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The March Of Folly
From Troy to Vietnam
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'Among contemporary historians... Barbara Tuchman stands supreme' - The Times
'Among contemporary historians... Barbara Tuchman stands supreme' - The Times
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From the distinguished American historian whose work has been acclaimed around the world, a major new book that penetrates one of the most bizarre and fascinating paradoxes in history: the persistent pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests.
Across the march of thirty centuries, Tuchman brings to life the dramatic events which constitute folly's hallmark in government; the fall of Troy, symbolic prototype of freely chosen disaster; the Protestant secession, provoked by six decades of spectacularly corrupt papacy; the British forfeiture of the American colonies; and America's catastrophic thirty-year involvement with Vietnam.
The March of Folly, a work of profound and poignant relevance today, is breathtaking in its scope, originality, and vision, and represents the writing of Barbara Tuchman at its finest.
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The March of Folly by Barbara W. Tuchman is praised for her exceptional writing and historical analysis skills. The book is noted for its lucidity and expert examination of significant historical misjudgments, showcasing Tuchman's intelligence and meticulous approach. Admirers of her past works will recognise these familiar virtues.
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ISBN: 9780349106748
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 February 1990
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Abacus
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 33.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 400g
Pages: 576
About the Author
Barbara Tuchman is a double Pulizter Prize winning historian who has writen some of the seminal popular historical works of our age. She died in 1989.
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