The Causes of WarThe peace that passeth understanding -- Paradise is a bazaar -- Dreams and delusions of a coming war -- While waterbirds fight -- Death-watch and scapegoat wars -- War chests and pulse beats -- A calendar of war -- The abacus of power -- War as an accident -- Aims and arms -- A day that lives in infamy -- Vendetta of the Black Sea -- Long wars -- And shorter wars -- The mystery of wide wars -- Australia's Pacific war -- Myths of the nuclear era -- War, peace and neutrality. |
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Page 201
... Algeria where the dragging of gun carriages into the interior was not only arduous but a loud announcement to the Algerians of the French plan of attack . Similarly the swiftest means of transport in Algeria was the horse , and the ...
... Algeria where the dragging of gun carriages into the interior was not only arduous but a loud announcement to the Algerians of the French plan of attack . Similarly the swiftest means of transport in Algeria was the horse , and the ...
Page 226
... Algeria in the nineteenth century seem relevant to the French war in Indo - China ( 1945-54 ) , to the Algerian War of Independence against French rule ( 1954-62 ) , and to the 226 The Varieties of War.
... Algeria in the nineteenth century seem relevant to the French war in Indo - China ( 1945-54 ) , to the Algerian War of Independence against French rule ( 1954-62 ) , and to the 226 The Varieties of War.
Page 321
... Algeria , French conquest , 44 , 158 , 198-205 , 226-7 Algerian piracy , 158 , 198 Alliances , 52 , 56 , 59 , 62-5 , 69 , 119-20 , 124 , 229-37 , 239 , 241 , 293 , 294 America , European interference in , 59 American Civil War , ix , 11 ...
... Algeria , French conquest , 44 , 158 , 198-205 , 226-7 Algerian piracy , 158 , 198 Alliances , 52 , 56 , 59 , 62-5 , 69 , 119-20 , 124 , 229-37 , 239 , 241 , 293 , 294 America , European interference in , 59 American Civil War , ix , 11 ...
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The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
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