TITLE:
The guns of August / Barbara W. Tuchman.
Publication Date:
1988, 1962
Publication Information:
New York : Macmillan,
Edition:
25th anniversary edition.
Physical Description:
511 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Summary:
Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to Worl War I. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't. A classic historical survey of a time and a people we all need to know more about, THE GUNS OF AUGUST will not be forgotten.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780026203111
General Note:
"The explosive account of the early days of World War 1"
