Wilson and his peacemakers: American diplomacy at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919

A new order for a new era. The battle of the peace begins ; The voices of the people ; Wilson's vision and Europe's interests ; "Possessions" or "mandates"? ; Men of affairs and scholars as diplomats ; The triumph of Wilson's great cause ; The Russian question

The prophet on the summit. A month of diplomacy ; War debts, reparations, and financial crisis ; Defense of the covenant

Attrition and compromise. The control of Germany ; Revolution in southeastern Europe ; Failure in the "acid test" ; Boundaries for Germany ; Week of crisis ; "The primary essential" ; Compromises with France ; Crisis and deadlock: Italian expansion ; Crisis and compromise: East Asia

The Treaty of Versailles. Disappoint and disillusion ; The financial reckoning ; The signing with Germany

Peace for southeastern Europe: St. Germain, Trianon, and Neuilly ; Self-determination and minorities ; The mandates ; Disengagement: economic and military ; Paralysis at Washington ; The retreat from Paris.