Book summaryWinner 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 well as how it may have been prevented from occurring. |
The Guns of Augustby Tuchman, Barbara W
Book desription: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1994. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:034538623x. "An epic never flagging in suspense.It seemed hardly possible that anything new of significance could be said about the prelude to a nd the first month of World War I. But this is exactly what Ms. Tuchman has succeeded in doing.Where she has improved upon her predecessors is in illuminating, practically inch by inch, the roads by w hich the fateful decisions were reached in Berlin, Paris, St. Petersburg, and London and by transforming the drama's protagonists as well as its immense supporting cast from half-legendary and half-s hadowy figures into full-dimensional, believable persons." 511pp A Pulitizer prize winning masterpiece of World War I in unforgettable portraits of an era and the disasters of leadership (with photos ) . 3 tan streaks on Fep top corner, 1/4" to 1" in length..
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