Barbara W. Tuchman

Overview

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman born Manhattan, NY January 30, 1912 (d. 1989). Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Her book The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam examined the tragedy of war, 1984.

Quotations

"War is the unfolding of miscalculations." (The Guns of August, 1962; photo Wikipedia)