Includes bibliographical references (pages 470-474) and index.

Sentenced -- Improbable existence -- Making it in Manhattan -- "Everything will be different" -- An unlikely upset -- "I am your voice" -- "We're going to win" -- "I'll never get used to this" -- Learning on the job -- The world is watching -- Riyadh to Rome -- The art of war -- Great expectations -- Tear up the talking points -- Great power competition -- Building capital -- Papier-mâché wall -- Fighting for the forgotten -- Top secret -- The cost of peace -- A step toward justice -- No time for triumph -- "No one gets smarter by talking" -- USMCA -- The zombie bill -- Victory and defeat -- The longest shutdown -- Eureka -- A new cliché -- Exoneration -- An unexpected visit -- Mexican standoff amid peace talks -- Peace to prosperity -- The demilitarized zone -- The enemy from within -- Fight to win -- Hospital negotiations -- Soleimani -- Bank shot -- Chaos and peace -- A vision for peace -- The "misunderstanding" -- Battle at the United Nations -- Code red -- Battle rhythm -- Project airbridge -- Life support -- On the brink of economic collapse -- Operation warp speed -- Turmoil -- Suicide squeeze -- The call that changed the world -- First flight -- The Abraham accords -- From Walter Reed to election night -- Landing planes on an aircraft carrier -- Pardons, Pfizer, and peace -- Reconciliation -- Hourglass.