African American male slaves' honor : lost and regained in war -- White male honor, shame, and shamelessness in the Old South -- America's antebellum wars, 1776-1848 : rationale and conduct -- Honor, humiliation, and the American Civil War -- Reconstruction : southern white humiliation and revenge for defeat -- America as world power, 1898-1918 : honor, race, and humiliation -- Honor, race, and humiliation in World War II and Korea -- Honor and shame in Vietnam and Iraq