Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. 1 • Revolution and War 1
5. 2 • The Young Republic 26
6. 3 • The Civil War 53
7. 4 • From Frontier to World Power 84
8. 5 • The Great War 104
9. 6 • Between the Wars 133
10. 7 • World War II 165
11. 8 • Creating National Security 227
12. 9 • Managing the Cold War 266
13. 10 • A Hotter Cold War 312
14. 11 • The End of the Cold War Consensus 355
15. 12 • The Great Intelligence Investigations 387
16. 13 • Losing the Cold War 408
17. 14 • Winning the Cold War 439
18. 15 • “A Jungle of Poisonous Snakes” 487
19. 16 • The Perils of Proximity 527
20. 17 • Continuity, Not Change 581
21. 18 • Under Siege 614
22. 19 • Insurrection, Normalcy, and War 632
23. Afterword 640
24. Notes 645
25. Bibliography 733
26. Index 785