From the Book - First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Part I: War & oil engines, 1858-1897. An international identity --
A brief stay in London --
A new empire in Europe --
Is anyone truly self-made? --
Petroleum upends the game --
Meant for more than a salary --
Wilhelm II envies a navy --
The birth of diesel power --
Part II: Diesel proliferation, 1897-1910. Lord Kelvin goes first --
A hiccup before the grand prize --
The trappings of success --
A study of the sleeping giant --
"The old house" fights for its life --
The Kaiser adopts "risk theory" --
A place among the armaments of nations --
Part III: Masterpiece, 1910-1913. Rudolf Diesel breaks ranks --
The admiralty boards the MS Selandina --
Secrets of the first Lord --
The great light to the west --
SS Dresden: September 29, 1913 --
Part IV: Vanishing act. The world reacts --
The available theories --
Operation Rudolf Diesel --