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1	Guns of August more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman "The Guns of August" is the narrative history of the first month of World War I. It describes the strategies of the generals, the preparation and morale of the armies of the nations at war and the everyday problems of the field commanders. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman The author looks into the history of Western Europe between 1300 and 1450, drawing parallels with the 20th century and looks into Chaucer, Boccaccio, The Hundred Years' War, pilgrimages, plagues and revolts against a poll tax, amongst other things. Tuchman has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "August 1914" and "Sand Against Wind" and her other ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £11.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman From the distinguished American historian whose work has been acclaimed around the world, a major new book that penetrates one of the most bizarre and fascinating paradoxes in history: the persistent pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own intersts. Across the march of thirty centuries, Tuchman brings to life the dramatic events ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £10.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45 more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman Tuchman uses the epic life of "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, commander of United States forces and allied chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek, to explore the history of China from the revolution of 1911 to the turmoil of World War II, when China's Nationalist government faced attack from Japanese invaders and Communist insurgents. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £12.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Proud Tower more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman "The diplomatic origins, so-called, of the War are only the fever chart of the patient; they do not tell us what caused the fever. To probe for underlying causes and deeper forces one must operate within the framework of a whole society and try to discover what moved the people in it." --Barbara W. Tuchman The fateful quarter-century leading up to ... see all copies from £2.92! new only from £11.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Zimmermann Telegram more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman In January 1917 when World War I was deadlocked and the United States was clinging grimly to neutrality, the British intercepted a telegram from Berlin which they knew would bring America to the aid of the Allies. This is the story of how the message was decoded and how it was put to use by the British - a tale of espionage, secret diplomacy, ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £9.50! \| first editions
7	First Salute more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman This study gives a provocative and searching view of the pivotal events of the American Revolution examining the key role played by the opposing navies and revealing the characters of the major figures of the time such as Admiral Rodney, Lord Cornwallis and George Washington. Barbara Tuchman has also written "The Guns of August" (winner of the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £7.31! \| first editions
8	Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman With the lucidity and vividness that characterize all her work, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian, Barbara Tuchman, explores the complex relationship of Britain to Palestine that led to the founding of the modern Jewish state--and to many of the problems that plague the Middle East today. "Barbara Tuchman is a wise and witty writer, a ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.71! \| first editions
9	The March of Folly more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman see all copies from £1.89! new only from £24.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Practicing History: Selected Essays more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman From thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. Here is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent "practicing history." see all copies from £4.54! new only from £9.56! \| first editions
11	Zimmerman Telegram more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman see all copies from £5.46! new only from £44.31! \| first editions
12	Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1911-1945 more books like this by Barbara W. Tuchman 'Vinegar Joe' Stilwell, the general who was the American commander in the China-Burma-India theatre of World War II, had a deep love of China. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns of August, Barbara Tuchman, combines a fascinating narrative of America's relationship with China from the fall of the Manchu Dynasty through to the rise of Mao Tse ... see all copies from £5.30! new only from £14.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	BT-A Distant Mirror by Barbara W Tuchman see all copies from £5.46! new only from £50.16! \| first editions
14	The Book: A Lecture Sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Authors' League of America, Presented at the Library of Congress October 17, 1979 more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman see all copies from £9.56! first editions
15	Bible and Sword more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman see all copies from £8.88! first editions
16	A distant mirror : the calamitous fourteenth century more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman, First Edition Society see all copies from £28.00! first editions
17	A Distant Mirror, Part 1: The Calamitous 14th Century more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman, Nadia May (Read by) see all copies from £112.76! new only from £112.76!

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