Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (/ ˈtʌkmən /; January 30, 1912 – February 6, 1989) was an American historian, journalist and author.

Barbara Tuchman (born Jan. 30, 1912, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 6, 1989, Greenwich, Conn.) was an author who was one of the foremost American popular historians in the second half of the …

Barbara W. Tuchman was one of America’s foremost popular historians and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for The Guns of August and Stilwell and the American Experience in China.

Tuchman, Barbara (1912–1989) American historian and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize whose writings have become popular bestsellers and are celebrated for their vivid style.

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Barbara W. Tuchman was a noted historian and Pulitzer Prize for history winner who combined rigorous scholarship with readability. She won the Pulitzer twice for The Guns of August and Stilwell and the …

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman, historian, won a Pulitzer Prize for The Guns of August (1962) and for Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971). As an author, Tuchman focused on popular …

Barbara Tuchman wrote numerous history books on popular themes of the time. “The Guns of August” (1962) and “Stilwell and the American Experience in China” (1971) both won her Pulitzer Prizes.

Barbara Tuchman (née Wertheim), born January 30, 1912, never earned a doctorate in history, but the books that she authored injected new life into the layman’s study and understanding of history.

Feb 7, 1989 · Barbara W. Tuchman, whose skill at writing histories of men at war and on the brink of war won her two Pulitzer Prizes, died of complications of a stroke yesterday afternoon at Greenwich …