9780345476098-0345476093-The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I

The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I

ISBN-13: 9780345476098
ISBN-10: 0345476093
Author: Barbara W. Tuchman
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Presidio Press
Format: Mass Market Paperback 640 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780345476098
ISBN-10: 0345476093
Author: Barbara W. Tuchman
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Presidio Press
Format: Mass Market Paperback 640 pages

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The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I (ISBN-13: 9780345476098 and ISBN-10: 0345476093), written by authors Barbara W. Tuchman, was published by Presidio Press in 2004. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Historical Study & Educational Resources (World War I, Military History, World History, History, Encyclopedias & Subject Guides) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I (Mass Market Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Historical Study & Educational Resources books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.41.

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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time

The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise Barbara W. Tuchman’s classic histories of the First World War era

In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning 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 opusis a classic for the ages.

Praise for The Guns of August

“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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