The Guns of August Macmillan Large Print Edition

Military History,Narrative History. Published 1962 (Macmillan) .It is centered on the first month of World War I . It provides a narrative of the earliest stages of World War I, from the decisions to go to war, up until the start of the Franco-British offensive that stopped German advanced to France. The result was four years of trench warfare. In the course of her narrative Tuchman includes discussion of the plans, strategies, world events, and international sentiments before and during the war. The book was awarded The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for publication year 1963. It is also Proved very popular.