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Title: The Hinge Factor
Subtitle: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History
Author: Erik Durschmied
Narrator: Kevin Stillwell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes
Genres: History, World
Publisher's Summary:
From the Trojan Horse to Robert E. Lee's lost battle plans, world history has been as shaped by chance and error as by courage and conviction.
Editorial Reviews:
A survivor of World War II, Erik Durschmied spent the rest of his life studying battle from the front line as a war correspondent. In The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History Durschmied discusses how sheer dumb luck has altered the trajectory of civilization. Kevin Stillwell's performance effortlessly brings us to settings and times as diverse as the battlefields of Ancient Rome and the sky above Hiroshama. Indeed, Durschmied's first anecdote describes how something as simple as cloud cover determined the target of a deadly new weapon.
Members Reviews:
History written by a journalist
Fairly easy read based on the premise of âwhat ifâ a particularly bad military decision or inaction hadnât occurred. All good stuff, none controversial, more re-affirming what others have identified as historically altering moments.
What is annoying is the inconsistency of quoting foreigners speaking their native tongue. Some Europeans are quoted as such with an accompanying English translation, some are not- even when the quote is at some length, leaving those of us trying to master just one tongue unnecessarily in the dark. It is not that deep a subject. Russians, Arabs and those from the Far East are deemed honorary English and are quoted as such.
A small point, but as the book ably points out, sometimes it is the smaller choices that have the largest impact.
but still amazed. This book is like the old series by ...
I believe in God's providence in the history of all the nations and so when I see that these things that are far outside the realm of convention, I am not surprised, but still amazed. This book is like the old series by Paul Harvey, THE REST OF THE STORY--only in reverse. He gave the small details and then told to what great event the events led. This man recognizes the event and then digs the non-famous truths that carried out this famous story. His format is interesting to read and on a scholarly level, he clarifies how the event in the story opens the way to other events in history.
It didn't have to be
It's easy to look back and think historical events had to unfold the way they did. But I agree with the author that Big Events often turn on a series of Small Happenings and this book is a fascinating look at what could have been.
Uneven
The early chapters are hard to follow. They refer to so many unfamiliar places and people from long-forgotten wars that the flow of the story lines and the battles become very confusing. The later stories from the last century have a more familiar background and are therefore more enjoyable.
Five Stars
Good book, fast delivery
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Title: The Hinge Factor
Subtitle: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History
Author: Erik Durschmied
Narrator: Kevin Stillwell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes
Genres: History, World
Publisher's Summary:
From the Trojan Horse to Robert E. Lee's lost battle plans, world history has been as shaped by chance and error as by courage and conviction.
Editorial Reviews:
A survivor of World War II, Erik Durschmied spent the rest of his life studying battle from the front line as a war correspondent. In The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History Durschmied discusses how sheer dumb luck has altered the trajectory of civilization. Kevin Stillwell's performance effortlessly brings us to settings and times as diverse as the battlefields of Ancient Rome and the sky above Hiroshama. Indeed, Durschmied's first anecdote describes how something as simple as cloud cover determined the target of a deadly new weapon.
Members Reviews:
History written by a journalist
Fairly easy read based on the premise of âwhat ifâ a particularly bad military decision or inaction hadnât occurred. All good stuff, none controversial, more re-affirming what others have identified as historically altering moments.
What is annoying is the inconsistency of quoting foreigners speaking their native tongue. Some Europeans are quoted as such with an accompanying English translation, some are not- even when the quote is at some length, leaving those of us trying to master just one tongue unnecessarily in the dark. It is not that deep a subject. Russians, Arabs and those from the Far East are deemed honorary English and are quoted as such.
A small point, but as the book ably points out, sometimes it is the smaller choices that have the largest impact.
but still amazed. This book is like the old series by ...
I believe in God's providence in the history of all the nations and so when I see that these things that are far outside the realm of convention, I am not surprised, but still amazed. This book is like the old series by Paul Harvey, THE REST OF THE STORY--only in reverse. He gave the small details and then told to what great event the events led. This man recognizes the event and then digs the non-famous truths that carried out this famous story. His format is interesting to read and on a scholarly level, he clarifies how the event in the story opens the way to other events in history.
It didn't have to be
It's easy to look back and think historical events had to unfold the way they did. But I agree with the author that Big Events often turn on a series of Small Happenings and this book is a fascinating look at what could have been.
Uneven
The early chapters are hard to follow. They refer to so many unfamiliar places and people from long-forgotten wars that the flow of the story lines and the battles become very confusing. The later stories from the last century have a more familiar background and are therefore more enjoyable.
Five Stars
Good book, fast delivery