Acknowledgements
Introduction: What is War?
Chapter One: The Aftermath of World War Two, 1945-1954
Chapter Two: Shaping the Global Order, 1954-1964
Chapter Three: Proxy Wars and Political Violence, 1964-1975
Chapter Four: Cold War Tension and Resolution, 1975-1990
Chapter Five: Cold War Civil Wars
Chapter Six: "The End of History" and the New World Order, 1991-2001
Chapter Seven: The World Since 9/11
Chapter Eight: The Future of War and Warfare
Epilogue: A Philosophy of War
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Dr. Sterling Michael Pavelec is currently an Associate Professor of Military History – with an airpower focus – at the U.S. Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. His previous publications include The Military-Industrial Complex and American Society (2010) and The Jet Race and the Second World War (2007).
