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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... decided rashly that if the waterbirds should quarrel no fisherman was likely to intervene and snatch the catch . Russia and Austria , they decided , were friendly . There remained neighbouring Rumania , hostile but neutral , and the ...
... decided rashly that if the waterbirds should quarrel no fisherman was likely to intervene and snatch the catch . Russia and Austria , they decided , were friendly . There remained neighbouring Rumania , hostile but neutral , and the ...
Page 103
... decided upon . This may be true of some wars . But if it were true of the majority of wars one would expect to find evi- dence that many nations had firmly decided to wage particu- lar wars months in advance of the beginning of warfare ...
... decided upon . This may be true of some wars . But if it were true of the majority of wars one would expect to find evi- dence that many nations had firmly decided to wage particu- lar wars months in advance of the beginning of warfare ...
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... decided on tropical conquest , unless by chance the Americans made concessions . The decision to fight was influenced partly by the weather . In the far northern winter the iced ports , fogs and short days made Soviet intervention less ...
... decided on tropical conquest , unless by chance the Americans made concessions . The decision to fight was influenced partly by the weather . In the far northern winter the iced ports , fogs and short days made Soviet intervention less ...
Contents
The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
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