Barbara W. Tuchman
Barbara W. Tuchman (1912-1989), American historian, was born in New York City and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1933. A self-trained historian, she was a writer for the Nation and an editor for the US Office of War Information. In her later years she was a lecturer at Harvard and the US Naval War College. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1963 for The Guns of August and in 1972 for Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 . She was awarded the 1978 Gold Medal for History from...See more
Barbara W. Tuchman (1912-1989), American historian, was born in New York City and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1933. A self-trained historian, she was a writer for the Nation and an editor for the US Office of War Information. In her later years she was a lecturer at Harvard and the US Naval War College. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1963 for The Guns of August and in 1972 for Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 . She was awarded the 1978 Gold Medal for History from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. See less
Barbara W. Tuchman's Featured Books
Barbara W. Tuchman book reviews
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The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic about the Outbreak of World War I
For The Centenary Of The Great War
The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of WW I, and many books are being written in commemoration. I read Barbara Tuchman's famous book, "The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I" (1962) ... Read More
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The proud tower : a portrait of the world before the War, 1890-1914
A Jewel from Historian Barbara Tuchman
by Jeff S, Aug 25, 2014
A superbly researched and superbly written survey of the several decades leading up to World War I. A wonderful primer on the state of much of the world's mentality in a time of worldwide uproar- ... Read More
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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
Exposing foolishness
by Peder, Jun 6, 2013
Exposing the self-serving foolishness of leaders throughout the ages. Enlightening but aggravating. Read More
