Contents

Introduction

Part I: PREPARATION

1 There’s a war on

2 England expects

3 Running wild

4 Rather peculiar instruction

5 Date of attack will be notified

6 Day of attack shall be May

7 Somehow come back alive

Part II: ATTACK

8 The net

9 All hell breaks loose

10 Men with black beards

11 Sudden death

12 Matsuo’s turn

13 Examining the wreckage

Part III: AFTERMATH

14 No reference whatsoever

15 Has everybody seen a submarine?

16 Caught napping

17 The nightwatchman’s tale

18 The Admiral’s report

19 Final rest

Epilogue:Whatever happened to . . .?

Appendix I: Genuine seller

Appendix II: Other gentlemen’s mail

Appendix III:The Admiral’s report

Acknowledgements

Bibliography