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 245
... Pacific in the First World War was permanent , but any territory won in a new war in the Pacific would represent an act of aggression . Each nation sees history through its own eyes . The weight of war - time propaganda and national ...
... Pacific in the First World War was permanent , but any territory won in a new war in the Pacific would represent an act of aggression . Each nation sees history through its own eyes . The weight of war - time propaganda and national ...
Page 259
... Pacific ditch had one defect . The ditch could be jumped not far from Australia . In expecting a long war , the Japanese high command were also heartened by the belief that the European and Russian war zones would indirectly help them ...
... Pacific ditch had one defect . The ditch could be jumped not far from Australia . In expecting a long war , the Japanese high command were also heartened by the belief that the European and Russian war zones would indirectly help them ...
Page 261
... Pacific war had begun and the Japanese had won mastery of the air over Malaya and Singapore , military leaders in Britain still thought the Japanese supremacy would be ended when the first British Hurricane fighters reached Singapore ...
... Pacific war had begun and the Japanese had won mastery of the air over Malaya and Singapore , military leaders in Britain still thought the Japanese supremacy would be ended when the first British Hurricane fighters reached Singapore ...
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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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