| | List of Maps | p. vii |
| | Principal Personalities | p. xxxvii |
| | Principal Commanders | p. xliii |
| | Introduction | p. xlix |
| | Prologue: Sidi Rezegh, Libya: November 1941 | p. liii |
| | Nadir | p. 1 |
| | Enter America | p. 3 |
| | Calm Before the Storm: Monday, 4 May, 1942 | p. 19 |
| | Britain's Mistakes: A Brief Discourse on Tactics and Equipment | p. 39 |
| | Missed Opportunities: 26 May-5 June, 1942 | p. 63 |
| | Into the Cauldron: 4 June to 10 June, 1942 | p. 89 |
| | Knightsbridge: 11-18 June, 1942 | p. 110 |
| | Surrender and Retreat: 19 June-1 July, 1942 | p. 127 |
| | Coming Together | p. 153 |
| | Parry: July, 1942, Part I | p. 155 |
| | And Thrust: July 1942, Part II | p. 177 |
| | New Faces: 1-12 August, 1942 | p. 193 |
| | A Victory at Last: 13 August-4, September 1942 | p. 214 |
| | Getting Ready Part I-September 1942 | p. 239 |
| | Getting Ready Part II-October 1942 | p. 261 |
| | Advance and Retreat | p. 291 |
| | Into Battle-23-26 October, 1942 | p. 293 |
| | Attrition-26 October-3 November, 1942 | p. 314 |
| | Lighting the Torch-5-11 November, 1942 | p. 334 |
| | The Race for Tunis: November 1942 | p. 360 |
| | Harsh Realities: December 1942 | p. 382 |
| | Purse For Thought: January 1943 | p. 406 |
| | Conflicting Personalities: 18 January-13 February, 1943 | p. 433 |
| | Rommel Strikes Back: 14-22 February | p. 459 |
| | Shoulder to Shoulder | p. 483 |
| | Alex & Mary Take Control: 22 February-20 March, 1943 | p. 485 |
| | Left Hook: 17-31 March, 1943 | p. 510 |
| | Joining Hands: 1-18 April, 1943 | p. 539 |
| | Endgame: 19 April-13 May, 1943 | p. 565 |
| | Postscript | p. 591 |
| | Glossary | p. 607 |
| | Notes | p. 611 |
| | Bibliography and Sources | p. 629 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 649 |