The Guns of August

barbara w. tuchman robert k. massie

The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise Barbara W. Tuchman’s classic histories of the First World War era

In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning 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.

Genres historynonfictionwarworld war imilitary fictionmilitary historypoliticsaudiobookhistoricaleuropean history

606 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1962

Literary awards

pulitzer prize, national book award finalist,

This edition

Format: 606 pages, Paperback
Published: August 3, 2004 by Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345476098
ASIN: 0345476093
Language: English

About the author

barbara w. tuchman

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman, historian, won a Pulitzer Prize for The Guns of August (1962) and for Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971).

As an author, Tuchman focused on popular production. 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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