The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam - Barbara W. Tuchman torrent

Category: History
Language: EnglishKeywords: History War
Written by Barbara W. Tuchman
Read by Wanda McCaddon
Format: Opus
Bitrate: 32 Kbps
Publisher’s Summary
In The March of Folly, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian Barbara Tuchman tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: 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’ persistent folly in Vietnam.
The March of Folly brings the people, places, and events of history magnificently alive for today’s listener.
Contents:
One PURSUIT OF POLICY CONTRARY TO SELF-INTEREST
Two PROTOTYPE: THE TROJANS TAKE THE WOODEN HORSE WITHIN THEIR WALLS
Three THE RENAISSANCE POPES PROVOKE THE PROTESTANT SECESSION: 1470–1530
Four THE BRITISH LOSE AMERICA
Five AMERICA BETRAYS HERSELF IN VIETNAM


Publisher’s Summary
In The March of Folly, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian Barbara Tuchman tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: 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’ persistent folly in Vietnam.
The March of Folly brings the people, places, and events of history magnificently alive for today’s listener.

Contents:
One PURSUIT OF POLICY CONTRARY TO SELF-INTEREST
Two PROTOTYPE: THE TROJANS TAKE THE WOODEN HORSE WITHIN THEIR WALLS
Three THE RENAISSANCE POPES PROVOKE THE PROTESTANT SECESSION: 1470–1530
Four THE BRITISH LOSE AMERICA
Five AMERICA BETRAYS HERSELF IN VIETNAM