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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 36
Page 85
... Turkey was weak . Even the concessions which Turkey yielded in the internal government of Crete emboldened rather than appeased the government in Athens . And in Feb- ruary 1897 the civil strife became international war with the arrival ...
... Turkey was weak . Even the concessions which Turkey yielded in the internal government of Crete emboldened rather than appeased the government in Athens . And in Feb- ruary 1897 the civil strife became international war with the arrival ...
Page 182
Geoffrey Blainey. Russian attack on Turkey , in the 1870s , was highly successful , but Turkey still held one of the world's most valuable empires . As late as 1900 Turkey held all or part of the present territories of Greece , Albania ...
Geoffrey Blainey. Russian attack on Turkey , in the 1870s , was highly successful , but Turkey still held one of the world's most valuable empires . As late as 1900 Turkey held all or part of the present territories of Greece , Albania ...
Page 185
... Turkey did not take advantage of Russia's temporary weakness . Turkey was now so weak that in the generation after her crushing defeat of 1878 many nations nibbled at her territory and influence . Russia for her part had less incentive ...
... Turkey did not take advantage of Russia's temporary weakness . Turkey was now so weak that in the generation after her crushing defeat of 1878 many nations nibbled at her territory and influence . Russia for her part had less incentive ...
Contents
The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
Copyright | |
18 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
aims Algerian alliance allies American argued armaments arms army attack Australia Austria Balkan battle began believed Black Sea Bloch bombs Britain British Bulgaria captured causes cavalry China civil confidence Crimean Crimean War crisis danger decisive declared defeat defence diplomacy diplomatic economic eighteenth century empire enemy Europe European evidence expected explanation factors favoured fear fighting fleet forces foreign fought France French Germany historians Hitler hope ibid idea influence invaded invasion Japan Japanese land later leaders London Macfie Macfie's major military strength minister months Napoleon Napoleonic Wars nations naval nuclear war nuclear weapons optimism outbreak Pacific Pacific war Pearl Harbor perhaps period of peace Poland ports predicted prolong railway rival Russia scapegoat Second World Second World War seemed Serbia short Singapore soldiers Soviet Union suggest tended theory tion treaty troops Turkey Turkish Turks United usually victory Vietnam Volapük war and peace warfare western