The Guns of August

The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman

My rating:

4 stars—I really liked it.

My thoughts:

I have read heavily about WWII, but not as much about WWI. This is a good history of that period. I learned many things about how this war began and was able to stay engaged through the end.

Description from Goodreads.com:

“The Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the outbreak of World War I

Historian & Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to WWI. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its characters, she reveals just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't. A classic historical survey of a time and a people we all need to know more about, THE GUNS OF AUGUST will not be forgotten.”