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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... confidence a war in which they so soon had to concede defeat . And yet the confidence in the high places in New Delhi was high , so high that the sim- plified picture of Chinese aggression fades . In the opinion of Neville Maxwell , who ...
... confidence a war in which they so soon had to concede defeat . And yet the confidence in the high places in New Delhi was high , so high that the sim- plified picture of Chinese aggression fades . In the opinion of Neville Maxwell , who ...
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... confidence of Greece - the belief that if diplomacy failed she could drive 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 ...
... confidence of Greece - the belief that if diplomacy failed she could drive 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 ...
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... confidence could be aided not only by seasonal conditions and the rising tide of prosperity . It could appa- rently be aided also by national celebrations and the confi- dence they reflected and kindled . Some national celebrations were ...
... confidence could be aided not only by seasonal conditions and the rising tide of prosperity . It could appa- rently be aided also by national celebrations and the confi- dence they reflected and kindled . Some national celebrations were ...
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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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