New Releases by Barbara W. Tuchman

“A tremendous tale of hushed and unhushed uproars in the linked fields of war and diplomacy” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August In January 1917, the war in Europe was, at best, a tragic standoff. Britain knew that all was lost unless the United States joined the war, but President Wilson was unshakable in his neutrality. At just this moment, a crack team of British decoders in a quiet office known as Room 40 intercepted a document that would change history. The Zimmermann telegram was a top-secret message to the president of Mexico, inviting him to join Germany and Japan in an invasion of the United States. How Britain managed to inform the American government without revealing that the German codes had been broken makes for an incredible story of espionage and intrigue as only Barbara W. Tuchman could tell it. The Proud Tower, The Guns of August, and The Zimmermann Telegram comprise Barbara W. Tuchman’s classic histories of the First World War era.

En skildring af Europa, især Frankrig, i anden halvdel af 1300-tallet, en urolig tid med krig, pest, vold og mord, hvor begivenhederne følges gennem den franske adelsmand Enquerrand de Coucy VII (1340-1397), gift med den engelske konges ældste datter, og hans dramatiske liv

Esta é uma obra cuja recriação do passado se presta a isolar e revelar a causa fundamental da insensatez nos governos - a impotência da razão ante os apelos da cobiça, da ambição egoísta e da covardia moral. São páginas que servem de alerta e de inspiração para todos nós numa época em que a marcha da insensatez parece acelerada no universo em que vivemos.

Celebrated for bringing a personal touch to history in her Pulitzer Prize–winning epic The Guns of August and other classic books, Barbara W. Tuchman reflects on world events and the historian’s craft in these perceptive, essential essays. From thoughtful pieces on the historian’s role to striking insights into America’s past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. Spanning more than four decades of writing in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Harper’s, The Nation, and The Saturday Evening Post, Tuchman weighs in on a range of eclectic topics, from Israel and Mao Tse-tung to a Freudian reading of Woodrow Wilson. This is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent “practicing history.” Praise for Practicing History “Persuades and enthralls . . . I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Provocative, consistent, and beautifully readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs.”—Baltimore Sun “A delight to read.”—The New York Times Book Review

THIS BOOK IS ON THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN CHINA FROM 1911 TO 1945.

In this final installment from our series on General Joseph W. Stilwell, Barbara W. Tuchman recounts the story of the old soldier''s finest hour.

In Part Two of her new series on General Joseph W. Stilwell, the author describes the brutal beginnings, at the Marco Polo Bridge near Peiping, of a war we would all eventually have to fight.

This is the beginning of a three-part series on the encounter of two giant nations, the United States and China.

When Speaker Reed set out to break "the tyranny of the minority," he touched off an explosive battle. At stake was the effectiveness of the chambere itself.