VII THE NORTH SEA FRONT 149 VIII IRELAND AND THE EUROPEAN BALANCE 179 IX THE CRISIS 203 X THE MOBILISATION OF THE NAVY 228 XI WAR: THE PASSAGE OF THE ARMY 247 XII THE BATTLE IN FRANCE 281 XIII ON THE OCEANS 305 XIV IN THE NARROW SEAS 330 XV ANTWERP 355 XVI THE CHANNEL PORTS 391 XVII THE GRAND FLEET AND THE SUBMARINE ALARM 413 XVIII CORONEL AND THE FALKLANDS 442 XIX WITH FISHER AT THE ADMIRALTY 479 XX THE BOMBARDMENT OF SCARBOROUGH AND HARTLEPOOL 502 XXI TURKEY AND THE BALKANS 522 APPENDIX A _Naval Staff Training_ 552 APPENDIX B _Tables of Fleet Strength_ 558 APPENDIX C _Trade Protection_ 562 APPENDIX D _Mining_ 566 APPENDIX E _First Lord’s Minutes_ 570 INDEX 579 TABLE OF MAPS AT PAGE I HOME WATERS 224 II THE ESCAPE OF THE “GOEBEN” 274 III ON THE OCEANS 328 IV ANTWERP AND THE BELGIUM COAST 360 V CORONEL AND THE FALKLANDS 476 VI THE 16TH DECEMBER, 1914 518 OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS THE SEVENTEEN POINTS OF THE FIRST LORD 206 FACSIMILE OF ADMIRALTY’S INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF AT DEVONPORT _facing page_ 474 CHAPTER I THE VIALS OF WRATH 1870–1904 “To put on record what were their grounds of feud.” HERODOTUS.