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Barbara W. Tuchman

Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989) achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August—a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute.
Stilwell and the American Experience in China
Notes from China
The Guns of August
The First Salute
A Distant Mirror
The March of Folly
Bible and Sword
Practicing History

Books

Stilwell and the American Experience in China
Notes from China
The Guns of August
The First Salute
A Distant Mirror
The March of Folly
Bible and Sword
Practicing History

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