Prologue: The rough rider, the reformer, and the scholar -- A more complicated world -- A war with which we have nothing to do -- A strict accountability -- A disgrace to the women of America -- Too proud to fight -- "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier" -- A second crisis -- Preparedness U.S.A. -- Out of the trenches by Christmas -- A world on fire -- A test of strength -- Teetering on the abyss -- Last stand of the bull moose -- Summer of anxiety -- An election and a peace move -- Peace in sight -- The final battle

"By turns a colorful triptych of three American icons who changed history and the engrossing story of the roots of World War I, The Approaching Storm is a surprising and important story of how and why the United States emerged onto the world stage."--