The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
by Tuchman, Barbara
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0394527771
- ISBN 13
- 9780394527772
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About This Item
The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam, Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, U.S.A., 1984. Stated First Edition on copyright page with no other printings listed; dustjacket flap states A Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. 447 pages with index, notes and many illustrations in black and white and color. Grey cloth boards with silver titles front and spine; rough cut fore edge. Brown mark to free endpaper left from laid in newspaper clipping, otherwise volume in fine condition and likely unread. Jacket protected in mylar is clipped and other wise fine.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara Tuchman here tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. One decisive turning point in history detailed by Tuchman is the Trojan War.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara Tuchman here tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. One decisive turning point in history detailed by Tuchman is the Trojan War.
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- Seller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2524
- Title
- The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- Author
- Tuchman, Barbara
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394527771
- ISBN 13
- 9780394527772
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1984
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY AND POLITICS, MILITARY;
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