The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman

The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914

Barbara W. Tuchman

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The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman is a captivating read for readers who are fascinated by the intricate dance of history, culture, and politics, and are eager to probe the complex and transformative era leading up to World War I.

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The fateful quarter century leading up to World War I was a time when the world of privilege still existed in Olympian luxury and the world of protest was "heaving in its pain, its power, and its hate." The age was the climax of a century of the m...

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