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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... invaded Mexico , mainly to re- cover unpaid debts which the new Mexican government re- pudiated . France persisted ... invading expedition to Korea . Okubo Toshimichi for his part thought invasion would be unwise , and one of his warning ...
... invaded Mexico , mainly to re- cover unpaid debts which the new Mexican government re- pudiated . France persisted ... invading expedition to Korea . Okubo Toshimichi for his part thought invasion would be unwise , and one of his warning ...
Page 187
... invaded . Even peasants with a small plot of land knew that if their province were permanently annexed by an enemy , they themselves would retain their land . When their province was invaded they were neutrals more often than ...
... invaded . Even peasants with a small plot of land knew that if their province were permanently annexed by an enemy , they themselves would retain their land . When their province was invaded they were neutrals more often than ...
Page 247
... invaded European colonies in south - east Asia . As late as October 1940 President Roosevelt was privately confiding that a Japanese attack on the Philippines might not necessarily draw the United States into war against Japan . For a ...
... invaded European colonies in south - east Asia . As late as October 1940 President Roosevelt was privately confiding that a Japanese attack on the Philippines might not necessarily draw the United States into war against Japan . For a ...
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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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