Part One. From soldiers to politicians. Love ballads, carnations, and coups ; The romance of democratic transitions ; In the land of the blind ; Hogan's Heroes ; A different kind of stroke
Part Two. Brutus and Cassius. Friends with benefits ; With friends like these ; Musical chairs ; The Glorious Coup
Part Three. Praetorians and guardians. An army of civilians ; Meritocracy and nepotism ; The enemy within ; Foreign affairs
Part Four. An alliance of convenience. Competition and power ; Freedom and order
Part Five. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. A New Order ; Golden parachutes ;Between Scylla and Charybdis
Part Six. Should I stay or should I go? The retreat ; The broken promise
Part Seven. How this ends. The awakening ; Hollow hope ; Horror vacui ; Synergy ; Cincinnatus.