Barbara Tuchman

Quotes

• “History is the unfolding of miscalculations.”

• “Whatever the fiasco, aplomb is unbroken. Mistakes, failures, stupidities and other causes of disaster mysteriously vanish. Disasters are recorded with care and pride and become transmuted into things of beauty.”

• “Business, like a jackal, trotted on the heels of war.”

• “Chroniclers habitually matched numbers to the awesomeness of the event.”

• “Nothing is more certain than death and nothing uncertain but its hour.”

Books by Barbara Tuchman in order

Books by Barbara Tuchman in the order they were published, from The Lost British Policy (1938) to Un Espejo Lejano (2001).

1. 1The Lost British PolicyThe Lost British Policy1938
2. 2Bible and Sword England and Palestine from the Bronze Age tBible and Sword England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balflour1956
3. 3The Zimmermann TelegramThe Zimmermann Telegram1958
4. 4The Proud TowerThe Proud Tower1959
5. 5August 1914August 19141962
6. 6The Guns of AugustThe Guns of August1962
7. 7In Search of HistoryIn Search of History1963
8. 8The Guns of August, August 1914The Guns of August, August 19141964
9. 9The Proud Tower Part 1 of 2The Proud Tower Part 1 of 21966
10. 10The Proud Tower, A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890The Proud Tower, A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-19141966
11. 11Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-451970
12. 12Notes from ChinaNotes from China1972
13. 13A Distant Mirror Part 1 of 2A Distant Mirror Part 1 of 21975
14. 14A Distant MirrorA Distant Mirror1978
15. 15The Wind from America, 1778-1781The Wind from America, 1778-17811978
16. 16Practicing HistoryPracticing History1981
17. 17Palestine Question in American HistoryPalestine Question in American History1982
18. 18Practising HistoryPractising History1983
19. 19The March of FollyThe March of Folly1984
20. 20The First SaluteThe First Salute1988
21. 21Un Espejo LejanoUn Espejo Lejano2001