Keith Neilson, Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada, was a prolific and highly-regarded historian of twentieth century military and diplomatic history, writing or editing over ten books. T.G. Otte is Professor of History at the University of East Anglia and author of nineteen books, including By-elections in British Politics, 1832-1914 (Boydell 2013) and Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey (Allen Lane, 2020).

• Preface and Acknowledgments (T.G. Otte) List of Abbreviations Introduction: Keith Neilson and Modern International History (T.G. Otte) Chapter 1:On the Eve of War: January to September 1939 Chapter 2:The Baltic, Blockade and Soviet Russia: September 1939 - June 1940 Chapter 3:Defending the Mediterranean: Italy, Russia and the Balkans Chapter 4: Defending Britain and the Far East: The United States, Japan and Soviet Russia, September 1939-June 1940 Chapter 5: 'Nothing for nothing': From the Fall of France to Operation Barbarossa: July 1940 - June 1941 Epilogue (T.G. Otte) Appendix I: Members of the American, Central, Eastern, Far Eastern, Northern and Southern Departments, 1939-1941 Appendix II: Dramatis Personae Appendix III: Keith Neilson, List of Publications Bibliography

Keith Neilson, Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada, was a prolific and highly-regarded historian of twentieth century military and diplomatic history, writing or editing over ten books. T.G. Otte is Professor of History at the University of East Anglia and author of nineteen books, including By-elections in British Politics, 1832-1914 (Boydell 2013) and Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey (Allen Lane, 2020).

• Preface and Acknowledgments (T.G. Otte) List of Abbreviations Introduction: Keith Neilson and Modern International History (T.G. Otte) Chapter 1:On the Eve of War: January to September 1939 Chapter 2:The Baltic, Blockade and Soviet Russia: September 1939 - June 1940 Chapter 3:Defending the Mediterranean: Italy, Russia and the Balkans Chapter 4: Defending Britain and the Far East: The United States, Japan and Soviet Russia, September 1939-June 1940 Chapter 5: 'Nothing for nothing': From the Fall of France to Operation Barbarossa: July 1940 - June 1941 Epilogue (T.G. Otte) Appendix I: Members of the American, Central, Eastern, Far Eastern, Northern and Southern Departments, 1939-1941 Appendix II: Dramatis Personae Appendix III: Keith Neilson, List of Publications Bibliography

Keith Neilson, Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada, was a prolific and highly-regarded historian of twentieth century military and diplomatic history, writing or editing over ten books. T.G. Otte is Professor of History at the University of East Anglia and author of nineteen books, including By-elections in British Politics, 1832-1914 (Boydell 2013) and Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey (Allen Lane, 2020).

• Preface and Acknowledgments (T.G. Otte) List of Abbreviations Introduction: Keith Neilson and Modern International History (T.G. Otte) Chapter 1:On the Eve of War: January to September 1939 Chapter 2:The Baltic, Blockade and Soviet Russia: September 1939 - June 1940 Chapter 3:Defending the Mediterranean: Italy, Russia and the Balkans Chapter 4: Defending Britain and the Far East: The United States, Japan and Soviet Russia, September 1939-June 1940 Chapter 5: 'Nothing for nothing': From the Fall of France to Operation Barbarossa: July 1940 - June 1941 Epilogue (T.G. Otte) Appendix I: Members of the American, Central, Eastern, Far Eastern, Northern and Southern Departments, 1939-1941 Appendix II: Dramatis Personae Appendix III: Keith Neilson, List of Publications Bibliography