Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general.
Barbara W. Tuchman
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Barbara W. Tuchman was a Historian from United States (1912–1989).

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This quote is attributed to Barbara W. Tuchman, a Historian from United States.
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Barbara W. Tuchman lived from 1912 – 1989.

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