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 52
... allies would do . In the last hours of peace they could not be completely sure how their allies would act . The alliance or friendship might have existed for ten or twenty years of peace and survived much strain , but the ultimate test ...
... allies would do . In the last hours of peace they could not be completely sure how their allies would act . The alliance or friendship might have existed for ten or twenty years of peace and survived much strain , but the ultimate test ...
Page 120
... allies . It may weigh the power of in- dividual allies with less accuracy , but at least it offers a more useful guide than a long period of peace affords . Russia and the United States were temporarily allies in the Second World War ...
... allies . It may weigh the power of in- dividual allies with less accuracy , but at least it offers a more useful guide than a long period of peace affords . Russia and the United States were temporarily allies in the Second World War ...
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... allies . When allies did join in Russo - Turkish wars , moreover , they were usually on the side of the weaker nation . Thus Russia had allies in the eight- eenth century and Turkey in the nineteenth century . But the indecisive ...
... allies . When allies did join in Russo - Turkish wars , moreover , they were usually on the side of the weaker nation . Thus Russia had allies in the eight- eenth century and Turkey in the nineteenth century . But the indecisive ...
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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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