About this title: 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 ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Abacus Books (Sphere)
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780349133652ISBN:0349133654
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Abacus Books (Sphere)
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780349133652ISBN:0349133654
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Abacus
Date Published: 1 Oct 1990
ISBN-13:9780747401933ISBN:0747401934
Description: Good. Very fast shipping from friendly & experienced UK bookseller. £0.25 donated to charity. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 14 day unconditional money back guarantee. light. pp. 559. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: ABACUS BOOKS (SPHERE)
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780349133652ISBN:0349133654
Description: Published by Abacus Books (Sphere) in 1985. Paperback. Number of pages: 576. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8462659 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Abacus Books (Sphere)
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780349133652ISBN:0349133654
Description: Published by Abacus Books (Sphere) in 1985. Binding: Paperback. Number of pages: 576. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: ABACUS BOOKS (SPHERE)
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780349133652ISBN:0349133654
Description: Published by Abacus Books (Sphere) in 1985. Paperback. Number of pages: 576. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8448442 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MICHAEL JOSEPH
Date Published: 1984
Description: Ex-Library Published by MICHAEL JOSEPH in 1984. Hardback without Dust jacket. Number of pages: 419. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Ex-library book (usual stamps and marks). Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: ABACUS BOOKS (SPHERE)
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780349133652ISBN:0349133654
Description: Published by Abacus Books (Sphere) in 1985. Paperback. Number of pages: 576. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8392792 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES
Date Published: 1984
Description: Published by book club associates in 1984. Hardback with Dust jacket. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: ABACUS
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780747401933ISBN:0747401934
Description: Ex-Library Published by Abacus in 1990. Paperback. Number of pages: 559. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Ex-library book (usual stamps and marks). Libr. label removed, covers rubbed, spine creased, page edges marked/tanned, sound. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: ABACUS
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780747401933ISBN:0747401934
Description: Published by Abacus in 1990. Paperback. Number of pages: 559. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8469381 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780345308238ISBN:0345308239
Description: Good. First printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Moderate cover wear with scuffing to edges and creasing on spine. Age toning. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780345308238ISBN:0345308239
Description: Good. 169-Y Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780345308238ISBN:0345308239
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
"This is the 3rd book that I have read by Barbara Tuchman and I find that she is very thoughtful historian. I suppose that when you are writing and researching events after the fact, it does allow you be thoughtful and opinionated as in the case of this book. I had this book for quite awhile and decided to read it because of the 2nd Iraq War and the passing of Robert MacNamara, one of the tacticians of the escalation of the VietNam War. If Barbara Tuchman were alive, would she find folly in the executions of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Perhaps, she would find that the war in Afghanistan started in the national interest, but because we took our eye off this prize, we our now mired down in an extended campaign with no end in sight. These are same people who battled the Soviet Union. I guess this falls under wooden-headedness and/or having a short-memory span. The U.S. did not pick up and/or decided to ignore any intelligence of value that would have assisted its efforts about the people Afghanistan or the land. Al Queda knows the terrain and like VietNam, they seem to keep coming. Once again, there is body-count being used to measure the war. With this war, there is still the support of the American people because we believe that we were truly wronged.
The 2nd Iraq War is whole different animal. It has all of the trappings of the Vietnam: political lying and intimidation; ideological hawks; wooden-headedness; failure to weigh differences of opinion; failure to act in the Nation's self-interest; failure to understand the people of the region. If you could swap characters, here are some names to consider: Presidents Johnson (escalation) and George W Bush, both from Texas; John Foster Dulles (ideologue) and Dick Cheyney; Robert MacNamara and Donald Rumsfeld; Dean Rusk and Condoleeza Rice. Other people may have different historical matches, but I thought that these seemed to good matches."
"It was good, but not by her standards. Episodic and a bit shallow. I expected more of a systematic look at historical folly, but she just picked out 4 cases(Troy, The Renaissance Popes, Georgian England, Vietnam) and covered those more or less well. The middle two cases were really good and taught me stuff I didn't already know, the other two were fairly indifferent."
"This is an eminently readable history book for the non-academic, as well as an excellent example of academic writing for historians; Tuchman uses three "well-known" historic episodes to exemplify how what we know is conditioned by how we are taught it."
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