"The Guns of August" — Barbara W. Tuchman — Leather-bound, gilt-edged Easton Press edition Fort McHenry or in a den

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the same as on the flag flown over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 and whose presence in 1814 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the verses that officially became our national anthem on March 3

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"The Guns of August" — Barbara W. Tuchman — Leather-bound, gilt-edged Easton Press edition Fort McHenry or in a denUpdated September 13: This book has been sold. A masterful account of the early days of World War I, offering a detailed and gripping narrative of the events that led to the outbreak of the Great War. Tuchman, a Pulitzer Prize winning historian, meticulously traces the political missteps, military strategies, and personalities of the leaders involved in the first month of the war. Her vivid storytelling brings to life the dramatic and often tragic