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Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interersts, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance Popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' persistent folly in Vietnam. THE MARCH OF FOLLY brings the people, places, and events of history magnificently alive for today's reader.
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Includes bibliographies and index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-428) and index.
Jason Straight, April 6, 2009 (view all comments by Jason Straight)
A monument to human foolishness. While historians often try to make sense of the patterns of history, Tuchman's classic book reminds us that history does not always make sense. Since its publication, a sequel could already be written by the failure of many to yield to the lessons of this book's view of history.
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manwith7talents, February 12, 2009 (view all comments by manwith7talents)
This book is excellent. It is fortunate that Ms. Tuchman did not live to see the war in Iraq, or this book would have been much longer.
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