“Honor wears different coats to different eyes.”
—Barbara Tuchman
Born this day in 1912: Barbara Tuchman (1912–1989), Pulitzer Prize–winning historian
With a strong narrative style, carefully researched details,
and a keen understanding of complex historical issues, Tuchman brought history
to life. She is most famous for The Guns
of August, the book than earned her a Pulitzer Prize in 1963. She won a
second Pulitzer for Stilwell
and the American Experience in China: 1911–1945 in 1971.
Additional works include:
- The Lost British Policy, 1938
- Bible and Sword, 1956
- The Zimmerman Telegram, 1958
- The Proud Tower, 1966
- Notes from China, 1972
- A Distant Mirror, 1978
- Practising History, 1981
- The March of Folly, 1984
- The First Salute, 1988
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