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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... Singapore . In the event of a Japanese attack on British colonies in south - east Asia , it was always understood that Britain would quickly move ships and aircraft from Suez to Singapore . This armoured sprint from the Mediterranean to ...
... Singapore . In the event of a Japanese attack on British colonies in south - east Asia , it was always understood that Britain would quickly move ships and aircraft from Suez to Singapore . This armoured sprint from the Mediterranean to ...
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... Singapore . Prime minister in the First World War and now minister for the navy , he believed that the simplest way ... Singapore should be strengthened . If at this late hour the aerial defences of Singapore had been viewed ...
... Singapore . Prime minister in the First World War and now minister for the navy , he believed that the simplest way ... Singapore should be strengthened . If at this late hour the aerial defences of Singapore had been viewed ...
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... Singapore , military leaders in Britain still thought the Japanese supremacy would be ended when the first British Hurricane fighters reached Singapore . Six weeks after the start of the Pacific war the Hurricanes flew over Singapore ...
... Singapore , military leaders in Britain still thought the Japanese supremacy would be ended when the first British Hurricane fighters reached Singapore . Six weeks after the start of the Pacific war the Hurricanes flew over 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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