The Guns of August Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2015) pure and simple

pure and simple

The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy

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The Guns of August Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2015) pure and simpleIn this landmark, Pulitzer Prizewinning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world. Beginning with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led to the inevitable clash. And inevitable it was, with all sides plotting their war for a generation. Dizzyingly comprehensive