Name: The March of Folly
ISBN: 9780345308238

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

Examines the irrationalities of governments through analysis of four crises of history--the fall of Troy, the Renaissance popes' provocation of the Protestant Reformation, Britain's loss of the American colonies, and America's involvement in Vietnam.

From Troy to Vietnam

The March of Folly

Jeni Enjaian

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Tuchman selected 5 separate historical time periods to analyze how various factors contributed to the folly of the actor in power during those particular time periods. Through this Tuchman creates a masterful piece of comparative history that both gives the layperson an overview of the events of the time period and crafts insights into the possible explanations for why things culminated the way they did. 
School has prevented me from giving this as accurate and timely a review as I hoped but perhaps during the summer I will have more time to write more in depth reviews.

The March of Folly From Troy to Vietnam