The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
- ISBN-10
- 0345405013
- ISBN-13
- 9780345405012
- Series
- The Proud Tower
- Category
- History / Modern / 20th Century
- Pages
- 528
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1966
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Author
- Barbara W. Tuchman
Description
Looks at the history of society and culture in the years leading up to World War I.
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