War and liberty: an American dilemma : 1790 to the present

Preface: war fever

The half war with France: "The reign of witches"

The Civil War: "The man who holds the power"

World War I: "Disloyalty must be crushed out of existence"

World War II: "a Jap's a Jap"

The Cold War: "The scaremongers"

The Vietnam War: "To expose, disrupt, and otherwise neutralize"

The war on terrorism: "Not a blank check"

Conclusion: A culture of civil liberties.