Average Bufph Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Barbara W. Tuchman
1994-03-08
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
This here book really digs deep into the early days of World War I, and let me tell ya, it's a good read. Tuchman does a bang-up job of making history feel like a thriller. I found myself turning pages faster than I usually do 'cause it felt like it could've been one of them war movies I'm a fan of. The detail about the military maneuvers and the political back-and-forth is solid, and it gave me a whole new respect for the era. For anyone with a keen interest in military history, this book hits the spot.
