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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... minister who controls the armed forces is entitled the ' minister for defence ' rather than the ' minister for attack ' . A nation's decision to go to war always includes an estimate of whether outside nations will jeopardise its ...
... minister who controls the armed forces is entitled the ' minister for defence ' rather than the ' minister for attack ' . A nation's decision to go to war always includes an estimate of whether outside nations will jeopardise its ...
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... minister of the interior said : ' We need a little victorious war to stem the tide of revolution . ' At first sight this is powerful evidence . Russia's minister of the interior , V. K. Plehve , possibly knew more than anybody about ...
... minister of the interior said : ' We need a little victorious war to stem the tide of revolution . ' At first sight this is powerful evidence . Russia's minister of the interior , V. K. Plehve , possibly knew more than anybody about ...
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... minister in the First World War and now minister for the navy , he believed that the simplest way to fend off an enemy was to amass military strength . He knew that a successful economic blockade , in the final resort , depended more on ...
... minister in the First World War and now minister for the navy , he believed that the simplest way to fend off an enemy was to amass military strength . He knew that a successful economic blockade , in the final resort , depended more on ...
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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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