Barbara Wertheim Tuchman was an American historian and author. She won the Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Guns of August, a best-selling history of the prelude to and the first month of World War I, and Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911 - 45, a biography of General Joseph Stilwell.
Tuchman focused on writing popular history.
To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse. food
No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision. government
The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion. history
War is the unfolding of miscalculations. war
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more quotes from John Millington Synge
3 more quotes from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats
28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry
27 quotes from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 sayings from Winston Churchill
74 sayings from Winston Churchill