Nan A. (nanhum) reviewed on + 7 more book reviews
Tuchman rightfully earned her Pulitzer for this eye popping examination of the what, who, where, and why of the first month of WWI. Impeccable research and engaging narrative made this a hard to put down read. There was a reason she chose to focus on just this one month when asked to write a history of the war. The arrogance and folly of men is laid bare in the month of August. The next four years are just a footnote to a European generation lost to German aggression-- they are also a prelude to Germany's next move two decades later.
