"Duty was not untinged by ambition." ― Barbara W. Tuchman Vocation Calling Work Leadership From Barbara W. Tuchman Historian Added on 1/31/2026 About Barbara W. Tuchman Barbara W. Tuchman was an American historian and author known for narrative history. She won the Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Guns of August and Stilwell and the American Experience in China. Born: 1912-01-30 Died: 1989-02-06 View all quotes from Barbara W. Tuchman
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