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
From the Publisher
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication date : March 8, 1994
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 608 pages
ISBN-10 : 034538623X
ISBN-13 : 978-0345386236
Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.63 x 1.28 x 8.25 inches
Part of series : Great War Series
Best Sellers Rank: #14,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in World War I History (Books) #4 in Historical Study Reference (Books) #189 in War Fiction (Books)
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