Barbara Tuchman

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (New York City (New York), January 30, 1912 – Greenwich (Connecticut), February 6, 1989) was an American journalist and historian.

Tuchman was the daughter of the banker Maurice Wertheim and grand-daughter of the diplomat Henry Morgenthau. They married in 1939 with Lester Tuchman, aProfessor of medicinein the. They had three daughters together.

Tuchman graduated from Radcliffe College in 1933 and worked several years as a journalist before writing books. She won the Pulitzer Prize twice, once for the guns of August in the General non-fiction category and another for Stillwel and the American role in China.

She is best known for her book the frenzied fourteenth century and her books on the (leading up to) the first world war: the proud Tower, The Zimmermann telegram andthe guns of August. Many of her books have been translated into Dutch and are still issued. The proud Tower has recently been reprinted.

Her books are characterised by a lively style and a keen eye for detail.

Barbara Tuchman died at the age of 77. ==Bibliography[ Edit] == Its main in the Dutch translated books are:


 * The frenzied fourteenth century -a book about life in medieval France and Europe, wars, plague epidemics, schism. Central to the vanity of the nobility, Kings and prelates who persisted in a mindless way of warfare and the exploitation of farmers and citizens, who all wars, events and failures had to pay. Central to the book is Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy
 * The guns of August -a book about the run-up to and the first month of the first world war.
 * The proud Tower -a portrait about the years leading up to the first world war are preceded (1890-1914). Recently re-issued by uitgeverij De arbeiderspers.
 * Stillwel and the American role in China -a book about the American-Chinese relations in the years 1911-1945.
 * The first salute (Johannes de Graaff)-a book about the origin of the United States of America.
 * The Zimmermann telegram -a book about the way in which the Americans have become concerned at the first World War (see the article on the Zimmermann telegram during).
 * The March of folly -a book that shows how knowledgeable administrators and political leaders can act contrary to their interests. The subtitle of the book is incompetence of Troy to Viet Nam.