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Loading... The Hinges of Battle: How Chance and Incompetence Have Changed the Face of Historyby Erik Durschmied
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)355.409Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Military Science Tactics and strategy Biography And HistoryLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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