Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989) 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 and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute.
“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
“More dramatic than fiction . . . a magnificent
narrative—beautifully organized, elegantly phrased, skillfully
paced and sustained.”—Chicago Tribune
“A fine demonstration that with sufficient art rather specialized
history can be raised to the level of literature.”—The New York
Times
“[The Guns of August] has a vitality that transcends its narrative
virtues, which are considerable, and its feel for
characterizations, which is excellent.”—The Wall Street Journal
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