ISBN10: 0345308239, ISBN13: 9780345308238, [publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks] Softcover Heavily loved still intact and perfectly readable . Cosmetic wear only. Former Library book. Ships fast!
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]

ISBN10: 0345308239, ISBN13: 9780345308238, [publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks] Softcover
[Miami, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]

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[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]

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[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]

ISBN10: 0345308239, ISBN13: 9780345308238, [publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks] Softcover Product DescriptionPulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman, author of the World War I masterpiece The Guns of August, grapples with her boldest subject: the pervasive presence, through the ages, of failure, mismanagement, and delusion in government.Drawing on a comprehensive array of examples, from Montezuma’s senseless surrender of his empire in 1520 to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Barbara W. Tuchman defines folly as the pursuit by government of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives. In brilliant detail, Tuchman illuminates four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain’s George III, and the United States’ own persistent mistakes in Vietnam. Throughout The March of Folly, Tuchman’s incomparable talent for animating the people, places, and events of history is on spectacular display.Praise for The March of Folly"A glittering narrative . . . a moral [book] on the crimes and follies of governments and the misfortunes the governed suffer in consequence."-The New York Times Book Review"An admirable survey . . . I haven’t read a more relevant book in years."-John Kenneth Galbraith, The Boston Sunday Globe"A superb ...

ISBN10: 0345308239, ISBN13: 9780345308238, [publisher: Ballantine Books] Softcover Very good paperback
[St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]
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[Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]

ISBN10: 0345308239, ISBN13: 9780345308238, [publisher: Ballantine Books/ Random House, Inc.] Softcover Book- Good. 464 pp. All books are clean and unmarked unless stated.
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[Reno, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]

ISBN10: 0345308239, ISBN13: 9780345308238, [publisher: March 2013] Softcover
[Chicago, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

Random House Trade 1985 Trade paperback Very Good May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

New York, NY Random House Trade 1985 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 528 p. Contains: Illustrations.

Random House Trade 1985 Trade paperback Good Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Random House Trade Paperbacks 1985 Softcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Random House Trade Paperbacks 1985 Softcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Random House Trade Paperbacks 1985 Softcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Random House Trade Paperbacks 1985 Softcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Random House Trade Paperbacks 1985 Softcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Ballantine Books 1985 Paperback Good. No Jacket Size: 8vo-over 7? -9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Clean white wrappers with red itles, light wear to extremities, tight and solid. pages clean and unmarked, toned. Last few pages damp stain on lower corner. Thirty page full color illustration section, coated paper. Author is a two times Pulitzer Prize Winner. In this book she tackles the pervasive presence through the ages of folly in government. She illuminates four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the heights of folly: The Trojan War; The breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance Popes; The loss of the American Colonies by Britain's George III; and the United States folly in Viet Nam. 447 pp with Reference Notes and Index. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. 1985, Ballantine Books, USA.

Ballantine Books 1985 Trade Paperback Very Good Very good paperback.

Random House Trade 1985 Trade paperback Good

Random House Trade 1985 Trade paperback Very Good 1985. Paperback. Pbk. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: History).

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