Weather Factor How Nature Has Changed History

Name: Weather Factor How Nature Has Changed History
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ISBN: 9781611454390

ISBN-10: 1611454395

ISBN-13: 9781611454390

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Authors: Erik Durschmied

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From the author of The Hinge Factor comes a thrilling, page-turning series of dramatic historical re-creations revealing how the fate of humankind has often been decided by the uncontrollable, unpredictable power of weather. From the doomed campaigns of the Roman legions and Napoleon to the fate of US forces in the South Pacific and Vietnam, torrential rain, brutal winters, monster typhoons, and killer hurricanes have had far-reaching—and often terrifying—consequences. As Erik Durschmied vividly describes in heart-stopping vignettes, the elements have influenced human history even more than the spear, bullet, or atomic bomb. Drawing upon extensive research, as well as the author’s own…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Erik Durschmied is a military historian and award-winning journalist who has been a correspondent for Newsweek as well as the BBC and CBS. He has personally covered wars and revolutions in Cuba, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He lives in France.



List of Maps


Acknowledgements


Prologue


The Bible tells us so


The lost legions of Varus


The Divine Wind


The night it rained on Paris


The frozen armada


A brave called tecumseh


Two bridges to cross


The Great Potato Famine


The white death


The week the panzers froze


Unexpected new developments


For those in peril on the sea


A deluge of fire


The wind factor


Death in the Delta


'Owning the Weather in 2025'


Bibliography


Index