. Contents: Chronological Summary of Principal Events; The Background to the Maritime Offensive-The Battle of the Atlantic 1st June-31st August 1943 The Bay of Biscay Offensive-The Battle of the Atlantic 1st September-31st December 1943; The Final Defeat of the 'Wolf Packs'-Home Waters and the Arctic 1st June-31st December 1943-Coastal Warfare 1st June-31st December 1943-The Mediterranean Campaigns 1st June-15th August 1943; The Invasion of Sicily-The Mediterranean Campaigns 16th August-31st December 1943; The Landing at Salerno and the Submission of the Italian Fleet-The Pacific and Indian Oceans 1st June-31st December 1943-The Battle of the Atlantic 1st January-31st May 1944; The Second Campaign in the Western Approaches-Home Waters and the Arctic 1st January-31st May 1944-Coastal Warfare 1st January-31st May 1944-The Mediterranean Campaigns 1st January-31st May 1944-The Pacific and Indian Oceans 1st January-31st May 1944.