War is the unfolding of miscalculations. Posted on February 18, 2013February 18, 2008 by admin “War is the unfolding of miscalculations.” — Barbara Tuchman Author: Barbara Tuchman Category: war Tags: war, Barbara Tuchman Spread the love Related posts: Total war is no longer war waged Making peace is harder than making war. It is well known that in war, War is what happens when language fails.