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 63
... Turks had to cling to the handle of the spoon , for the 300 - mile railway that twisted along the handle from Constantinople Junction to the Turkish port of Salonika was their vital link with the wide Turkish province extending to the ...
... Turks had to cling to the handle of the spoon , for the 300 - mile railway that twisted along the handle from Constantinople Junction to the Turkish port of Salonika was their vital link with the wide Turkish province extending to the ...
Page 64
... Turks were no sooner defeated than their conquerors began to quarrel among themselves . The spoils were unex- pectedly impressive : measured in square miles they were perhaps larger than those won in any European war for almost a ...
... Turks were no sooner defeated than their conquerors began to quarrel among themselves . The spoils were unex- pectedly impressive : measured in square miles they were perhaps larger than those won in any European war for almost a ...
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... Turks from Crete placed a strain on negotiations . That strain was increased be- cause the Turks did not accept the common opinion that their empire was crumbling . Nearly two decades had passed since the Russians in 1878 approached the ...
... Turks from Crete placed a strain on negotiations . That strain was increased be- cause the Turks did not accept the common opinion that their empire was crumbling . Nearly two decades had passed since the Russians in 1878 approached the ...
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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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