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 238
... western and central Europe now emboldened him to attack the Soviet Union . Germany had just won the most brilliant victories since the time of Napoleon , whereas the Soviet Union in its short war against the small state of Finland had ...
... western and central Europe now emboldened him to attack the Soviet Union . Germany had just won the most brilliant victories since the time of Napoleon , whereas the Soviet Union in its short war against the small state of Finland had ...
Page 240
... western provinces and Japan won the right to use northern provinces as a base for aircraft attacks on China . Hitler's invasion of Russia in 1941 removed another dan- ger to Japan's flank . A month later the Japanese troops in- vaded ...
... western provinces and Japan won the right to use northern provinces as a base for aircraft attacks on China . Hitler's invasion of Russia in 1941 removed another dan- ger to Japan's flank . A month later the Japanese troops in- vaded ...
Page 260
... western attitudes towards the Japanese . They were thought to be inferior to western soldiers in stamina , morale and leadership . Japan's victory over Russia in 1905 was forgotten , and her recent conquest of one - third of Chinese ...
... western attitudes towards the Japanese . They were thought to be inferior to western soldiers in stamina , morale and leadership . Japan's victory over Russia in 1905 was forgotten , and her recent conquest of one - third of Chinese ...
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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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