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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... declared war only because she was confident of victory or at least confident that she was in little danger of defeat : such confidence seems to be common to those nations which initiate fighting . If on the other hand Japan had doubted ...
... declared war only because she was confident of victory or at least confident that she was in little danger of defeat : such confidence seems to be common to those nations which initiate fighting . If on the other hand Japan had doubted ...
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... declared war on Japan ; China declared war on Germany and Italy , though it is doubtful if China and Germany exchanged one shot during the war ; and China also declared war on Japan with whom she had already exchanged hundreds of ...
... declared war on Japan ; China declared war on Germany and Italy , though it is doubtful if China and Germany exchanged one shot during the war ; and China also declared war on Japan with whom she had already exchanged hundreds of ...
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... declared war on Japan on 8 August , Nagasaki was bombed on 9 August , Japan first offered to surrender on 10 August , the terms of the surrender were accepted by Japan on 15 August , and by the end of the month the American troops were ...
... declared war on Japan on 8 August , Nagasaki was bombed on 9 August , Japan first offered to surrender on 10 August , the terms of the surrender were accepted by Japan on 15 August , and by the end of the month the American troops 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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