768 pages 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents
Preface -- Prologue -- 1. A Victorian child -- 2. The soldier -- 3. The phoenix -- 4. The leader -- 5. Air apprentice -- 6. The improviser -- 7. The aggressor -- 8. The prophet -- 9. The rock -- 10. The hostage -- 11. Bomber baron -- 12. The comeback -- 13. Poor relation -- 14. The heretic -- 15. The unwanted -- 16. The undefeated -- 17. The master-builder -- 18. The anti-climax -- 19. Police reformer -- 20. Police administrator -- 21. The oracle -- Epilogue