Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Postwar Jeremiads: Philip Wylie and Leo Szilard 14
6. II. Variations on a Patriotic Theme: Robert A. Heinlein 28
7. III. History and Apocalypse in Poul Anderson 40
8. IV. Views from the Hearth 53
9. V. Cultures of Surveillance 68
10. VI. Take-Over Bids; Frederik Pohl and Cyril Kornbluth 82
11. VII. The Russians Have Come 94
12. VIII. Embodying the Arms Race: Bernard Wolfe's Limb 107
13. IX. The Cold War Computerised 119
14. X. Conspiracy Narratives 132
15. XI. Absurdist Visions: Dr. Strangelove in Context 145
16. XII. The Signs of War: Walter M. Miller and Russell Hoban 157
17. XIII. In the Aftermath 168
18. XIV. The Star Wars Debate 181
19. Bibliography 194
20. Index 212