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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... Napoleonic Wars which at last produced undisputed victors . This is not to suggest that a general war which ended in decisive victory was the sole cause of a long period of peace . A decisive general war did not always lead to a long ...
... Napoleonic Wars which at last produced undisputed victors . This is not to suggest that a general war which ended in decisive victory was the sole cause of a long period of peace . A decisive general war did not always lead to a long ...
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... war with more warfare than in the days of the mercenaries . The new spirit however did not seem to shorten wars . The French Revolu- tionary War lasted ten years , the Napoleonic War lasted twelve years . It is clear then that ...
... war with more warfare than in the days of the mercenaries . The new spirit however did not seem to shorten wars . The French Revolu- tionary War lasted ten years , the Napoleonic War lasted twelve years . It is clear then that ...
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... Napoleon I , 9 , 113 , 162 , 177 , 195 Napoleon III , 72 , 75 , 159n . Napoleonic Wars , 57-9 , 65 , 113 , 157-8 , 160 , 195-6 , 225 , 229 , 230 , 233 peace after , 6-7 , 9-12 , 14-15 , 18 , 29 , 119 Narroll , Raoul , 159 Nationalism ...
... Napoleon I , 9 , 113 , 162 , 177 , 195 Napoleon III , 72 , 75 , 159n . Napoleonic Wars , 57-9 , 65 , 113 , 157-8 , 160 , 195-6 , 225 , 229 , 230 , 233 peace after , 6-7 , 9-12 , 14-15 , 18 , 29 , 119 Narroll , Raoul , 159 Nationalism ...
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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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