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The guns of August: the outbreak of World War I
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Contributors:
Massie, Robert K., 1929-2019, writer of supplementary textual content.
Published:
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.
Format:
Book
Edition:
Random House trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
xxviii, 566 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
Status:
Description

Barbara Tuchman's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the opening of World War I beautifully reissued and repackaged with The Proud Tower and The Zimmerman Telegram as a Modern Library set: Barbara Tuchman's Great War.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780345386236, 034538623X
Lexile measure:
1350

Notes

General Note
Originally published 1962 ; preface ©1988 ; foreword ©1994 ; maps ©2014.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 486-498) and index.
Description
Barbara Tuchman's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the opening of World War I beautifully reissued and repackaged with The Proud Tower and The Zimmerman Telegram as a Modern Library set: Barbara Tuchman's Great War.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, 1963.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Tuchman, B. W. 1., & Massie, R. K. (2014). The guns of August: the outbreak of World War I. Random House trade paperback edition. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Tuchman, Barbara W. 1912-1989 and Robert K. Massie. 2014. The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Tuchman, Barbara W. 1912-1989 and Robert K. Massie, The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Tuchman, Barbara W. 1912-1989, and Robert K. Massie. The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I. Random House trade paperback edition. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.

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