by Erik Durschmied · Coronet · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780340768068
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«The Weather Factor: How Nature Has Changed History» is the historical essay by Erik Durschmied, published by Coronet in paperback (324 pages, in English).
The essay shows how climate has altered the course of history: torrential rains, droughts, frosts and storms have caused defeats, famines and catastrophes. Despite advances in weather forecasting, Durschmied argues that the unpredictable factor remains key in conflicts and natural disasters.
Non-fiction work, on history and meteorology, published on January 4, 2001, within the History category.
For general readers interested in history, climatology and how extreme phenomena affect societies.
Erik Durschmied is a cinematographer, producer, director and also an author, military history professor and a former war correspondent for BBC, CBS. Newsweek called him a "supremely gifted reporter who has changed the media he works in", while The New York Times wrote "He has seen more wars than any living general." Durschmied is best known for his book The Hinge Factor. For the sum of his literary work, he received the honorary citizenship of Austria.
