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The Guns of August : The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic about the Outbreak of World War I by Barbara W. Tuchman (2004, Mass Market)

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The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I by Barbara W. Tuchman [Mass Market Paperback]

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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. 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

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345476093
ISBN-13
9780345476098
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30217295

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Book Title
Guns of August : the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic about the Outbreak of World War I
Author
Barbara w. Tuchman
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 20th Century, Military / World War I
Publication Year
2004
Genre
History
Number of Pages
640 Pages

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Item Length
6.8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
4.1in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz

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D530
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"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, "Fascinating . . . One of the finest works of history written . . . A splendid and glittering performance." The New York Times "MORE DRAMATIC THAN FICTION . . . A MAGNIFICENT NARRATIVE . . . elegantly phrased, skillfully paced and sustained . . . The product of painstaking and sophisticated research." Chicago Tribune "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.' A writer with an impeccable sense of telling detail, Mrs. Tuchman is able to evoke both the enormous pattern of the tragedy and the minutiae which make it human." Newsweek "[A] BEAUTIFULLY ORGANIZED, COMPELLING NARRATIVE." San Francisco Chronicle "AN EPIC NEVER FLAGGING IN SUSPENSE . . . It seemed hardly possible that anything new of significance could be said about the prelude to and the first month of World War I. But this is exactly what Mrs. Tuchman has succeeded in doing . . . by transforming the drama's protagonists as well as its immense supporting cast, from half-legendary and half shadowy figures into full-dimensional, believable persons." The Christian Science Monitor "EXCELLENT . . . [ The Guns of August ] has a vitality that transcends its narrative virtues." The Wall Street Journal, "Fascinating . . . One of the finest works of history written . . . A splendid and glittering performance." The New York Times "MORE DRAMATIC THAN FICTION . . . A MAGNIFICENT NARRATIVE . . . elegantly phrased, skillfully paced and sustained . . . The product of painstaking and sophisticated research." Chicago Tribune "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.' A writer with an impeccable sense of telling detail, Mrs. Tuchman is able to evoke both the enormous pattern of the tragedy and the minutiae which make it human." Newsweek "[A] BEAUTIFULLY ORGANIZED, COMPELLING NARRATIVE." San Francisco Chronicle "AN EPIC NEVER FLAGGING IN SUSPENSE . . . It seemed hardly possible that anything new of significance could be said about the prelude to and the first month of World War I. But this is exactly what Mrs. Tuchman has succeeded in doing . . . by transforming the drama's protagonists as well as its immense supporting cast, from half-legendary and half shadowy figures into full-dimensional, believable persons." The Christian Science Monitor "EXCELLENT . . . [The Guns of August] has a vitality that transcends its narrative virtues." The Wall Street Journal, "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
Copyright Date
1994
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
940.421
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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by wilhelm343434Sep 04, 2018
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Outstanding Classic on August 1914
Brilliant work discussing the months leading up to the outbreak of World War I as well as the pivotal battles of August 1914 that decided the course of the war. The Author's winning style and clear prose makes events as dull as troop movements entertaining. As for those reviews which criticize the central premise, Tuchman's argument is less that the great powers stumbled into WWI than that the war was preventable rather than inevitable. She does an excellent job highlighting German bellicosity and lust for conquest, making the criticisms based on the supposed failure to take into account the German desire for war unfounded. All in all, a classic that will sit well on any bookshelf.
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by tommyk51May 08, 2018
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Classic book in poor confition
Great read but the book itself was in pretty bad shape - smellled of mold, pages falling out etc. - basically ready for the circular file (ie the trash can)
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5 out of 5 stars
by tekb-48Jul 27, 2021
Intriguing title which, in a sense, tells the whole story
What more can you say about a book that JFK gave to his staff to read? What a great author. A brilliant woman who took time out of her most important job, being a mother, to gift us with things that she had found. Bravo!!
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by LwL_bulqQii@Del...Oct 31, 2006
The Guns of August
I have read this marvelous book. Suberbly written, great subject, especially if you are interested in history. Gives the perspectives of the various leaders in European governments going into World War I, which began in August, 1914. View the oncoming war, and the progress of the war during the first fateful month of August, 1914 from the English, French, German and Russian government perspectives. Also interweaves the characteristics of leaders (i.e., Kaiser Wilhelm II, Churchill) in an intensely interesting way. Ms. Tuchman has demonstrated true genious in this wonderful book.
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by bogseranJun 17, 2020
Poor map reproductions
Great book! However, the maps in the paperback Edition are worthless much too small and terribly reproduced. I’ll buy the hardcover edition for sure
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