Barbara W. Tuchman

Barbara Tuchman (1912 – 1989) was an American historian and author who first became known for her best-selling book The Guns of August, a history of the prelude to and first month of World War I, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1963. She won a second Pulitzer for Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1972).

Articles by this Author

“Perdicaris Alive or Raisuli Dead”, August 1959, Summer 2025 | Vol. 70, No. 3

John Hay’s ringing phrase helped nominate T. R., but it covered an embarrassing secret that remained concealed for thirty years.

The Retreat From Burma, February 1971 | Vol. 22, No. 2

In this final installment from our series on General Joseph W. Stilwell, Barbara W. Tuchman recounts the story of the old soldier’s finest hour

A Yankee Among The War Lords, October 1970 | Vol. 21, No. 6

First of the Three Parts from STILWELL THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN CHINA 1911-1945

Japan Strikes: 1937, December 1970 | Vol. 22, No. 1

In Part Two of her new series on General Joseph W. Stilwell, Barbara W. Tuchman describes the brutal beginnings, at the Marco Polo Bridge near Peiping, of a war we would all eventually have to fight

Czar Of The House, December 1962 | Vol. 14, No. 1

When Speaker Reed set out to break “the tyranny of the minority,” he touched off an explosive battle. At stake was the effectiveness of the chamber itself

“Perdicaris Alive or Raisuli Dead”, August 1959, Summer 2025 | Vol. 10, No. 5

John Hay’s ringing phrase helped nominate T. R., but it covered an embarrassing secret that remained concealed for thirty years.

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