The guns of August
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Published:
New York : Presidio Press, 2004.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xxviii, 606 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
Lexile measure:
1350L
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Description
"The drama of August, 1914, a month of battle in which war was waged on a scale unsurpassed, and whose results determined the shape of the world in which we live today."--Jacket.
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. - Random House.
Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to World War I. Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't.
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. - Random House.
Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to World War I. Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't.
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Madison/Scranton Adult Nonfiction
940.41 TUCHMAN
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940.41 Tuchman
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780345476098, 0345476093
Lexile measure:
1350
Notes
General Note
Reprint of first Ballantine Books edition, April 1994.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Tuchman, B. W. (2004). The guns of August. Presidio Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Tuchman, Barbara W. 1912-1989. 2004. The Guns of August. Presidio Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Tuchman, Barbara W. 1912-1989, The Guns of August. Presidio Press, 2004.
MLA Citation (style guide)Tuchman, Barbara W. The Guns of August. Presidio Press, 2004.
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