Causes of War, 3rd Ed.The 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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Contents
The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
The Web of | 33 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
While Waterbirds Fight | 57 |
DeathWatch and Scapegoat Wars | 68 |
War Chests and Pulse Beats | 87 |
A Calendar of War | 97 |
Vendetta of the Black Sea | 177 |
Long Wars | 186 |
And Shorter Wars | 206 |
The Mystery of Wide Wars | 228 |
Australias Pacific War 843 | 243 |
Conclusions | 265 |
Myths of the Nuclear Era | 267 |
War Peace and Neutrality | 291 |
The Abacus of Power | 108 |
The Elusive Warmongers | 125 |
War as an Accident | 127 |
Aims and Arms | 146 |
A Day that Lives in Infamy | 157 |
The Varieties of | 175 |
Abbreviations | 296 |
Notes | 297 |
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