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Barbara W. Tuchman

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

January 30, 1912

Died

February 06, 1989

Genre

History, Biography

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Barbara Wertheim Tuchman was an American self-trained historian and author and double Pulitzer Prize winner. She became best known for The Guns of August (1962), 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.

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Average rating: 4.11 · 139,970 ratings · 7,166 reviews · 92 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Guns of August 4.17 avg rating — 72,544 ratings — published 1962 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.04 avg rating — 39,857 ratings — published 1978 — 111 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 4.13 avg rating — 8,518 ratings — published 1965 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The March of Folly 4.02 avg rating — 6,326 ratings — published 1984 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Zimmermann Telegram 4.06 avg rating — 4,400 ratings — published 1958 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 4.14 avg rating — 3,395 ratings — published 1971 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Salute : View of the American Revolution 3.94 avg rating — 2,654 ratings — published 1988 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour 3.80 avg rating — 1,023 ratings — published 1956 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practicing History: Selected Essays 3.96 avg rating — 748 ratings — published 1981 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guns of August / The Proud Tower by Barbara W. Tuchman, Margaret MacMillan (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1962 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century (3 books)
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Barbara W. Tuchman,

Nadia May (Narrator)

4.04 avg rating — 40,026 ratings

In Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin's latest book, Leadership: In Turbulent Times, she draws upon...

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The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm

Juliet Nicolson

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The Guns of August

Barbara W. Tuchman

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Nicholas and Alexandra

Robert K. Massie

3 votes, 16.7%

Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World

Margaret MacMillan

2 votes, 11.1%

Vimy

Pierre Berton

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Fighting France: From Dunkerque to Belfort

Edith Wharton

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The War to End All Wars: World War I

Russell Freedman

1 vote, 5.6%

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