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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... crisis is like a crisis in international pay . ments ; like a crisis in the English pound or the French franc . In a diplomatic crisis the currency of one nation or alliance is out of alignment with that of the others . These currencies ...
... crisis is like a crisis in international pay . ments ; like a crisis in the English pound or the French franc . In a diplomatic crisis the currency of one nation or alliance is out of alignment with that of the others . These currencies ...
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... crisis , and if its value is endangered because England is importing too much , the English government usually has ... crisis make it seem anonymous and unemotional . In contrast a diplomatic crisis is personal and emotional . The ...
... crisis , and if its value is endangered because England is importing too much , the English government usually has ... crisis make it seem anonymous and unemotional . In contrast a diplomatic crisis is personal and emotional . The ...
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... crisis fanned fears of accidental war . As the nation which fired first in a nuclear contest had an immense ad- vantage , it was easy to conceive of a crisis in which one nation , thinking mistakenly that an enemy was about to attack ...
... crisis fanned fears of accidental war . As the nation which fired first in a nuclear contest had an immense ad- vantage , it was easy to conceive of a crisis in which one nation , thinking mistakenly that an enemy was about to attack ...
Contents
The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
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