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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Page 122
... enemy but a prediction of the costs and profits of fighting rather than negotiating . Agreement depends not only on the perceived distribution of power but on the per- ceived prizes and penalties of using military forces to redis ...
... enemy but a prediction of the costs and profits of fighting rather than negotiating . Agreement depends not only on the perceived distribution of power but on the per- ceived prizes and penalties of using military forces to redis ...
Page 169
... enemy by not giving a warning , unfair advantages are a characteristic of war . In every war , it seems , at least one of the nations agrees to fight because it believes it is stronger than the enemy , because it believes that it ...
... enemy by not giving a warning , unfair advantages are a characteristic of war . In every war , it seems , at least one of the nations agrees to fight because it believes it is stronger than the enemy , because it believes that it ...
Page 288
... enemy has been undermined by the peace movement within its borders and that the firing of a new nuclear missile against the enemy will so shatter morale and so freeze will - power that the enemy will sue for peace . While a strong peace ...
... enemy has been undermined by the peace movement within its borders and that the firing of a new nuclear missile against the enemy will so shatter morale and so freeze will - power that the enemy will sue for peace . While a strong peace ...
Contents
The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
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