From the Book - First U.S. Edition.
Introduction : War or peace?
Great Britain and splendid isolation
"Woe to the country that has a child for king!" : Wilhelm II and Germany
Weltpolitik : Germany's place on the world stage
Dreadnought : the Anglo-German naval rivalry
Unlikely friends : the Entente Cordiale between France and Britain
The bear and the whale : Russia and Great Britain
The loyalty of the Nibelungs : the dual alliance of Austria-Hungary and Germany
What were they thinking? : hopes, fears, ideas, and unspoken assumptions
The crises start : Germany, France, and Morocco
The Bosnian crisis : confrontation between Russia and Austria-Hungary in the Balkans
1911 : the year of discords : Morocco again
Preparing for war or peace : Europe's last months of peace
Assassination at Sarajevo
The end of the Concert of Europe : Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Turning out the lights : Europe's last week of peace