The March of Folly : From Troy to Vietnam (CD-Audio)

from carterchristian1

This is a book that is standing the test of time as "folly" continues. Were she still alive Tuchman would probably be adding a new edition with a few more wars.

from davidveal

This is one of the wisest history books ever written. It is an exposure of the insanity of emotion, irrationality, and self-deception that leads people and nations to self-destruction.

from addict

Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interersts, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details f...

from prebs99

This book takes a quite distinctive approach in focusing on incompetence or folly in history. Most historians don't go this far, perhaps limiting themselves to discussing errors or mistakes made or by having good versus bad (e.g. Hitler, Stalin). Even tragedy is more often detailed in history boo...

from RussellBittner

The March of Folly is an unfortunate title. Or maybe not so unfortunate. Because, after all, what is folly? Barbara Tuchman gives us several examples of the human animal at its worst - but parading at its best. From Ancient Troy right up through Vietnam (can a sequel including Chechnia, the forme...