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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... Australia did not wish to fight Japan in 1941 , but it is equally true that Australia did not want peace in the Pacific if a continuation of peace entailed the erosion of Australia's security and independence . Likewise Japan did not ...
... Australia did not wish to fight Japan in 1941 , but it is equally true that Australia did not want peace in the Pacific if a continuation of peace entailed the erosion of Australia's security and independence . Likewise Japan did not ...
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... Australia to Japanese pressure was acute . The Australian government had to face the fact that if Japan invaded Thailand or the Netherlands East Indies , Australia might have to remain neutral rather than risk offending Japan . When ...
... Australia to Japanese pressure was acute . The Australian government had to face the fact that if Japan invaded Thailand or the Netherlands East Indies , Australia might have to remain neutral rather than risk offending Japan . When ...
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... Australia , it was hoped , would soon be isolated from Britain and the United States and be forced to withdraw from ... Australia : the connection between Australia and India and the British mother country will be broken by means ...
... Australia , it was hoped , would soon be isolated from Britain and the United States and be forced to withdraw from ... Australia : the connection between Australia and India and the British mother country will be broken by means ...
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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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