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).

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The Retreat From Burma | February 1971

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 Read >>

Japan Strikes: 1937 | December 1970

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 Read >>

A Yankee Among The War Lords | October 1970

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

Czar Of The House | December 1962

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 Read >>

“Perdicaris Alive or Raisuli Dead” | August 1959

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