Gadi Heimann is associate professor in the Department of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

With remarkable insight and empathy, Professor Heimann places emotion at the very center of twentieth-century history. He portrays its leaders as profoundly human figures, driven as much by feeling as by reason. His prose, rich in sentiment and nuance, makes this book as emotionally stirring as it is intellectually illuminating.

• PrefaceIntroductionPart One: FearChapter 1: Fear, Security, and War as TragedyChapter 2: The “German Complex” and World War IChapter 3: The Road to the Six-Day WarPart Two: Wishful ThinkingChapter 4: Optimism and the Rational Actor ModelChapter 5: Germany Opts for a Submarine OffensiveChapter 6: Japan’s Road to Pearl HarborPart Three: RegretChapter 7: Regret, Historical Lessons, and National TraumaChapter 8: The Arms Manufacturers’ Conspiracy and American IsolationismChapter 9: The Specter of Munich and the Cold WarEpilogueAbout the Author

Gadi Heimann is associate professor in the Department of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

With remarkable insight and empathy, Professor Heimann places emotion at the very center of twentieth-century history. He portrays its leaders as profoundly human figures, driven as much by feeling as by reason. His prose, rich in sentiment and nuance, makes this book as emotionally stirring as it is intellectually illuminating.

• PrefaceIntroductionPart One: FearChapter 1: Fear, Security, and War as TragedyChapter 2: The “German Complex” and World War IChapter 3: The Road to the Six-Day WarPart Two: Wishful ThinkingChapter 4: Optimism and the Rational Actor ModelChapter 5: Germany Opts for a Submarine OffensiveChapter 6: Japan’s Road to Pearl HarborPart Three: RegretChapter 7: Regret, Historical Lessons, and National TraumaChapter 8: The Arms Manufacturers’ Conspiracy and American IsolationismChapter 9: The Specter of Munich and the Cold WarEpilogueAbout the Author