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 98
... months between April and July . More than half of the wars 26 out of 44 - commenced during those four months of favourable weather . In contrast no war was begun during December or January . II Why was war more likely to begin in the ...
... months between April and July . More than half of the wars 26 out of 44 - commenced during those four months of favourable weather . In contrast no war was begun during December or January . II Why was war more likely to begin in the ...
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... months the sense of mastery was possibly stronger in business , political and even military circles . This fits the tendency , observed by Professor Macfie , for wars to come during the more confident years . In short , international ...
... months the sense of mastery was possibly stronger in business , political and even military circles . This fits the tendency , observed by Professor Macfie , for wars to come during the more confident years . In short , international ...
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... months after the fall of France , the vulnerability of Australia to Japanese pressure was acute . The Australian government had to face the fact that if Japan invaded Thailand or the Netherlands East Indies , Australia might have to ...
... months after the fall of France , the vulnerability of Australia to Japanese pressure was acute . The Australian government had to face the fact that if Japan invaded Thailand or the Netherlands East Indies , Australia might have to ...
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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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