The Guns of August
The Outbreak of World War I; Barbara W. Tuchman's Great War Series
Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 8, 1994
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in detailed military history of World War I
- Themes
- World War I, Military History, Historical Biography
- Pacing
- Steady
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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.
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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
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in detailed military history of World War I
- Those who appreciate comprehensive historical narratives with character portrayals
Where it sits
| World War I History | 100% |
|---|---|
| Military History | 35% |
| Military Strategy | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- World War I History
- 20th-Century History
- Authors
- Barbara W. Tuchman
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- March 8, 1994
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- World War I · Military History · Historical Biography
- Reading lane
- World War I History