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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... became more confident and enlarged its war aims . But its heightened sense of power was not shared equally by adjacent nations . Some agreed with this perception and either became fighting allies of the temporary victor or offered ...
... became more confident and enlarged its war aims . But its heightened sense of power was not shared equally by adjacent nations . Some agreed with this perception and either became fighting allies of the temporary victor or offered ...
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... became less nervous of Japan . Similarly , in high military and political circles in England late in 1940 , the prospect of a Japanese attack on British possessions in the Far East was seen as a possibility rather than a strong ...
... became less nervous of Japan . Similarly , in high military and political circles in England late in 1940 , the prospect of a Japanese attack on British possessions in the Far East was seen as a possibility rather than a strong ...
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... became the chief of air staff in Australia while the other , Sir Robert Brooke - Popham , became Britain's commander - in - chief in the far east . Their advice was often heard by Australia's war cabinet . Brooke - Popham twice visited ...
... became the chief of air staff in Australia while the other , Sir Robert Brooke - Popham , became Britain's commander - in - chief in the far east . Their advice was often heard by Australia's war cabinet . Brooke - Popham twice visited ...
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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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