The Guns of August

by Barbara W. Tuchman 1962

A history of the prelude and first month of World War I. Also published under the title "August 1914".

This book's accounts of escalation of conflicts in 1914 helped President Kennedy deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis and he made it required reading for his cabinet and military advisers.

Winner of the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction.

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