Name: The Guns of August
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Author: Barbara W. Tuchman
ISBN: 9780345386236

Type

Physical Book

Author

Barbara W. Tuchman

Publisher

Random House Trade

Year

1994

Language

English

Pages

608

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.7 x 3.6 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN

034538623X

ISBN13

9780345386236

Synopsis "The Guns of August "

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - "A brilliant piece of military history which proves up to the hilt the force of Winston Churchill's statement that the first month of World War I was 'a drama never surpassed.'"--Newsweek Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time In this landmark account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world. Beginning with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led to the inevitable clash. And inevitable it was, with all sides plotting their war for a generation. Dizzyingly comprehensive and spectacularly portrayed with her famous talent for evoking the characters of the war's key players, Tuchman's magnum opus is a classic for the ages. The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmermann Telegram comprise Barbara W. Tuchman's classic histories of the First World War era

Barbara W. Tuchman

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BARBARA W. TUCHMAN (New York, 1912-1989) was a historian and journalist. She began her career collaborating with publications such as The Nation, War in Spain, or New Statesman, and later carried out extensive teaching activities at institutions like Harvard University and the University of California. Despite having published various works, fame came with The Guns of August (RBA, 2012), awarded in 1962 with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Other books of hers published in our language include: A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century, The Proud Tower, The March of Folly, and The Zimmermann Telegram, also published by RBA.

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