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The Guns of August

by Barbara Tuchman · 1962

★★★★½ 4.5/5 · ALLO'S PICK
The opening month of World War I told in breathtaking narrative detail. Tuchman shows how the mechanisms of war took over from the intentions of men.
Allo's take
The standard for what narrative history can be. Kennedy reportedly gave it to his cabinet during the Cuban Missile Crisis. You'll read it like a thriller.
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