Book · 1959 · Histoire
The Proud Tower
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Why people recommend it
The Proud Tower is a brilliant historical work by Barbara W. Tuchman that examines the society, politics, and culture of the decades leading up to the First World War. On The Ezra Klein Show, guest Dario Amodei recommended a related historical masterpiece by the same author, pointing to its deep lessons about how devastating global crises can erupt with terrifying speed when leaders and populations scarcely comprehend what is actually unfolding around them. Meanwhile, a different perspective emerged on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg, where a host invoked historical analogies regarding extreme rhetoric and demonization, warning that careless vitriol can dangerously unbalance unstable individuals. Comedian Bill Burr also chimed in during an episode of his Monday Morning Podcast to share his enthusiastic experience reading Tuchman's companion masterpiece about the outbreak of the Great War after receiving a copy while traveling through Canada, praising the writing as an absolutely phenomenal historical account. Together, these varied podcast references illustrate how Tuchman's meticulous historical chronicling continues to serve as a vital warning mirror for contemporary society, shedding light on the dangerous miscalculations and social pressures that precede global catastrophes.
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Dario Amodei and then uh my my third recommendation would be actually The Guns of August which is basically history of h… 1
“and then uh my my third recommendation would be actually The Guns of August which is basically history of how World War I started the basic idea that Crisis happen very fast almost no one knows what's going on”
Jeffrey Toobin the proud Tower by Barbara tuckman 1
“the proud Tower by Barbara tuckman”
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“And, uh, I don't know, I somebody got fun—I was on the road in Canada, somebody got me a book, The Guns of August, and it's about World War I and it's phenomenal.”
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“What I will blame them for is taking the demonization up to eleven, taking the vitriol all up to eleven because that could poison the mind of someone who's already mentally disturbed and say, 'Okay, well, wait a second, if he is Hitler, why wouldn't I be Colonel van Stenberg for assassinating him?”
“Now uh The Guns of August have fired 20 million people died from nothing”