Barbara W. Tuchman





Barbara W. Tuchman

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born
January 30, 1912 in New York, New York, The United States

died
February 06, 1989

gender
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Barbara Wertheim Tuchman was an American self-trained historian and author. She became best known for The Guns of August, a history of the prelude and first month of World War I.

As an author, Tuchman focused on producing popular history. Her clear, dramatic storytelling covered topics as diverse as the 14th century and World War I, and sold millions of copies.


Average rating: 4.13 · 15,157 ratings · 1,194 reviews · 16 distinct works
The Guns of August: The Pul...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 6,058 ratings — published 1962 — 40 editions
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A Distant Mirror:  The Cala...
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 5,235 ratings — published 1978 — 37 editions
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The Proud Tower: A Portrait...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 1,339 ratings — published 1962 — 24 editions
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The March of Folly: From Tr...
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,069 ratings — published 1984 — 26 editions
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The Zimmermann Telegram
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 558 ratings — published 1958 — 20 editions
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 1971 — 19 editions
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The First Salute
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 453 ratings — published 1988 — 20 editions
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Bible and Sword: England an...
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1956 — 13 editions
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Practicing History:  Select...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1981 — 14 editions
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4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1962
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More books by Barbara W. Tuchman…
“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change (as the poet said), windows on the world and lighthouses erected in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind.

Books are humanity in print.”
Barbara W. Tuchman

“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. They are engines of change, windows on the world, lighthouses erected in the sea of time.”
Barbara W. Tuchman

“War is the unfolding of miscalculations.”
Barbara W. Tuchman

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