The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam

barbara w. tuchman

Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments thru the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by Renaissance Popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III & the USA's persistent folly in Vietnam. THE MARCH OF FOLLY brings the people, places & events of history alive for today's reader.

Genres historynonfictionpoliticswarworld historymilitary historyaudiobookmilitary fictionhistoricalamerican history

447 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1984

This edition

Format: 447 pages, Paperback
Published: December 6, 1993 by Random House
ISBN: 9780345308238
ASIN: B00A2M23BK
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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