Master storyteller and military historian Len Deighton provides an enthralling account of the dark, early days of World War II, including the dangerous and brutal submarine war for control of the seas, the doomed battle for France, and the hunt for the elusive Rommel, the "Desert Fox". In this sweeping panorama of war's military, diplomatic and home fronts, Deighton provides a bold, often startling analysis of what went wrong with the Allies' early war plans. Maps and photos.