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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... leaders who had to decide for war or peace . At the same time it is usually guesswork , in the present state of knowledge , to single out certain leaders as great peacemakers or villainous warmakers . To assess the in- fluence of ...
... leaders who had to decide for war or peace . At the same time it is usually guesswork , in the present state of knowledge , to single out certain leaders as great peacemakers or villainous warmakers . To assess the in- fluence of ...
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... leaders ' estimate of their nation's military strength now contradicted that which the French and British leaders held of their rela- tive military strength ... leaders who blamed the old leaders for the defeat , 118 The Web of War.
... leaders ' estimate of their nation's military strength now contradicted that which the French and British leaders held of their rela- tive military strength ... leaders who blamed the old leaders for the defeat , 118 The Web of War.
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... leaders thought in those years . And since they thought that the first shot could influence the course of the war , they too must have been vulnerable to the danger of accidental war . They too could have decided to harvest the ...
... leaders thought in those years . And since they thought that the first shot could influence the course of the war , they too must have been vulnerable to the danger of accidental war . They too could have decided to harvest the ...
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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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