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Barbara Tuchman

Barbara Tuchman

Biographical

This biography of Tuchman contains quotes, a bibliography of her works, and some related links.

Here is a biography of Tuchman from the Jewish Virtual Library. How does this one differ from the one above?

This page contains a biographical sketch, some links, book covers, and quotes. If you had to pick one of these three biographies to use in a research paper, which one would it be and why?

Cultural

Search here to find out how many Pulitzer Prizes Tuchman won. What names do you recognize on the citation page(s)? How can you go about finding out more about them?

The writer John le Carré has said some quite complimentary things about Tuchman in general and her book The Proud Tower in particular. What were they? Click here to find out.

Here is some information about the film adaptation of Tuchman's book The Guns of August.

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Bibliographical

How about a little conflict? In this letter to the New York Review of Books, Tuchman complains about a review of one of her books that it ran. Of course, it wouldn't be a good conflict unless the author of the review shoots back—which he does.

Looking for a quote by Tuchman to use in a paper? Here's one about history and philosophy you might find helpful. What are some of the other ways you could find Tuchman quotes?

Ok, time for some etext. Click here and you'll find a bunch of excerpts from Tuchman's book The Zimmerman Telegram. It's nonfiction, but many reviewers have pointed out that it reads like a spy novel.