From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: The continent of empire
"We buried imperialism today"
"Starting from the flat of his back"
"A military crisis that cannot be contained"
The improbable survival of Chiang Kai-shek
"We shall have suffered a rout"
"Everything that could happen has happened"
The nervousness of Lieutenant Finley
"A six- to eight-week war"
"There will be no more retreating"
"Our mission is an arduous but glorious one"
"He was coming down to clean up this mess"
"A base for positive and offensive operations"