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The Guns of August (published in the UK as August 1914) is a 1962 book centered on the first month of World War I written by Barbara W. Tuchman. After introductory chapters, Tuchman describes in great detail the opening events of the conflict. The book's focus then becomes a military history of the contestants, chiefly the great powers.
The Missiles of October is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. [1] [2] The title evokes the 1962 book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to World War I.
The Guns of August. New York: Macmillan, 1962. OCLC 781625312; The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914. New York: Macmillan, 1966. ISBN 0345405013; Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45 New York: Macmillan, 1971. OCLC 109537; Notes from China. New York: Collier, 1972. OCLC 570634
Barbara Tuchman’s “The Guns of August” was released in January 1962. Historian Robert Massie, in the 1994 Foreword, states that “ The Guns of August was an immediate, overwhelming success.
Guns of Darkness is a 1962 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring David Niven, Leslie Caron and James Robertson Justice. It is based on the 1960 novel Act of Mercy by Francis Clifford , which was retitled Guns of Darkness for the American market.
Young Guns of Texas is a 1962 American Western film directed by Maury Dexter and starring James Mitchum, Alana Ladd and Jody McCrea. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The supporting cast features Chill Wills , Gary Conway and Robert Lowery .
August 1, 1962: The Music Man [29] 32: August 8, 1962: That Touch of Mink [30] 33: August 15, 1962 [31] 34: August 22, 1962: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm reached number one in its second week of release [32] 35: August 29, 1962: The Music Man [33] 36: September 5, 1962 [34] 37: September ...
August 15, 1962: The Phantom of the Opera: U.S. distribution September 20, 1962: No Man Is an Island: co-production with Gold Coast Productions October 1, 1962: Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock: co-production with Gray-Mac Productions October 10, 1962: If a Man Answers: Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy. December ...