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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... American decisions for war and peace . At the end of 1814 British and American delegates were content to sign a document of peace which implied that neither side had been the victor . Nevertheless national memory is selective and a ...
... American decisions for war and peace . At the end of 1814 British and American delegates were content to sign a document of peace which implied that neither side had been the victor . Nevertheless national memory is selective and a ...
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... American city , had been a fortress on the border of Russian and American soil , the Berlin crises of 1948 and 1961 would have been even more explosive . In the history of warfare , nations have tended to fight their neighbours more ...
... American city , had been a fortress on the border of Russian and American soil , the Berlin crises of 1948 and 1961 would have been even more explosive . In the history of warfare , nations have tended to fight their neighbours more ...
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... American Civil War , ix , 11 , 21 , 160 , 208 , 223 American Independence , War of , 42 , 45 , 70 , 189 , 193 , 230 Amiens , Peace of , 113 Angell , Norman , 39 , 215 , 269 Anglo - American wars , 57-9 , 65 , 143 , 157 , 230 ; see also ...
... American Civil War , ix , 11 , 21 , 160 , 208 , 223 American Independence , War of , 42 , 45 , 70 , 189 , 193 , 230 Amiens , Peace of , 113 Angell , Norman , 39 , 215 , 269 Anglo - American wars , 57-9 , 65 , 143 , 157 , 230 ; see also ...
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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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