CONTENTS
ONE Three States on the Eve of War
TWO The General: John Lesesne DeWitt
FIVE A Distant, Vulnerable Land
PART TWO: ON THE FRONTIER OF A GREAT WAR
SIX The Sudden Darkness of Fear
SEVEN The Unthinkable Realization
EIGHT A Theater of Woeful Shortages
TEN The Battle of the California Coast
TWELVE Into the Cold Uncertainty of a New Year
FOURTEEN The Cactuses of Goleta
FIFTEEN The Battle of Los Angeles
SEVENTEEN Hidden in Plane Sight
EIGHTEEN Illusion in the Emerald City
NINETEEN The Great Japanese Offensive
TWENTY-ONE Bringing the War Ashore
TWENTY-TWO The Final Blows Came from the Sky
TWENTY-THREE The Waning Power of the Boss
PART THREE: WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
TWENTY-SIX The Battle Is Joined