Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Chapter 1 Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2 Planning the Postwar World 20
7. Chapter 3 The Chinese Civil War 30
8. Chapter 4 Japan: Occupation and Recovery 51
9. Chapter 5 The Korean War 65
10. Chapter 6 Decolonization, Nationalism, and Revolution 82
11. Chapter 7 The U.S. Alliance System 103
12. Chapter 8 The Sino-Soviet Alliance 116
13. Chapter 9 The Vietnam War 137
14. Chapter 10 Strategic Realignment 161
15. Chapter 11 The End of the Cold War 194
16. Chapter 12 The Rise of China 209
17. Chapter 13 Entering the New Century 233
18. Chapter 14 Change and Continuity 251
19. Notes 279
20. Selected Bibliography for Further Reading 303
21. Index 305