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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... factors that will affect the out- come and , above all , the predicted outcome of a war . Among these factors are nationalism and other ideologies , economic conditions , the seasons , the prospect of intervention by out- side nations ...
... factors that will affect the out- come and , above all , the predicted outcome of a war . Among these factors are nationalism and other ideologies , economic conditions , the seasons , the prospect of intervention by out- side nations ...
Page 124
... factors inspired confidence : those factors presumably were outweighed by the others . A nation could be confident of its strength even though one or two of the factors were not very favourable ; it was the total effect of these factors ...
... factors inspired confidence : those factors presumably were outweighed by the others . A nation could be confident of its strength even though one or two of the factors were not very favourable ; it was the total effect of these factors ...
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... factors should appear in explanations of the outbreak of war ; widening of war by the entry of new nations ; outbreak of peace ; surmounting crises during a period of peace ; and , of course , the ending of peace . 18. When leaders of ...
... factors should appear in explanations of the outbreak of war ; widening of war by the entry of new nations ; outbreak of peace ; surmounting crises during a period of peace ; and , of course , the ending of peace . 18. When leaders of ...
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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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