Introduction: Background and Process --1 -- Part I Rise of Solidarity and the Threat of Soviet Intervention, July-December 1980 -- 1 Burgeoning Confrontation -- 17 -- 2 Confrontation Escalates -- 33 -- 3 U.S. Launches Public Policy and Diplomatic Offensive -- 47 -- 4 Filling Out the Picture -- 63 -- 5 Intelligence and Policy -- 81 -- Part II Brink of Military Intervention, January-April 1981 -- 6 Escalating Challenges to the Polish Regime -- 91 -- 7 Jaruzelski Takes the Government Reins -- 105 -- 8 A Setup for Military Crackdown -- 117 -- 9 A Close Call? -- 137 -- Part III Marching to the End Game, April-December 1981 -- 10 Liberalization Infects the Party -- 153 -- 11 Solidarity Charges Ahead, and the Regime Digs In -- 169 -- 12 Bringing Down the Curtain -- 189 -- 13 Caught Off Guard -- 211 -- 14 Would It Have Made a Difference? -- 235.