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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam by Barbara W. Tuchman
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780345308238
- Book Title
- March of Folly : from Troy to Vietnam
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 1985
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- Civilization, Military / General, World / General, Modern / General, World
- Item Weight
- 15 oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman, author of the World War I masterpiece The Guns of August, grapples with her boldest subject: the pervasive presence, through the ages, of failure, mismanagement, and delusion in government. Drawing on a comprehensive array of examples, from Montezuma's senseless surrender of his empire in 1520 to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Barbara W. Tuchman defines folly as the pursuit by government of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives. In brilliant detail, Tuchman illuminates four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' own persistent mistakes in Vietnam. Throughout The March of Folly, Tuchman's incomparable talent for animating the people, places, and events of history is on spectacular display. Praise for The March of Folly "A glittering narrative . . . a moral [book] on the crimes and follies of governments and the misfortunes the governed suffer in consequence." --The New York Times Book Review "An admirable survey . . . I haven't read a more relevant book in years." --John Kenneth Galbraith, The Boston Sunday Globe "A superb chronicle . . . a masterly examination." --Chicago Sun-Times
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345308239
ISBN-13
9780345308238
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114952
Product Key Features
Book Title
March of Folly : from Troy to Vietnam
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1985
Topic
Civilization, Military / General, World / General, Modern / General, World
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History, Political Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
15 oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
19
Reviews
"A glittering narrative . . . a moral [book] on the crimes and follies of governments and the misfortunes the governed suffer in consequence." --The New York Times Book Review "An admirable survey . . . I haven't read a more relevant book in years." --John Kenneth Galbraith, The Boston Sunday Globe "A superb chronicle . . . a masterly examination." --Chicago Sun-Times
Lccn
84-045672
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
909/.09821
Lc Classification Number
D210.T89 1985
Copyright Date
1985
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