What a difference a day makes -- Rumors of war -- The return of Don Quixote -- The beginning of it all -- The soldiers' dilemmas -- Good riddance, good friends -- Japan's north-south problem -- A quiet crisis in July -- "Meet me in Juneau" -- An unwinnable, inevitable war -- One last opportunity -- A soldier takes over -- Winding back the clock -- On the brink -- "No last word between friends" -- The Hull note -- Jumping off the high platform -- The new beginning.