Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-277) and index.
Ch. 1. "The very midsummer of madness" 1935-37 -- Ch. 2. "The most formidable politico-military combination that has ever existed" November 1937-September 1938 -- Ch. 3. "The natural aspirations of the Italian people" October 1938-March 1939 -- Ch. 4. "Neither an acre of our territory nor a single one of our rights" March-August 1939 -- Ch. 5. "Keep the Allies guessing" September 1939-January 1940 -- Ch. 6. "A drama that will remake the map of the continent" December 1939-June 1940