The Coming of the Great War. Two volume set.
By Barbara W Tuchman
ISBN: 9780307567628
Printed: 1995
Publisher: Folio Society. London
Edition: Second printing 1997
| Dimensions | 17 × 26 × 10 cm |
|---|---|
| Language |
Language: English
Size (cminches): 17 x 26 x 10
Condition: Fine (See explanation of ratings)
£44.00
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In a fitted box. Two volumes. Black cloth binding with gilt title on the spine. ‘The Guns of August’ has gilt crosses on the front board. ‘The Proud Tower’ has gilt crowns on the front board.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. In VG slipcase; Black gilt-decorated cloth hardcovers. B&W illustrations, maps, indices. Two volumes: The Guns of August (xii + 490 pp) and The Proud Tower (xiv + 505 pp). Historical events leading up to WWI ; 8vo 8″ – 9″ tall.
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (January 30, 1912 – February 6, 1989) was an American historian and author. She won the Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Guns of August (1962), a best-selling history of the prelude to and the first month of World War I, and Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971), a biography of General Joseph Stilwell.
Tuchman focused on writing popular history.
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