War is the unfolding of miscalculations.Barbara W. Tuchman
So gorgeous was the spectacle on the May morning of 1910 when nine kings rode in the funeral of Edward VII of England that the crowd, waiting in hushed and black-clad awe, could not keep back gasps of admiration.Barbara W. Tuchman
The muffled tongue of Big Ben tolled nine by the clock as the cortege left the palace, but on history's clock it was sunset, and the sun of the old world was setting in a dying blaze of splendor never to be seen again.Barbara W. Tuchman
Belgium, not Germany, was the first victim of the war.Barbara W. Tuchman
While the diplomats of Europe continued their tragic sport of saving the world, the world went gaily on its ruinous way.Barbara W. Tuchman
The plans of the General Staffs are ready, down to the last button: so, gentlemen... Let the terrible miracle happen!Barbara W. Tuchman
While a storm raged on the eastern horizon, all was serene in the west.Barbara W. Tuchman
If the signal of the danger was not heard, it was because the sound of the gun that fired it was drowned in the thunder of applause that greeted the Kaiser's speech in the Reichstag that day.Barbara W. Tuchman
The men in gray were marching.Barbara W. Tuchman
There is no doubt in their faces, no complaint. Only obedience. Only belief. Belief in the cause.Barbara W. Tuchman