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 49
... army which was as large as the French and nearly as large as the German army of peace time : the fact that Polish officers placed such emphasis on galloping horses did not unduly shake Ironside . As British chief - of - staff he prized ...
... army which was as large as the French and nearly as large as the German army of peace time : the fact that Polish officers placed such emphasis on galloping horses did not unduly shake Ironside . As British chief - of - staff he prized ...
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... army could not rely on patriotism in order to enlist recruits or inspire them in the field . Nor could an army rely on a rush of recruits when its homeland was invaded . Even peasants with a small plot of land knew that if their ...
... army could not rely on patriotism in order to enlist recruits or inspire them in the field . Nor could an army rely on a rush of recruits when its homeland was invaded . Even peasants with a small plot of land knew that if their ...
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... army at a time when it was ' the stupendous machine ' of Europe , claimed that desertion in peacetime equalled one- fifth of Prussia's forces . During a Prussian defeat on the field of battle , he added , the lists of soldiers who ...
... army at a time when it was ' the stupendous machine ' of Europe , claimed that desertion in peacetime equalled one- fifth of Prussia's forces . During a Prussian defeat on the field of battle , he added , the lists of soldiers who ...
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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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