Alle Regierungen, alle Staatschefs unterliegen den Zwängen der Geographie. Berge und Ebenen, Wasser, Sand und Eis setzen ihrem Entscheidungsspielraum Grenzen.
Widely travelled reporter Tim Marshall uses maps, essays and the occasional personal experience, as well as explorations of the past, present and future, to offer a guide to geography as a major determining factor in world history.