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 177
... fought one another ten times . They pro- vided the regular fixtures of European war . They were prize- fighters who fought for a few years , retired to their corners and after about two decades emerged fighting . In the space of two ...
... fought one another ten times . They pro- vided the regular fixtures of European war . They were prize- fighters who fought for a few years , retired to their corners and after about two decades emerged fighting . In the space of two ...
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... fought without allies . Russia and Turkey fought one another four times with virtually no aid or interference from an outside nation in the period 1750 to 1900 , and they were opponents in two other wars in which only one or two ...
... fought without allies . Russia and Turkey fought one another four times with virtually no aid or interference from an outside nation in the period 1750 to 1900 , and they were opponents in two other wars in which only one or two ...
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... fought distant nations , and so the isolation of Moscow and Washington lowered the chances of intense conflict ... fought mainly by proxy . When the United States fought in Korea and Vietnam , Russia fought on the opposing side not ...
... fought distant nations , and so the isolation of Moscow and Washington lowered the chances of intense conflict ... fought mainly by proxy . When the United States fought in Korea and Vietnam , Russia fought on the opposing side not ...
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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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