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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 50
Page 158
... usually preceded the beginning of wars . which The outbreak of war was usually not the abrupt step we imagine . Moreover when two nations engaged in warlike acts , and one nation extended the conflict to that stage which is usually ...
... usually preceded the beginning of wars . which The outbreak of war was usually not the abrupt step we imagine . Moreover when two nations engaged in warlike acts , and one nation extended the conflict to that stage which is usually ...
Page 159
... usually seen as the most reveal- ing event in the fluctuating relations between nations . The leap from war to peace is equally revealing . If it were logical to insist that one nation should bear the blame for beginning a war , then it ...
... usually seen as the most reveal- ing event in the fluctuating relations between nations . The leap from war to peace is equally revealing . If it were logical to insist that one nation should bear the blame for beginning a war , then it ...
Page 294
... usually on the geographical fringes rather than near the core of world power . 28. A general war or a world war began usually as a war between two nations and then became a series of wars which were interlocked and were fought ...
... usually on the geographical fringes rather than near the core of world power . 28. A general war or a world war began usually as a war between two nations and then became a series of wars which were interlocked and were fought ...
Contents
The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
Copyright | |
18 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
aims Algerian alliance allies American argued armaments arms army attack Australia Austria Balkan battle began believed Black Sea Bloch bombs Britain British Bulgaria captured causes cavalry China civil confidence Crimean Crimean War crisis danger decisive declared defeat defence diplomacy diplomatic economic eighteenth century empire enemy Europe European evidence expected explanation factors favoured fear fighting fleet forces foreign fought France French Germany historians Hitler hope ibid idea influence invaded invasion Japan Japanese land later leaders London Macfie Macfie's major military strength minister months Napoleon Napoleonic Wars nations naval nuclear war nuclear weapons optimism outbreak Pacific Pacific war Pearl Harbor perhaps period of peace Poland ports predicted prolong railway rival Russia scapegoat Second World Second World War seemed Serbia short Singapore soldiers Soviet Union suggest tended theory tion treaty troops Turkey Turkish Turks United usually victory Vietnam Volapük war and peace warfare western