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Alistair Horne

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born
in London, The United Kingdom
November 09, 1925

gender
male

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History, Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs


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Alistair Horne is a preeminent historian, journalist and Oxford fellow who has written seventeen books, many of them on the military history of France.He has won the following awards: Hawthornden Prize, 1963, for The Price of Glory; Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Prize and Wolfson Literary Award, both 1978, both for A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962; French Légion d'Honneur, 1993, for work on French history;and Commander of the British Empire (CBE), 2003.


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Average rating: 3.99 · 2,781 ratings · 319 reviews · 31 distinct works · Similar authors
The Price of Glory: Verdun ...
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 609 ratings — published 1962 — 8 editions
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Seven Ages of Paris
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 611 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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A Savage War of Peace: Alge...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 485 ratings — published 1977 — 18 editions
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To Lose a Battle: France 1940
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1969 — 9 editions
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The Fall of Paris: The Sieg...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 122 ratings — 8 editions
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La Belle France
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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The Age of Napoleon
3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions
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How Far From Austerlitz?: N...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions
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Kissinger: 1973, the Crucia...
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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The Terrible Year
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