Perhaps the most far-reaching of the results was that which saw Norway defeat Great Britain in the first round.
Afterwards, Napoleon, unable to defeat Britain militarily, tried to bring it down through economic warfare.
United States defended their title, defeating Great Britain in the final.
Raeder by contrast preferred to focus on defeating Britain before turning east.
He argued that it was the only option to defeat Great Britain.
(The Americans went on to defeat Great Britain in the challenge round, to win the competition.)
Spain won their third title, defeating Great Britain in the final 2-1.
Victories continued through the summer of 1940, but the failure to defeat Britain was the first major turning point in the war.
Napoleon's plan to defeat Britain was to destroy its ability to trade.
We must first defeat Britain, making her sue for peace.