Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-349) and index

I: The bottom line -- Staying alive in a dangerous world -- Out of the mists of the past -- Our possessions -- II: Defense -- Keeping them out -- Rome, walled China, and medieval Europe -- Modern walls -- III: Armies and warfare -- The first armies -- Assyria and Rome -- Soldiers, mercenaries, and guerrillas -- The colonial auxiliary -- Weapons -- Modern armies -- IV: Nongovernmental relations -- Trade -- The trader -- European trade and finance -- The amateurs -- V: Intelligence and espionage -- Getting to know them -- Spies and spymasters -- Tools of the trade -- Espionage and counterintelligence -- VI: Diplomacy -- Peaceful relations between states -- Worldviews and strategy -- The conduct of relations -- The medieval school of statecraft -- Diplomats and their masters -- Intervention and international law -- VII: Getting rid of the alien -- Parting company -- Ethnic cleansing -- Coming together

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