Horne, Sir Alistair (Allan)

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HORNE, Sir Alistair (Allan)

HORNE, Sir Alistair (Allan). British, b. 1925. Genres: History, Politics/Government, Social commentary, Biography. Career: Hon. Fellow, St. Antony's College, Oxford; Hon. Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge. Foreign Correspondent, Daily Telegraph, London, 1952-55. Member of Committee of Mgmt., Royal Literary Fund, 1969-90; author, lecturer, journalist. CBE. Publications: Back into Power, 1955; Return to Power, 1956; The Land Is Bright, 1958; Canada and the Canadians, 1961; The Price of Glory, Verdun 1916, 1962; The Fall of Paris, The Siege and the Commune 1870-71, 1976; To Lose a Battle, France 1940, 1969; Death of a Generation, 1970; The Terrible Year, 1971; Small Earthquake in Chile, 1972; A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-62, 1977; Napoleon, Master of Europe 1805-07, 1979; The French Army and Politics, 1870-1970, 1984; Macmillan: The Official Biography, 2 vols., 1988-89; A Bundle from Britain, 1993; (with D. Montgomery) The Lonely Leader: Monty 1944-65, 1994; How Far from Austerlitz? Napoleon 1805-1815, 1996; (ed.) Telling Lives, 2000; Seven Ages of Paris, 2002. Contributor to books and periodicals. Address: The Old Vicarage, Turville, Oxon. RG9 6QU, England.

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