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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... where the height of the moun- tains made breathing difficult and the cold intense for the Indian reinforcements who marched in cotton uniforms . VI Although faith in victory and indeed a quick victory 50 The Web of War.
... where the height of the moun- tains made breathing difficult and the cold intense for the Indian reinforcements who marched in cotton uniforms . VI Although faith in victory and indeed a quick victory 50 The Web of War.
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... marched on Washington in August 1814 , captured the town , and set fire to the White House . But the American armies fought back , and on the other side of the Atlantic the French were no longer so subdued . In November 1814 the British ...
... marched on Washington in August 1814 , captured the town , and set fire to the White House . But the American armies fought back , and on the other side of the Atlantic the French were no longer so subdued . In November 1814 the British ...
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... marched unopposed to- wards the Bulgarian capital of Sofia , thus repeating the Serbian strategy of 1885. Even the Turks , defeated in the spring , declared war on Bulgaria in the summer and re- occupied Adrianople without firing a shot ...
... marched unopposed to- wards the Bulgarian capital of Sofia , thus repeating the Serbian strategy of 1885. Even the Turks , defeated in the spring , declared war on Bulgaria in the summer and re- occupied Adrianople without firing a shot ...
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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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