Proud Tower - Barbara W. Tuchman
More Praise for The Proud Tower
“Mrs. Tuchman’s popularity is due to more than her skill with words … she never loses sight of individuals, and she is not afraid to tell a story.… As in all her books, this one is resplendent with people … marvels of idiosyncratic fullness.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Her Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August was an expert evocation of the first spasm of the 1914–18 war. She brings the same narrative gifts and panoramic camera eye to her portra ...