The Proud Tower Paperback by Barbara W. Tuchman Nature - Animals - Insects & Spiders The quintessential adventure story that

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The Proud Tower Paperback by Barbara W. Tuchman Nature - Animals - Insects & Spiders The quintessential adventure story thatProduct Details Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (1996 08 27) Language: English Paperback: 608 pages ISBN 13: 9780345405012 Item Weight: 527. 31 grams Dimensions: 8. 18 x 5. 47 x 1. 27 cm The classic account of the lead up to World War I, told with a rare combination of impeccable scholarship and literary polish (The New York Times)from the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Guns of August During the fateful quarter century leading up to