THE HINGE FACTOR: HOW CHANCE AND STUPIDITY HAVE CHANGED HISTORY

Book ID/图书代码： 12100004B08605

English Summary/英文概要： 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.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 远到特洛伊战中使用的木马计近到海湾战争，人类的军事史可以说既充满了机遇和谬误，也不乏英勇。突变的气候、失策的谋略、不该出现的英雄主义，或者一两个人的无能，都会决定冲突的最后结果。军事术语中有这样一个词，叫做关键因素，就是指扭转战局的那一瞬间。
《关键因素》栩栩如生地刻画出了一场场受关键因素左右着的战争，其中就有关于圣十字遗失背后的情形，然后再讲1914年非洲战争蜜蜂袭击事件，以及海湾战争中所阐述的星球大战中的武器装备。
《关键因素》为我们解开了迷团，简化了那种普遍的想法，认为战争的输赢取决于将军是否出色，对于广大读者来说既长了见识，又不枯燥乏味。

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