The March Of Folly From Troy to Vietnam by Barbara Tuchman Softcover Book

 Title: The March Of Folly From Troy to Vietnam by Barbara Tuchman Softcover Book.

Author: Barbara Tuchman.

Type: Non-Fiction.

Edition: Ballantine Books First Edition 1985.
Publisher: Ballantine Books / Knopf.
Year First Published: 1985.
Format: Softcover Book, with Illustrations.
Page Count: 447 pages.
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Info: The book is about "one of the most compelling paradoxes of history: the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests." It details four major instances of government folly in human history: the Trojans' decision to move the Greek horse into their city, the failure of the Renaissance popes to address the factors that would lead to the Protestant Reformation in the early sixteenth century, England's policies relating to American colonies under King George III, and the United States' mishandling of the conflict in Vietnam. More than half of the book deals with US intervention in the Vietnam War, while the other three case studies are shorter.
 
Review: 
A Tuchman book always teems with colourful characters... observed with a relentless and unforgiving gaze... and what an eye for detail and flair for language she possesses! (London Review of Books)
Admirers of her earlier works will find Barbara Tuchman's familiar virtues on display. She is lucid, painstaking and highly intelligent. She is also highly expert. (Sunday Times)
Few historians, if any, write as well as Barbara Tuchman (J.H. Plumb)
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'Among contemporary historians... Barbara Tuchman stands supreme' - The Times
 
Condition: Good, an old book but all the pages are bound.
Price: R 155.00 Inc Vat.