pt. 1. Introduction. Objectives of the study
Scope and organization of the study
pt. 2. The history of war. History and war
Origin of war
Animal warfare
Primitive warfare
Historic warfare
Character of modern civilization
Fluctuations in the intensity of modern war
Functions of modern war
Drives of modern war
Technique of modern war
Theory of modern war
Contradictions of modern civilizations
Changes in war through history.

pt. III. The analysis of war
A method of analysis
Governments and the struggle for power
States and the divergencies of law
Nations and the rivalry of cultures
The peoples and competition for living
Factors influencing the incidence of war
pt. IV. The control of war.