"his point is that geography is extremely important to history--and much of his history won't make any sense unless you have a good idea about the ground."

This is one of the central ideas in Jared Diamond's books, "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" and "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed."
Brett Myers | 12.06.07 - 10:36 am | #