Part I. Facing depression, fascism, and war -- 1. Britain: Labour's long apprenticeship -- 2. The travails of the French Left -- 3. The Roosevelt era: from the New Deal to D-Day -- Part II. Descent from victory: charting new paths -- 4. Labour's moment: the election of 1945 and after -- 5. Starting over, with De Gaulle or without him -- 6. Postwar prospects in the U.S. -- Part III. Struggles and outcomes -- 7. Building socialism British style -- 8. Tripartism and its aftermath -- 9. The United States: divided government, divided nation