The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
3.66
Format: None pages, Paperback
Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of …
Want to ReadIf you liked the nonfiction plot in The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam by Barbara W. Tuchman , here is a list of 12 books like this:
1. About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior
By: Ward Just , David H. Hackworth , Julie Sherman
4.36
Format: 875 pages, Hardcover
Called “everything a twentieth century war memoir could possibly be” by The New York Times, this na… read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Ward Just's About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- military fiction
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
2. The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228
By: Dick Couch , Cliff Hollenbeck
4.21
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
With a postscript describing SEAL efforts in Afghanistan, The Warrior Elite takes you into the toug… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Dick Couch's The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228 book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- military fiction
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
"In his Close Quarter Defense School training, Duane Dieter tells the platoon SEALs, “The truth of combat is; to fight is to risk death."-Dick Couch, The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228
"Set the highest example. Remember, no one ever did anything absolutely right. Perfection is impossible, but striving for perfection is not. You have the power to do that."-Dick Couch, The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228
3. A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
By: David Fromkin
4.21
Format: 635 pages, Paperback
The critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling account of how the modern Middle East came into… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in David Fromkin's A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- world history
- politics
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
"Reginald Wingate… wrote that “Moslems in general have hitherto regarded the Hejaz revolt, and our share in it, with suspicion or dislike"-David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
"Clayton and his colleagues believed French colonial administration to be incapable of allowing a country to retain its own character. What the French termed their “civilizing mission"-David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
"[T]he sheer magnitude of Britain’s commitment and loss at Gallipoli made it seem vital years later that she should play a major role in the postwar Middle East to give some sort of meaning to so grea…"-David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
"Fear of Russian expansionism was at the heart of the Porte’s policy. The Turkish ambassador told Deedes that if the Allies won the war, they would cause or allow the Ottoman Empire to be partitioned,…"-David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
4. The Great War and Modern Memory
By: Paul Fussell
4.13
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The year 2000 marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most original and gripping volumes ever writ… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Paul Fussell's The Great War and Modern Memory book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- military fiction
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
"Irony is the attendant of hope and the fuel of hope is innocence."-Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory
"The implicit optimism of the [field service post card] is worth noting—the way it offers no provision for transmitting news like “I have lost my left leg"-Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory
"Every war is ironic because every war is worse than expected. Every war constitutes an irony of situation because its means are so melodramatically disproportionate to its presumed ends."-Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory
5. Dog Soldiers
By: Robert Stone
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse th… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robert Stone's Dog Soldiers book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- war
6. Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
By: William Manchester
3.44
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
The nightmares began for William Manchester 23 years after WW II. In his dreams he lived with the r… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William Manchester's Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- nonfiction
- military fiction
- history
- war
7. Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
By: Bernard B. Fall , Robertson Dean
3.49
Format: 16 pages, Paperback
The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambition… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Bernard B. Fall's Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- military fiction
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
8. The First World War
By: John Keegan
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
The First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly end… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in John Keegan's The First World War book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- military fiction
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
9. The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
3.66
Format: None pages, Paperback
Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- world history
- politics
- military fiction
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
10. A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962
By: Alistair Horne
3.65
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It brought down six French governments, led to the colla… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Alistair Horne's A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962 book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
11. The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb
By: Neal Bascomb
3.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning and best-selling author of Hunting Eichmannand The Perfect Milean epic adven… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Neal Bascomb's The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
12. The Peloponnesian War
By: Donald Kagan
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
For three decades in the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Donald Kagan's The Peloponnesian War book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
13. Andersonville
By: MacKinlay Kantor
4.23
Format: 690 pages, Paperback
The 1956 Pulitzer Prize-winning story of the Andersonville Fortress and its use as a concentration … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in MacKinlay Kantor's Andersonville book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
14. Men at Arms
By: Evelyn Waugh
2.83
Format: None pages, Paperback
Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdier… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Evelyn Waugh's Men at Arms book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
15. Dreadnought
By: Robert K. Massie
3.50
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
"A classic [that] covers superbly a whole era...Engrossing in its glittering gallery of characters.… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robert K. Massie's Dreadnought book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
16. This Kind of War
By: T.R. Fehrenbach
3.00
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
Updated with maps, photographs, and battlefield diagrams, this special fiftieth anniversary edition… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in T.R. Fehrenbach's This Kind of War book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
17. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.29
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
This book covers the things I was forced to leave out of "A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume O… read more
Want to Read $ 5.00Similar categories in Michael G. Kramer's A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- nonfiction
- history
- war
18. Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
By: Dale A. Jenkins
4.30
Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition
WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE? It’s November 1941. Japan and the US are te… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Dale A. Jenkins's Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- politics
- military fiction
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
"During the Fireside Chats, half the country tuned in on their radios, and it was said that on hot summer nights when people had their windows open, one could walk through the residential downtown of …"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"Roosevelt was a genius at mass communications, and his speechwriters deferred to his reviews of their drafts, not so much because he was the president, but because when a text required the perfect wo…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"In 1941, as the United States faced the threat of another horrific war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading the nation from a wheelchair. Struck down by polio at age thirty-nine, he rehabilit…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"Back in Washington, alone in the late afternoon of December 7, a chastened Franklin Roosevelt considered the situation. He may have wondered how things had gone so terribly wrong. But what might ha…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
19. Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
By: K.G.E. Konkel
4.32
Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition
The Second World War was fought not only on the front lines but also in secrets, some of which have… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in K.G.E. Konkel's Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
"The terrified men did not move. Then Nadia Fedin did something instinctive; she drew her Nagant revolver and fired three short bursts into the head of the nearest soldier. Stepan Ivanovich’s skull bu…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
"Outside, beyond the vast red bricked labyrinth of Kremlin walls, a humid night ensnarled the Soviet capital in its spell. Yet here in the womb-like private cinema Josef Stalin sat, eyes transfixed on…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
"Fedin laughed outright, a grim, calculating gesture as hard and unfeeling as cold steel. “Twenty million Russians have been slaughtered by the Fascists in the last six years..... Always remember this…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
"They came for him near midnight, seven hard-faced men arriving simultaneously in a matching set of Zis 101s, the black-lacquered saloon car so shamelessly modeled on the American Buick Roadmaster, an…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
20. The Miracle of Dunkirk (Wordsworth Collection)
By: Walter Lord
3.99
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, by t… read more
Want to Read $ 11.04Similar categories in Walter Lord's The Miracle of Dunkirk (Wordsworth Collection) book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- military fiction
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
21. Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
By: Adam Hochschild
4.21
Format: 485 pages, Kindle Edition
From the acclaimed, best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil Wa… read more
Want to Read $ 17.99Similar categories in Adam Hochschild's Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 book and Barbara W. Tuchman's The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
- history
- world history
- politics
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
