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1	Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist The author looks into the history of Western Europe between 1300 and 1450, drawing parallels with the 20th century and looks into Chaucer, Boccaccio, The Hundred Years' War, pilgrimages, plagues and revolts against a poll tax, amongst other things. Tuchman has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "August 1914" and "Sand Against Wind" and her other ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Guns of August more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Proud Tower more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist "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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.24! \| first editions \| SVS
4	First Salute more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist This study gives a provocative and searching view of the pivotal events of the American Revolution examining the key role played by the opposing navies and revealing the characters of the major figures of the time such as Admiral Rodney, Lord Cornwallis and George Washington. Barbara Tuchman has also written "The Guns of August" (winner of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Bible and sword; England and Palestine from the bronze age to Balfour more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.76! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist From the distinguished American historian whose work has been acclaimed around the world, a major new book that penetrates one of the most bizarre and fascinating paradoxes in history: the persistent pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own intersts. Across the march of thirty centuries, Tuchman brings to life the dramatic events ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45 more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Zimmermann Telegram more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist In January 1917 when World War I was deadlocked and the United States was clinging grimly to neutrality, the British intercepted a telegram from Berlin which they knew would bring America to the aid of the Allies. This is the story of how the message was decoded and how it was put to use by the British - a tale of espionage, secret diplomacy, ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $8.55! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The March of Folly more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Practicing History more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Zimmerman Telegram more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $45.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12	The proud tower; a portrait of the world before the war, 1890-1914 more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist A work of history which covers the period before the First World War. In it, the author looks at the world from the patrician society of Britain in the 1890s and early twentieth century to the worldwide anarchist movement. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.61! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Practicing History: Selected Essays more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist 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." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.90! \| first editions \| SVS
14	A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman, Larry McKeever (Read by) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.85! new only from $126.69! \| first editions
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16	Notes from China more books like this by Barbara W Tuchman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.80! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Sand against the wind : Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1911-45 more books like this by Barbara W. Tuchman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
18	The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning History of the First Month of Wwi more books like this by Barbara W Tuchman add to wishlist see all copies from $8.87! new only from $149.52!
19 view cover	Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1911-1945 more books like this by Barbara W. Tuchman add to wishlist 'Vinegar Joe' Stilwell, the general who was the American commander in the China-Burma-India theatre of World War II, had a deep love of China. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns of August, Barbara Tuchman, combines a fascinating narrative of America's relationship with China from the fall of the Manchu Dynasty through to the rise of Mao Tse ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
20	August 1914 more books like this by Barbara W. Tuchman add to wishlist 'A magnificent achievement, a masterpiece of the historian's art.' Guardian 'It is a brilliant achievement.' Sunday Times August 1914 recounts the insane, uncontrollable plunge into war and the bloody catalogue of the battles of its first thirty days. see all copies from $13.40! new only from $40.05! \| first editions
21	Stilwell and the American Experience in more books like this by Barbara W Tuchman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Bible and the sword : England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour more books like this by Barbara W. Tuchman add to wishlist Two major influences have drawn the British people to the Holy Land over the centuries - the translation of the Bible into English and the imperial need to control the routes to India and, more recently, to the oil of the Middle East. These two magnets - the Bible and the sword - have drawn countless pilgrims, crusaders, missionaries, merchants ... see all copies from $73.74! new only from $190.56!
23	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 add to wishlist see all copies from $2.16! new only from $33.95! \| first editions
24	Practising history : selected essays more books like this by Barbara W. Tuchman add to wishlist see all copies from $11.99!
25	The Proud Tower; A Portrait of the World Before the War: 1890-1914: A Portrait of the World Before the War: 1890-1914 more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist see all copies from $8.48! first editions

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