| | Introduction: Tell No One | p. 3 |
| | Duty: 1953-1956 | |
| | Confidence | p. 21 |
| | The Card Player | p. 31 |
| | Positive Loyalty | p. 49 |
| | Cross of Iron | p. 58 |
| | Gentleman's Agreement | p. 69 |
| | Deception | p. 87 |
| | Learning to Love the Bomb | p. 98 |
| | The Chamber Pot | p. 115 |
| | Strange Genius | p. 137 |
| | "Don't Worry, I'll Confuse them" | p. 152 |
| | Meeting Mr. Khrushchev | p. 166 |
| | The Devil's Grip | p. 181 |
| | Bows and Arrows | p. 198 |
| | Rising Storm | p. 210 |
| | Subtle and Brutal | p. 226 |
| | Honor: 1957-1961 | |
| | Dark Star | p. 243 |
| | The Great Equation | p. 261 |
| | The Strong Say Nothing | p. 279 |
| | Guns of August | p. 295 |
| | Missile Gap | p. 308 |
| | Looking for a Partner | p. 317 |
| | Sweet Words | p. 335 |
| | A Regular Pixie | p. 353 |
| | "The Pilot's Alive" | p. 365 |
| | "I'm Just Fed up!" | p. 380 |
| | The Underestimated Man | p. 394 |
| | Epilogue Peace | p. 405 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 419 |
| | Source Notes | p. 423 |
| | Bibliography | p. 455 |
| | Index | p. 469 |