Foreword /Gerhard L. Weinberg -- Introduction / Gerhard L. Weinberg -- 1. The authenticity and history of the document -- 2. The origin of the book in 1928 -- 3. The content of the book -- 4. Why was the manuscript not published? -- 5. Why publish the text now? -- Editorial method -- Translator's note -- The document -- Preface -- 1. War and peace in the struggle for survival -- 2. Fighting, not industry, secures life -- 3. Race, conflict, and power -- 4. Foreign policy critique and proposals -- 5. The policies of the NSDAP -- 6. From the unification of the Reich to a policy of space -- 7. The misguided economic and alliance policies of the Second Reich -- 8. Necessity of military power : the borders of 1914 not the goal -- 9. Neither border policies nor economic policies nor Pan-Europe -- 10. No neutrality -- 11. Germany's political situation : no alliance with Russia -- 12. Basic principles of German foreign policy -- 13. The possible goals -- 14. Germany and England -- 15. Germany and Italy == 16. Conclusion -- appendix 1. -- appendix 2. -- Notes -- Index.