A review by marisbest2
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman

4.0

The turn of the century is a fascinating part of history and this book does an admirable job illustrating it, especially with a focus on political movements (anarchists, socialists, the peace camp). Barbara Tuchman is a master obviously.

Some parts were boring (especially the chapter on German music and culture). The chapter on Dreyfus was decent, the one on Thomas Reed was excellent. I wish it had a chapter on the Far East (ie China and Japan)

Overall v good