AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Is Terrorism?2. State Terrorism, a Sad Historical Fact3. America, the Morally Exceptional State4. The Territorial Cleansing of Native Americans5. Revolution, but No Respite for Native Americans6. Terror during the American Revolution7. The Terrorism of American Slavery8. State Terrorism during the American Civil War9. Terrorism on the Great Plains10. Terrorism during the Philippine-American War11. A Second Slavery under Jim Crow12. Lynching as Terror Theater13. Firebombing to Surrender during World War II14. Incendiary Bombing Becomes the Norm15. Yes, We Are Targeting Civilians16. World War II Scientists Learn to Fear Their Terror Weapon17. Nuking the Cities18. Terror in the Post-World War II World19. The Future of American TerrorReadings on America's Use of TerrorNotesSelected BibliographyIllustration CreditsIndex