04794cam a2200817 4500 531679074 TxAuBib 20210910120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307567628 0307567621 B002TXZS8A Amazon 147d5c12-2688-4694-b21f-5d2c51922bf2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 180851 180851 180851 256490 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Tuchman Barbara W. The Guns of August [Libby] : The Outbreak of World War I; Barbara W. Tuchman's Great War Series. Random House Publishing Group, 2009. War. Historical. 1914. WWI. gun. World History. Military. world war one. ww1. Pulitzer Prize. world war 1. Military History. History. World War I. guns. nonfiction books. history books. pulitzer prize winning books. History book. history books for adults. books for men. fathers day gifts. military books. world war 1 books. ww1 books. books for dad. dad books. military history books. war books. history books best sellers. dad gifts. barbara tuchman. nonfiction best sellers. history buff gifts. barbara tuchman books. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 10MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time</b><br /> <b><i>The Proud Tower,</i> the Pulitzer Prize–winning <i>The Guns of August,</i> and <i>The Zimmerman Telegram</i> comprise Barbara W. Tuchman’s classic histories of the First World War era</b><br /> In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning account, renowned historian Barbara W. 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. Beginning with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led to the inevitable clash. And inevitable it was, with all sides plotting their war for a generation. 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.<br /> &#160;<br /> <b>Praise for <i>The Guns of August</i></b><br /> &#160;<br /> “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.’”<b>—<i>Newsweek</i></b><br /> &#160;<br /> “More dramatic than fiction . . . a magnificent narrative—beautifully organized, elegantly phrased, skillfully paced and sustained.”<b>—<i>Chicago Tribune</i></b><br /> <i>&#160;</i><br /> “A fine demonstration that with sufficient art rather specialized history can be raised to the level of literature.”<b>—<i>The New York Times</i></b><br /> <i>&#160;</i><br /> “[<i>The Guns of August</i>] has a vitality that transcends its narrative virtues, which are considerable, and its feel for characterizations, which is excellent.”<b>—<i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/147/D5C/12/GunsofAugust9780307567628.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=147D5C12-2688-4694-B21F-5D2C51922BF2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/147/D5C/12/GunsofAugust9780307567628.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=147D5C12-2688-4694-B21F-5D2C51922BF2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/147/D5C/12/GunsofAugust9780307567628.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=147D5C12-2688-4694-B21F-5D2C51922BF2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)