US peddles myth it can win in Afghanistan Sep 23, 2009
If Barbara Tuchman were still alive another chapter to her book "The March of Folly" would be work in progress. Denis | Perth - September 23, 2009, 12:14PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Feith Contract Not Renewed Aug 30, 2009
" Feith for his blatant violations of national and international law and his consistent, intentional skewing of vital intelligence to support an obviously illegal invasion and occupation of a nation that had done us no harm is puerile. I assume you are a student at Georgetown, Doug, but I don't think you really appreciate what that means - what the name and reputation of that institution and the few others like it represent to those of us trying to make intelligent sense of the events of our... (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Why Britain Lost the Revolutionary ... Jul 3, 2009
Barbara Tuchman, The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution (New York: Ballantine Books, 1988). The copyright of the article Why Britain Lost the Revolutionary War in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
How long will this madness last? Don't ask the historian Mar 10, 2009
Barbara Tuchman, in her masterful book The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam, closely examined four such instances of what she called "the pursuit of policy contrary to self-interest." In each case, history was clear that certain actions of political, military and religious leaders had led to disaster. Yet, a combination of hubris, self-hypnosis, cynicism and sheer bloody-mindedness led people to make the same stupid mistakes all over again. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Commentary: Jindal leads GOP on a... Feb 28, 2009
James Carville: Historian Barbara Tuchman wrote of people on "march of folly" ... Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman (best known for "The Guns of August") chronicled this in "The March of Folly," examining the Trojan War, the provocation by the Renaissance Popes that led to the Protestant secession, the unnecessary loss of American colonies by Britain and the now well-documented United States loss in Vietnam. (CNN -- Law)
The Book That Changed My Life Feb 14, 2009
chose Barbara Tuchman s The Guns of August, about World War I. Goodwin went on to become a Pulitzer Prize winning historian, several of her books detailing war. For Elizabeth Berg, the author of 14 literary novels, it was Salinger s The Catcher in the Rye. (Suite101.com)
