Erik Durschmied

Erik Durschmied (born 25 December 1930) 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'' (since retitled ''How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History''). For the sum of his literary work, (his books are published in two dozen languages) he received the honorary citizenship of Austria. Provided by Wikipedia