![]() ![]() ![]() Here we learn why President McKinley did not listen when deciding whether to annex the Philippines, why President Wilson did not listen when sending the Marines to Vera Cruz, and why President Roosevelt did not accept the truths of the Stalinist purges which were being reported to him by American Embassy staff in Moscow. The second section is titled "The Yield" - meaning what her craft yielded - and the third section is titled "Learning from History." In this section, "Why Policy-Makers Do Not Listen" was very good, because it contains little historical set-pieces rather than simply opinion. Resist including some irresistible anecdote if it doesn't help or advance your narrative. Among her pointers: use primary sources only and edit ruthlessly. By far the most interesting pieces are in the first section, "The Craft," where she discusses her habits of research and writing. ![]() I'm somewhat new to Tuchman, having read only The Guns of August and this 1981 compilation of essays and speeches ranging from the 1930s to the 1970s. ![]()
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