Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps ix
4. Prologue 1
5. PART I THE FIREMEN
6. Introduction 7
7. CHAPTER ONE Vietnam’s Long Shadow 11
8. CHAPTER TWO Nixon’s Wars and the Long 1970s 52
9. CHAPTER THREE Civilization’s Thin Line and the Fear of Decline 98
10. PART II BADLANDS
11. CHAPTER FOUR The Limits of Primacy 145
12. CHAPTER FIVE Constructing Global Terrorism and the Long War for Civilization 185
13. CHAPTER SIX Dark Lands and the Geography of Empire 233
14. Epilogue 278
15. Archival Sources 307
16. Notes 311
17. Acknowledgments 377
18. Index 381