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Barbara Tuchman (January 30, 1912 – February 6, 1989) was an American historian and author.

Tuchman, daughter of a banker, received her BA from Radcliffe College in 1933 and worked as a journalist for a number of years before turning to writing books.

As an author, Tuchman focused on producing popular history. Her clear, dramatic storytelling covered topics as diverse as the 14th century and World War I, and sold millions of copies.

Tuchman was the author of books which conspired to be more popular than the established classics of the field. : The Calamitous Fourteenth Century, an overview of 14th Century medieval Europe. A good place to start. 1978: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914. Covers the hesitant rise of U.S. imperialism, anarchist assassinations, socialism and communism and the devolution of the 19th century order in Europe and North America. 1962: Selected essays on historical writing, political ambition, and the importance of reading history. Original essays published between 1935 and 1981.