The Guns of August
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The Guns of August is Barbara Tuchman’s influential narrative history of the outbreak and first month of World War I, renowned for its vivid storytelling and analysis of the political and military miscalculations that led to global conflict.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Guns of August canonical | 3 |
| The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
August 1914
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The Guns of August ⓘ
surface form:
The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I
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| author |
Barbara Tuchman
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surface form:
Barbara W. Tuchman
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| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
British Expeditionary Force in 1914
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Plan XVII ⓘ
surface form:
French Plan XVII
Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Belgium
Russian mobilization in 1914 ⓘ decision-making of European great powers in 1914 ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| focus |
military miscalculations in early World War I
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political miscalculations leading to World War I ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
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narrative history ⓘ |
| hasRelatedWork | The Zimmermann Telegram ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Proud Tower ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cold War-era strategic thinking
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public understanding of World War I origins ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-345-38623-6 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | D511 .T8 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed analysis of pre-war diplomacy
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portrayal of European leaders in 1914 ⓘ vivid storytelling ⓘ |
| openingChapterSubject | funeral of Edward VII ⓘ |
| pages | ~500 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan Publishers ⓘ |
| setIn |
Eastern Front
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Europe ⓘ Western Front ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| style | literary narrative ⓘ |
| subject |
Battle of Mons
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Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ First Battle of the Marne ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Marne
July Crisis of 1914 ⓘ Schlieffen Plan ⓘ World War I ⓘ outbreak of World War I ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
August 1914
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first month of World War I ⓘ |
| usedAs | reading in military academies ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I