference : January 1943 -- The hard underbelly of Europe : January-June 1943 -- The overlordship of overlord : June-August 1943 -- From the St. Lawrence to the pyramids : August-November 1943 -- Eureka! at Teheran : November-December 1943 -- Anzio, Anvil, and Culverin : December 1943-May 1944 -- D-Day and dragoon : May-August 1944 -- Octagon and Tolstoy : August-December 1944 -- Autumn mist : December 1944-February 1945 -- Yalta requiem : February-May 1945 -- Conclusion : the riddles of war.