CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE xi
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. 1. TO CREATE A NATION 1
6. 2. A NOT QUITE PERFECT UNION 6
7. 3. A RISING IMPERIAL POWER 16
8. 4. CIVIL WAR 24
9. 5. THE NEW EMPIRE 30
10. 6. TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE GREAT POWER GAME 45
11. 7. TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY 52
12. 8. WORLD LEADERSHIP 63
13. 9. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT LEADS THE NATION TO WAR 83
14. 10. ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR 98
15. 11. THE KOREAN WAR AS A TURNING POINT 114
16. 12. NEW LEADERS AND NEW ARENAS 128
17. 13. ON THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR 148
18. 14. VIETNAM AND THE LESSONS OF GREAT POWER ARROGANCE 161
19. 15. THE QUEST FOR DÉTENTE 182
20. 16. THE REAGAN SURPRISE—ENTER GORBACHEV 204
21. 17. THE NEW WORLD ORDER 223
22. 18. THE VULCANS RISE-AND FALL 258
23. 19. THE OBAMA PROMISE 283
24. LAST THOUGHTS 295
25. Index 301