The Guns of August
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The Guns of August is Barbara Tuchman’s influential narrative history of the outbreak and first month of World War I, renowned for its vivid storytelling and analysis of the political and military miscalculations that led to global conflict.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Guns of August canonical | 3 |
| The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I | 1 |
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Target entity: The Guns of August Context triple: [Pulitzer Prize for History, notableWinningWork, The Guns of August]
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The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens that allegorically depicts the chaos and devastation wrought by armed conflict in 17th-century Europe.
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A Memory of Solferino
A Memory of Solferino is a seminal 1862 book by Henry Dunant that vividly recounts the horrors of the Battle of Solferino and inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the modern humanitarian movement.
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Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
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D.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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E.
British High Command on the Western Front
The British High Command on the Western Front was the senior military leadership responsible for directing British and allied operations against Germany in the main European theatre of World War I.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Guns of August Target entity description: The Guns of August is Barbara Tuchman’s influential narrative history of the outbreak and first month of World War I, renowned for its vivid storytelling and analysis of the political and military miscalculations that led to global conflict.
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A.
The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens that allegorically depicts the chaos and devastation wrought by armed conflict in 17th-century Europe.
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B.
A Memory of Solferino
A Memory of Solferino is a seminal 1862 book by Henry Dunant that vividly recounts the horrors of the Battle of Solferino and inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the modern humanitarian movement.
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C.
Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
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D.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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E.
British High Command on the Western Front
The British High Command on the Western Front was the senior military leadership responsible for directing British and allied operations against Germany in the main European theatre of World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
August 1914
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The Guns of August ⓘ
surface form:
The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I
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| author |
Barbara Tuchman
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surface form:
Barbara W. Tuchman
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| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
British Expeditionary Force in 1914
ⓘ
Plan XVII ⓘ
surface form:
French Plan XVII
Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Belgium
Russian mobilization in 1914 ⓘ decision-making of European great powers in 1914 ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| focus |
military miscalculations in early World War I
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political miscalculations leading to World War I ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
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narrative history ⓘ |
| hasRelatedWork | The Zimmermann Telegram ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Proud Tower ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cold War-era strategic thinking
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public understanding of World War I origins ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-345-38623-6 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | D511 .T8 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed analysis of pre-war diplomacy
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portrayal of European leaders in 1914 ⓘ vivid storytelling ⓘ |
| openingChapterSubject | funeral of Edward VII ⓘ |
| pages | ~500 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan Publishers ⓘ |
| setIn |
Eastern Front
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Europe ⓘ Western Front ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| style | literary narrative ⓘ |
| subject |
Battle of Mons
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Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ First Battle of the Marne ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Marne
July Crisis of 1914 ⓘ Schlieffen Plan ⓘ World War I ⓘ outbreak of World War I ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
August 1914
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first month of World War I ⓘ |
| usedAs | reading in military academies ⓘ |
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