10+ The Guns Of August Background. After introductory chapters, tuchman describes in great detail the opening events of the conflict. 5 august 1965 (west germany) see more ».

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Get the guns of august from amazon.com. The guns of august has been called the book that saved the world. Brilliant book, not popular with the brits.

(from the back of the box :) the thunder of the guns that august would deafen all europe.

After introductory chapters, tuchman describes in great detail the opening events of the conflict. Some of tuchman's finest writing graces her next book, the proud tower: In august 1914 the two greatest navies in the world confronted each other across the north sea. In many ways the first world war marks the true demarcation point between the old european world of tradition, chivalry, and empires, on the one hand, and the frightening new world of tanks, machine guns and mass exterminations.