Why did the Trojans drag the wooden horse into their city, and how did six Renaissance popes provoke the Protestant secession? Tuchman provides an in-depth examination of these two historical events plus the American Revolution from the British side and the Vietnam War in order to explain the common denominator that connects such historic failures of government. She calls it folly and describes it as follows: All misgovernment is contrary to self-interest in the long run, but may actually strengthen a regime temporarily. It qualifies […]