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About Barbara W. Tuchman
American historian, journalist, and author
Barbara W. Tuchman was an American historian, journalist, and author. She lived in the 20th century and won the Pulitzer Prize twice. She is best known for her history writing, especially "The Guns of August," which examined the prelude to and first month of World War I, and "Stilwell and the American Experience in China," her biography of General Joseph Stilwell. Her work focused on military history and the people and events that shaped major wars.
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