Getting to 9/11. Readying Bin Laden's way : America and the Muslim world, 1973-1996 ; Fighting Islamists with a blinding cold war hangover, 1996-2001

Six years of war, 2001-2007. Afghanistan : a final chance to learn history applies to America ; Iraq : America bled white by history unlearned ; And the Islamists fire spreads

Where stands the war? The bottom is out of the tub : taking stock for America ; "O enemy of God, I will give Thee no respite" : al-Qaeda and its allies take stock

Where to from here? A humble suggestion America first

Epilogue : an abiding uniqueness.