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Ross Douthat is a New York Times columnist.

The Hinges of Fate

By Ross Douthat
May 21 2007, 6:07 PM ET Comment

Speaking of military history, the latest Nation includes a review of what sounds like a fascinating Ian Kershaw book on ten "fateful choices," in 1940 and '41, that determined how the Second World War turned out. (I'm particularly interested in the argument that Hitler was right to declare war on the U.S. after Pearl Harbor - or at least that he didn't have any better options.)

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