CONTENTS

Introduction                     The Empty Sky

CHAPTER ONE              A Panacea for Generational Destruction

CHAPTER TWO             Theory into Practice

CHAPTER THREE          The Summer of the Few

CHAPTER FOUR            Response in Kind

CHAPTER FIVE              The Americans Arrive

CHAPTER SIX                 Pointblank Begins

CHAPTER SEVEN          The Get Rich Quick Scheme

CHAPTER EIGHT           The Wheels Come Off

CHAPTER NINE             The Mortal Ones

CHAPTER TEN               The Hybrid Stallion

CHAPTER ELEVEN       Relentless Pursuit: Big Week

CHAPTER TWELVE       Tipping Point

CHAPTER THIRTEEN    Destruction and Distraction

CHAPTER FOURTEEN  Clutching Straws

EPILOGUE                       Judgments

Acknowledgments

Bibliographical Notes

Index