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 228
... wars or world wars . It seems clear therefore that those influ- ences confining war to a few nations and a small theatre of war were usually stronger than global influences . Why were some wars confined to two nations and why did other wars ...
... wars or world wars . It seems clear therefore that those influ- ences confining war to a few nations and a small theatre of war were usually stronger than global influences . Why were some wars confined to two nations and why did other wars ...
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... most general wars have been world wars ; the three exceptions are the Great Northern War , the War of the Polish Succession , and the Cri- mean War . and a quarter after she had won independence she engaged The Mystery of Wide Wars 229.
... most general wars have been world wars ; the three exceptions are the Great Northern War , the War of the Polish Succession , and the Cri- mean War . and a quarter after she had won independence she engaged The Mystery of Wide Wars 229.
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... wars : in assembling the dates I was conscious that no such list could be definitive . Some wars began with internal fighting but I selected the dates when they became international wars . Several wars e.g. the Austrian - Sardinian wars ...
... wars : in assembling the dates I was conscious that no such list could be definitive . Some wars began with internal fighting but I selected the dates when they became international wars . Several wars e.g. the Austrian - Sardinian wars ...
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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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