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The March of Folly

From Troy to Vietnam

By Barbara W. Tuchman

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| Paperback | 9780345308238

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Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interersts, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details fourContinue

Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interersts, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: 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' persistent folly in Vietnam. THE MARCH OF FOLLY brings the people, places, and events of history magnificently alive for today's reader.

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    Barbara W. Tuchman is our foremost popular historian, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and a best-selling author. She has achieved this popular success by writing good traditional narratives on numerous subjects from the origins of World War I and S ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Fri, 20 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 464 Pages
  • Edition: Reissue
  • ISBN-10: 0345308239
  • ISBN-13: 9780345308238
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books
  • Pub date: Feb 12, 1985
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover and Audio Cassette
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