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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... period of peace . This survey of the major wars of the period 1700 to 1815 does suggest however that the traditional theory which equates an even balance of power with peace should be re- versed . Instead a clear preponderance of power ...
... period of peace . This survey of the major wars of the period 1700 to 1815 does suggest however that the traditional theory which equates an even balance of power with peace should be re- versed . Instead a clear preponderance of power ...
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... period . Why , at a given time , were general wars usually longer * The phrase ' a general war ' is loose and has no ... period 1700-1815 had six and the period 1815-1930 one general war ( the First World War ) . For those who may argue ...
... period . Why , at a given time , were general wars usually longer * The phrase ' a general war ' is loose and has no ... period 1700-1815 had six and the period 1815-1930 one general war ( the First World War ) . For those who may argue ...
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... period of peace to set in . Significantly the peace after the 1914-18 war was abnormally short , for it was weakened by the world depression and its military , economic and psycholo- gical effects on winners and losers . On the other ...
... period of peace to set in . Significantly the peace after the 1914-18 war was abnormally short , for it was weakened by the world depression and its military , economic and psycholo- gical effects on winners and losers . On the other ...
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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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