The Zimmermann Telegram
america enters the war, 1917-1918; barbara w. tuchman's great war series
$41.18
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
12 March 1985
Summary
The Zimmermann Telegram: A Message That Changed History
“A tremendous tale of hushed and unhushed uproars in the linked fields of war and diplomacy” ( The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August
In January 1917, the war in Europe was, at best, a tragic standoff. Britain knew that all was lost unless the United States joined the war, but President Wilson was unshakable in his neutrality. At just this mom…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345324252 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0345324250 |
| Author: | Barbara W. Tuchman |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 1985 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 140mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
“A true, lucid thriller … a tremendous tale of hushed and unhushed uproars in the linked fields of war and diplomacy … Tuchman makes the most of it with a creative writer’s sense of drama and a scholar’s obeisance to the evidence.”—The New York Times “The tale has most of the ingredients of an Eric Ambler spy thriller.”—Saturday Review
About The Author
Barbara W. Tuchman
Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989) achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August—a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute.
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