Nothing less than war: a new history of America's entry into World War I

Setting the stage

The earliest debates : August 1914-March 1915

In peril on the sea : February-August 1915

Toward the Arabic crisis : January-August 1915

Frustrating times : August 1915-March 1916

Tensions with Germany and Britain : January-September 1916

Preparedness debates and the presidential election : March-November 1916

To end a conflict : October 1916-January 1917

The break with Germany : January-March1917

And the war came : March-April 1917.