The Hinge Factor pdf

Eric Dorchmid 是一位电影摄影师、制片人、导演、作家和军事史教授。此前，他曾在 BBC 和 CBS 担任战地记者。 《新闻周刊》这样评价他：一个非常有才华的记者，他改变了他工作的媒体形式。而《纽约时报》对他的评价是：“多奇米德所经历的战争比任何在世的将军都多。” Eric Dortschmid 于公元 1930 年 12 月 25 日出生于奥地利维也纳。当德军进入维也纳时，多尔赫米德还是个孩子的时候就感受到了战争的影响。 Dorchmid 于 1952 年移居加拿大。作为一名战地记者，Dorchmid 从战争和冲突中进行报道，从越南战争到两伊战争和阿富汗。从 1959 年到 1971 年，他担任 BBC 的新闻记者。Dorchmid 对约翰·肯尼迪、萨尔瓦多·阿连德、大卫·本-古里安和萨达姆·侯赛因等国际知名人士进行了多次新闻采访。 Dorchmid 在报道全球冲突时还担任过电影摄影师。 1958 年，唯一一部关于菲德尔·卡斯特罗的电影是直接与马埃斯特拉山脉的革命者一起拍摄的。 Dorchmid 最著名的著作是《机遇与愚蠢在改变历史进程中的作用：决定性因素》一书。

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The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History

From the wooden horse of Troy to the Gulf War, military history has been as much marked by chance and error, as by gallantry and heroism. Many conflicts have been decided by the caprice of weather, bad intelligence, heroism where it wasn't expected, or individual incompetence. In military terms, the incident which can swing a battle from victory to defeat in a moment is known as the "Hinge Factor". The "Hinge Factor" vividly describes battles which demonstrate this phenomenon - including the circumstances behind the loss of the Holy Cross, through to the attack of African war bees in 1914, to Star-War weaponry described in the Gulf War. This enthralling book demystifies the general belief that battles are always won due to the brilliance of a general and will both inform and entertain a wide audience.