Barbara W. Tuchman (–) achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August—a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell. More about Barbara W. Author: Barbara W. Tuchman. Audio CD. $ 3 Used from $ 5 New from $ Selected by the Modern Library as one of the best nonfiction books of all time. The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise Barbara W. Tuchman’s classic histories of the First World War era. In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re /5(K). Her Pulitzer Prize-winning best seller The Guns of August () offers a majestic orchestration of the diplomatic and military history of the crucial first weeks of World War I. Tuchman's observations about the irrational escalation of conflict made a deep impression on President John F. Kennedy and influenced his actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis; fifty years later, The Guns of August remains an exemplary Cited by: 1.
Barbara Tuchman's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August is the starting point for any serious study of the First World War. Its great strength lies in its adroit connection of the political decision making and strategic miscalculations which led to the military operations that directly followed in that. "The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman," Military Affairs, Autumn , Vol. No. 3. Oliver, John W. "The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman,", The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Jul. The Guns of August () (published in the UK as August ) is a volume of history by Barbara W. Tuchman. It is centered on the first month of World War I. After introductory chapters, Tuchman describes in great detail the opening events of the conflict.
The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I. Barbara W. Tuchman. out of 5 stars. 3, Mass Market Paperback. 49 offers from $ Her Pulitzer Prize-winning best seller The Guns of August () offers a majestic orchestration of the diplomatic and military history of the crucial first weeks of World War I. Tuchman's observations about the irrational escalation of conflict made a deep impression on President John F. Kennedy and influenced his actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis; fifty years later, The Guns of August remains an exemplary study of events propelled headlong by their own internal logic and momentum. Audio CD. $ 3 Used from $ 5 New from $ Selected by the Modern Library as one of the best nonfiction books of all time. The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise Barbara W. Tuchman’s classic histories of the First World War era. In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of that determined the.
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