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Alistair Horne

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British writer and historian (1925-2017)

United KingdomWritersLived 1925 to 2017 · aged 91
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Sir Alistair Allan Horne was a British historian and academic best known for his works about armed conflicts involving 19th- and 20th-century France, including his classic about the Algerian War, A Savage War of Peace. A former spy and journalist, Horne wrote more than 20 books on travel, history, and biography.

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Awards 5

1978Wolfson History Prize
1963Hawthornden Prize
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Knight Bachelor

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2017 · aged 91
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13 languages

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