1. An Awful Cataclysm: British War Aims, Neutral Rights at Sea, and Early US Mediation Efforts, July 1914-September 1914 2. An Exceedingly Tender Spot: Conclusion of the Declaration of London Debate, Britain's Revised Order in Council, and the US Mid-Term Congressional Elections, October 1914-November 1914 3. At Peace With the World: Developing Anglo-American Munitions Trade and US Efforts to Maintain the Spirit of Neutrality, October 1914-December 1914 4. Friend to All of Them: Munitions Bills, A Government Owned Merchant Marine and Restarting Talks of Mediation, December 1914-January 1915 5. Twittering of a Sparrow: House's Second Mission to Europe, German Submarines, Strict Accountability, and the Tightening of the Allied Blockade, February 1915-April 1915 6. The Palliations of Piracy: Submarine Crisis, Shell Shortages, and the Failure of House's Second Mission to Europe, April 1915-June 1915 7. The Shadow of War: Britain's Economic Emergency, US Distrust of Germany, the New Course for U.S. Policy toward the Belligerents, June 1915-August 1915 8. He Has Thus Crossed the Rubicon: Conclusion of the Arabic Crisis, German Sabotage, and Clandestine US Mediation Efforts, September 1915-December 1915