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Customers consider this history book one of the best ever written, praising its deeply researched content that makes history come alive, and its richly detailed account of the events leading to World War I. The writing is elegant, and the narrative is gripping, with great personification of each of the major players. While some find it remarkably readable, others note it's not the easiest read.
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792 customers mention content, 722 positive, 70 negative
...It is a great book. I first read it in the 1960s when it was published and decided to read again as we near the century mark of the Great War....Read more
A great read...too hard to put down...too important to forget...I enjoyed it beyond any measure...do read it in its entirety...you will be delighted.Read more
An excellent book. Perfect for the individual who enjoys reading about history.Read more
...Stark in it's realism, informative and a sad commentary to how these soldiers were treated in this devastating war. Very well written.Read more
299 customers mention research, 289 positive, 10 negative
...I am so glad it did. Well written and well researched, it provides a lot of the stories behind the stories that are familiar to those of us...Read more
Great history with many intimate portraits of the men who made the fateful decisions during the first month of the first world was....Read more
An excellent history of the first five weeks of the Great War, when the Germans expected to roll into Paris, the French expected to rollover the...Read more
...Once you get into it you find it is extremely well researched and very interesting if you enjoy history....Read more
290 customers mention writing quality, 277 positive, 13 negative
Amazing piece of work. Complicated. Informative. Well written but takes a lot of concentration on the reader's part to keep all the characters in...Read more
A most interesting history. It is very well written and covers the events leading to the war and the first few weeks after the start of hostilities.Read more
...It's meticulously researched and beautifully written. Reveals Tuchman's deep understanding of human nature and ever-present sense of humor....Read more
Barbara Tuchman is a wonderful historian and a fine writer. Never about detail. Always about the affects of the war on people and society....Read more
249 customers mention detail, 213 positive, 36 negative
...shorter and more concise works, but found myself immersed in this very detailed and excellent analysis of the origins of World War I, aka The Great...Read more
Although the book itself is proving to be very informative and easy to understand the problem is the size of the type is very small and somewhat...Read more
...The Pulitzer itself isn’t a big enough award. Detailed, meticulously researched, expertly written, impossible to forget....Read more
This is a comprehensive and engaging narrative of the first 30 days of WWI, detailing the implementation of the Schlieffen Plan by the Germans and...Read more
148 customers mention narrative, 138 positive, 10 negative
A gripping account of the first 30 days of World War I. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more on the period.Read more
Great narrative. Incredibly detailed, so bring your thinking cap, take your time, and immerse yourself....Read more
Classic story of the 1st month of WW I, told in detailed but well moving style....Read more
A great historian and writer lays out how WWI started. A reminder that what is happening in Ukraine could be the beginning of horrors to be.Read more
76 customers mention subject matter, 71 positive, 5 negative
Very interesting good background to how the world entered the war in 1914-1918. Occasionally slow moving but overall a great read.Read more
...way to try and get your mind around the ramifications of social, political and even personal situations of the time.Read more
Gives thorough details on plans, strategy, personalities, politics, interpersonal conflicts and more on the unrelenting drive into conflict and the...Read more
Tuchman writes so well, and about a distant, but important topic....Read more
62 customers mention character development, 57 positive, 5 negative
Gives thorough details on plans, strategy, personalities, politics, interpersonal conflicts and more on the unrelenting drive into conflict and the...Read more
...It's approach gives the best description of the personalities involved in the events leading to WI for the military and civilian leaders at that time...Read more
Excellent writing and character development of the politicians ,royalty and generals. There is so much more to the story than just trench warfare.Read more
...The characters are well defined. Eceleent book. Highly recommend it.Read more
185 customers mention readability, 121 positive, 64 negative
Easy to read and engaging, this is one of the classics. The Guns of August covers a vital time in the history of the world .Read more
...It is not an easy read, and somewhat confusing with the way names are brought back up again 1 or 2 chapters later....Read more
This book is definitive in it's details yet reads like a novel. It's amazing the things we do not know about world shattering events!Read more
Barbara Tuchman's Book "The Guns of August" is an easy read which tells the story of a time that changed the history of the modern world in...Read more
