CHAPTER 5
Sifting through the Wreckage
War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.
—Winston Churchill, The Second World War
Perhaps my parents thought they had a budding architect or engineer on their hands, I’m not sure, but I remember the birthday present quite well. I was probably 10 years old, and as soon as I opened the Erector construction set with all of its seemingly millions of pieces, I couldn’t wait to dive in.
After opening another gift or two, a round of “Happy Birthday,” and a piece of birthday cake, I was busy surveying everything that the box contained. It wasn’t long before I was bolting pieces of metal together, certain that I was going to be able to build the most magnificent contraptions and structures imaginable. ...
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