The Hinges of Battle : How Chance and Incompetence Have Changed the Face of History

Hodder and Stoughton, UK, 2002. First Paperback Edition. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 438 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hodder and Stoughton, UK, 2002. First Paperback Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: There is no shortage of stories when it comes to battles. Some were decided by genius, but many more by a quirk of fate, when that thin balance which separates success from disaster lay in a minor decision or a trivial incident that tipped the scales. The thrust of a spear, the blink of an eye, a single phrase or a misinterpreted command is all it takes. A moment of courage or cowardice, energy or weariness, resolution or indecision. Battles have shaped the course of history and decided the fate of mankind. From a brutal Attila the Hun who went down to defeat on the Catalaunian Fienls, to an overbearing French artillery colonel at Dien Bien Phu; from the stout walls of Constantinople to a skimpy mealie-bag wall at Rorke's Drift; from the sun of Austerlitz to the snows of Stalingrad, it was always an incident that decided the outcome of battle. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0340819782. ISBN/EAN: 9780340819784. Inventory No: 23110044.. 9780340819784