Getting to War will be of value to political scientists interested in international disputes and national security studies as well as social scientists interested in media studies and political communication. The statistical analysis is rigorous, but presented in an accessible fashion, making this book appropriate for advanced undergraduates as well as the traditional academic audience. General readers with an interest in military or diplomatic history - particularly U.S. history - will find that Getting to War provides an entirely new perspective on how to understand wars and international crises.

Chapter 1.The Dilemma of Getting to War -- Chapter 2. Predicting War in Theory -- Chapter 3. Testing the Theory -- Chapter 4. Predicting War in Practice: Crisis and War -- Chapter 5. Getting to War in U.S. Diplomatic History -- Chapter 6. Conclusion and Implications for Theory -- App. l. Data Sets -- App. 2. Coding Instructions, Nations and Newspapers -- App. 3. U.S. Editorial Information.