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" The weather factor : "
Erik Durschmied.
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BL
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726155
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b545887
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Erik Durschmied.
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The weather factor : : how nature has changed history\ Erik Durschmied.
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New York, NY: Arcade Pub., ©2012.
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xii, 322 pages : maps ; 23 cm
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1611454395
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: 9781611454390
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Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2000.
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List of maps --;Acknowledgments --;Prologue --;Bible tells us so --;Lost legions of Varus --;Divine Wind --;Night it rained on Paris --;Frozen armada --;Brave called Tecumseh --;Two bridges to cross --;Great potato famine --;White death --;Week the panzers froze --;Unexpected new developments --;For those in peril on the sea --;Deluge of fire --;Wind factor --;Death in the Delta --;Owning the weather in 2025 --;Bibliography --;Index.
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Overview: 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 experiences in Vietnam, The Weather Factor gives a fascinating account of the inevitable collision between weather fronts and human conflict.
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Natural disasters.
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Weather.
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World history.
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D24.E755 2012
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Erik Durschmied
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How nature has changed history
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