tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post9044338520824989509..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: The Pity of WarJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-87643686641653818832010-11-12T16:00:32.637+02:002010-11-12T16:00:32.637+02:00http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/zimmerma...http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/zimmermann/<br /><br />See the National Archives link above for the telegram itself, both before and after it was deciphered.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-33641071401058333532010-11-12T15:26:38.291+02:002010-11-12T15:26:38.291+02:00Thanks for pointing out Tuchman, rick. I think sh...Thanks for pointing out Tuchman, rick. I think she also wrote a book about The Zimmerman Telegram.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-83833542060556314152010-11-12T15:19:50.822+02:002010-11-12T15:19:50.822+02:00People speak very highly of Tuchman's book, bu...People speak very highly of Tuchman's book, but I've never read it. I think I picked it up after reading 1919, which is a great book. I'd happily read that again if there's interest. As is Over Here by David (?) Kennedy -- about the effects on the U.S. <br /><br />And when I asked a colleague about more WWI books, I was pointed to Dos Passos. I read one of the three in the avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-20139298916901087332010-11-12T14:02:25.713+02:002010-11-12T14:02:25.713+02:00Two other pretty good books are John Keegan's ...Two other pretty good books are John Keegan's "The First World War" and Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August."Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.com