The Hinges of Battle by Erik Durschmied ISBN 9780340819777, 0340819774 instant download

The Hinges of Battle by Erik Durschmied ISBN 9780340819777, 0340819774 instant download

Some battles were decided by genius, but more were decided by a quirk of fate that tipped the scales. The thrust of a spear, the blink of an eye, a single phrase or misinterpreted command is all it takes. Battles have shaped the course of history and decided the fate of mankind. From a brutal Attila the Hun who was defeated on the Catalaunian Fienls, to an overbearing French artillery colonel at Dien Bien Phu; from the stout walls of Constaninople to a skimpy wall at Rourke's Drift; from the sun of Austerlitz to the snows of Stalingrad, it was always an incident that decided the outcome of battle.KOGQRE Mt
Erik Durschmied
Erik Durschmied was born in Vienna in 1930. After the Second
World War he emigrated to Canada. A television war
correspondent for the BBC and CBS, he covered every major
crisis, from Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Belfast, Beirut, Chile, to Cuba
and Afghanistan. Winner of numerous awards, Newsweek
wrote ‘Durschmied is a supremely gifted reporter who has
transformed the media he works in’, and Le Monde said, ‘He’s
survived more battles than any living general’. He has recently
been appointed Professor of Military History at the Military
Academy of Austria. Erik Durschmied’s previous books are:
The Hinge Factor, The Weather Factor and Whisper of the
Blade. He lives in Paris and Provence with his family.
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