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BOOKS by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

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Guns of August

Guns of August more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

Winner of a 1963 Pulitzer Prize, this profile of World War I captures the changes that took place at the turn of the 20th century, up until the tense days of the summer of 1914. Tuchman details these first several days of the conflict, paying special attention to people and events in the major capitals of Europe. She examines why the war began, as ...

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Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." Commentary The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman ...

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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam

The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interersts, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that ...

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Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45

Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45 more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

Tuchman uses the epic life of "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, commander of United States forces and allied chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek, to explore the history of China from the revolution of 1911 to the turmoil of World War II, when China's Nationalist government faced attack from Japanese invaders and Communist insurgents.

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Proud Tower

Proud Tower more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

"The diplomatic origins, so-called, of the War are only the fever chart of the patient; they do not tell us what caused the fever. To probe for underlying causes and deeper forces one must operate within the framework of a whole society and try to discover what moved the people in it." --Barbara W. Tuchman The fateful quarter-century leading up to ...

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First Salute

First Salute more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

Tuchman turns to America with a fresh new view of the events that led from the first foreign salute to the American Nationhood in 1776 to the last campaign of the Revolution five years later--the moment that inaugurated the existence of a new nation, and announced the coming of a democratic age to the Old World. 8 pages of color, 8 pages of photos ...

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Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour

Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

With the lucidity and vividness that characterize all her work, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian, Barbara Tuchman, explores the complex relationship of Britain to Palestine that led to the founding of the modern Jewish state--and to many of the problems that plague the Middle East today. "Barbara Tuchman is a wise and witty writer, a ...

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The March of Folly more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

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Practicing History: Selected Essays

Practicing History: Selected Essays more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

From thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. Here is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent "practicing history."

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Zimmerman Telegram more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

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The Zimmermann telegram more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

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Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1911-1945 more books like this

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Zimmermann Telegram Zimmermann Telegram

Zimmermann Telegram Zimmermann Telegram more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

In January of 1917, the war in Europe was, at best, a tragic standoff. Britain knew that Europe could be saved only if the United States joined the war. But President Wilson was unshakable in his neutrality and in his efforts to mediate peace. Then, with a single stroke, the tool to propel the United States into World War I came into a quiet ...

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by Barbara W Tuchman

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Bible and Sword more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

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The Book: A Lecture Sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Authors' League of America, Presented at the Library of Congress October 17, 1979 more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

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A distant mirror : the calamitous fourteenth century more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman, First Edition Society

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A Distant Mirror, Part 1: The Calamitous 14th Century more books like this

by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman, Nadia May (Read by)

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