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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... effect on others , and a strong effect on one or two wars . Several celebrations might have been organised because a bellicose mood already existed , though in turn they intensi- fied that mood : in Germany on the eve of the ...
... effect on others , and a strong effect on one or two wars . Several celebrations might have been organised because a bellicose mood already existed , though in turn they intensi- fied that mood : in Germany on the eve of the ...
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... effect of rapid innovation , in part the effect of the growth of European populations and budgets , and in part the effect of increasing international rivalry . For centuries there had been innovations in armies and navies , and ...
... effect of rapid innovation , in part the effect of the growth of European populations and budgets , and in part the effect of increasing international rivalry . For centuries there had been innovations in armies and navies , and ...
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... effect on war expectations , 62 , 64 , 66 profitable , 60 trade and , 57 , 66 Neutrals ' interests , safeguarding , 171 Newcastle , Duke of , 133-4 Nicaraguan - Honduran War , 225 Nicholas I of Russia , 178 Nicholas II of Russia , 23 ...
... effect on war expectations , 62 , 64 , 66 profitable , 60 trade and , 57 , 66 Neutrals ' interests , safeguarding , 171 Newcastle , Duke of , 133-4 Nicaraguan - Honduran War , 225 Nicholas I of Russia , 178 Nicholas II of Russia , 23 ...
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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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