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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... War ' . What makes for the per- sistence of feud wars between two nations over a long span of time ? What factors create general or world wars as distinct from two - nation wars ? And what factors tend to make wars long or short ? Very ...
... War ' . What makes for the per- sistence of feud wars between two nations over a long span of time ? What factors create general or world wars as distinct from two - nation wars ? And what factors tend to make wars long or short ? Very ...
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... wars of the eighteenth century reveals one obvious clue . The death of a king was often the herald of war . The link is embodied in the popular names given to four important ... wars entirely vanish after Death-Watch and Scapegoat Wars.
... wars of the eighteenth century reveals one obvious clue . The death of a king was often the herald of war . The link is embodied in the popular names given to four important ... wars entirely vanish after Death-Watch and Scapegoat Wars.
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... wars were fought without allies . Russia and Turkey fought one another four times with virtually no aid or interference from an outside nation in the period 1750 to 1900 , and they were opponents in two other wars in which only one or ...
... wars were fought without allies . Russia and Turkey fought one another four times with virtually no aid or interference from an outside nation in the period 1750 to 1900 , and they were opponents in two other wars in which only one or ...
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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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