ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THIS NARRATIVE is based on the official reports of Admiral Harwood and
his captains, Admiralty documents, and the German official reports. The
photographs were taken by Commander R. E. Washbourn or are from his collection,
with the exception of page 24 (top) C. P. S. Boyer, (bottom) The Weekly News.
The map, diagrams, and sketches were drawn by L. D. McCormick.