The war with Spain, 1898 -- The great war, part I: politics, protest, and the law -- The great war, part II: social consequences -- World War II, part I: mobilization and the early war -- World War II, part II: a society at war -- World War II, part III: ethical dilemmas -- The Cold War, part I: anticommunism and civil liberties -- The Cold War, part II: atomic anxieties -- The Vietnam War, part I: Johnson's war -- The Vietnam War, part II: a nation divided -- The Cold War, part III: life after Vietnam -- The Bush wars, part I: from the Gulf War to 9/11 -- The Bush wars, part I: protest and sacrifice.