Alistair Horne

Alistair Horne is the author of eighteen books, including The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916, How Far from Austerlitz?: Napoleon 1805–1815, and the official biography of British prime minister Harold Macmillan. He is a fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford, and lives in Oxfordshire. In 1993 Horne was awarded the French Légion d'Honneur and in 2003 received a knighthood for his work in the history of France. He lives in England.

A Savage War Of Peace - Algeria 1954-1962 By Alistair Horne Not only essential reading for anyone who wishes to investigate this dark stretch of history, but a lasting monument of the historian's art. Category: Current Affairs and Politics, History Publisher: NYRB Classics