The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam by Barbara W. Tuchman

The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam

Barbara W. Tuchman

447 pages first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
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Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments thru the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availabili...

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