Barbara W. Tuchman
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (Jan 30, 1912 – Feb 6, 1989) was an American historian and author. She achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August—a huge bestseller and winner of the Pul
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Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (Jan 30, 1912 – Feb 6, 1989) was an American historian and author. She achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August—a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute.
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