The March of Folly
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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam is a book by Barbara W. Tuchman. It is a meditation on the historical recurrence of governments pursuing policies evidently contrary to their own interests. Focuses on Troy, the Renaissance Popes provoking Protestantism, the British losing their American colonies, and the United States in Vietnam. 1984
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