1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. TOTAL WAR AND THE QUEST FOR PEACE,1945 9
3. HARRY S. TRUMAN AND CONTAINMENT,1946-1952 29
4. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AND THE MILITARY CHALLENGE,1953-1960 43
5. THE PROBLEMS OF FOREIGN POLICY LEADERSHIP,1961-1963 59
6. HOME AND ABROAD,1963-1968 73
7. RICHARD M. NIXON,HENRY A.KISSINGER,AND THE SEARCH FOR PEACE,1969-1974 85
8. GERALD R. FORD: AN INTERREGNUM,1974-1976 99
9. JIMMY CARTER: PRISONER IN THE ROSE GARDEN,1977-1980 111
10. RONALD REAGAN,STAR WARS,AND THE EVIL EMPIRE,1981-1988 123
11. GEORGE H.W.BUSH AND THE END OF THE COLD WAR,1989-1991 137
Selected Bibliography 147
Index 169