I have to admit that for a good way through the book I couldn't shake the idea that the Western powers were in deep, deep trouble.
The 'what ifs' of this action or that decision abound.
It's a gripping tale, chock full of oh-so-very-human characters from all sides. With all the advantages of hindsight and a wry, blunt assessment of the personalities of players large and small, the author leads us through the mistakes, miscalculations, hubris and courage that started this war and turned it into the years-long slogging trench war that it became. Tuchman's classic histories of the First World War era SynopsisĪn absolutely fascinating account of the lead-up to to WWI. The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmermann Telegram comprise Barbara W. 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. And inevitable it was, with all sides plotting their war for a generation. Beginning with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led to the inevitable clash.
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. In this landmark account, renowned historian Barbara W. Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmermann Telegram comprise Barbara W.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 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.
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