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<span><span>In this book, J.D. Crouch II and Patrick J. Garrity document and synthesize Harold W. Rood’s core teachings. This book celebrates Rood as an extraordinary teacher and captures for future generations his relentless way of challenging conventional wisdom and instilling in his students the ability to think independently of fashionable orthodoxy. <br><br><br></span></span>

<span><span>Acknowledgments </span></span>
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<span><span>Introduction</span></span>
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<span><span>The Organization and Summary of the Argument</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 1: The Nature of Politics: The Inherent Logic of Events</span></span>
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<span><span>Peace, Justice, Defense</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 2: The Nature of International Politics: There’s Going to Be a War</span></span>
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<span><span>The Patterns of International Politics</span></span>
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<span><span>The German Problem</span></span>
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<span><span>The Problems of Asia</span></span>
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<span><span>The Middle Eastern Question</span></span>
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<span><span>The Caribbean-Cuban Salient</span></span>
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<span><span>“Objective Conditions”</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 3: The Nature of Strategy: You Run the Show or the Show Runs You</span></span>
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<span><span>Achieving Strategic Superiority through War</span></span>
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<span><span>Surprise and the Failure of Early Warning</span></span>
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<span><span>Deception, Disinformation, and Subversive Influence</span></span>
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<span><span>Manipulating Enemies</span></span>
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<span><span>Deterrence, Rightly Understood</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 4: The Democratic Strategy Deficit: Political, not Military</span></span>
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<span><span>Democratic “Realism:” Facing the Music</span></span>
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<span><span>Democratic Idealism: The Lessons of History</span></span>
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<span><span>The Constitutional Obligation of Defense: The Role of the Executive</span></span>
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<span><span>Military Policy, Doctrine, and Planning in a Democracy</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 5: The Russian Problem: A Study in Grand Strategy</span></span>
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<span><span>Political-Strategic Indicators of War</span></span>
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<span><span>Early Warning: Tracking Soviet Anomalies </span></span>
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<span><span>An Advanced Soviet Base in Cuba</span></span>
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<span><span>Bolstering the Central Front in Europe</span></span>
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<span><span>Turning NATO’s Southern Flank</span></span>
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<span><span>Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific Region</span></span>
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<span><span>Nuclear Superiority and Arms Control</span></span>
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<span><span>Did the Soviets Want War or the Fruits of War?</span></span>
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<span><span>The End of the Soviet Union and the Continuity of the Russian Problem</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 6: America and the Distant Ramparts</span></span>
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<span><span>The American Strategic Experience</span></span>
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<span><span>Defending the Rimland</span></span>
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<span><span>Why Fight in Vietnam</span></span>
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<span><span>Did Defeat in Vietnam Matter?</span></span>
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<span><span>What was to be Done?</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 7: The “End” of the Cold War</span></span>
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<span><span>Why Fight in Iraq</span></span>
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<span><span>Conclusion: Rood’s Challenges</span></span>
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<span><span>Bibliography: The Writings of Harold W. Rood</span></span>
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<span><span>Appendix 1: In Memoriam: Professor Harold W. Rood</span></span>
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<span><span>Appendix 2: Professor Rood’s Selected Reading List</span></span>
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<span><span>Appendix 3: Win a Few, Lose a Few: World War II Remembered </span></span>
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<span><span>About the Authors</span></span>
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<span><span>J.D. Crouch II</span><span> is senior advisor with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, and a former deputy national security advisor.<br><br></span><span>Patrick J. Garrity </span><span>is faculty research associate at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia.<br><br></span></span>