Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Selling war to America -- 1. The splendid little war : the Spanish-American War -- 2. The great war : World War I -- 3. The good war : World War II -- 4. The forgotten war : Korea -- 5. The domino theory war : Vietnam -- 6. Operation Desert Storm : the Persian Gulf War -- 7. The global war on terror : Iraq -- 8. What we learned -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.