Author | Alistair Horne |
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Audio read by | James Adams |
Language | English |
Subject | History of Algeria |
Genre | Non-fiction, history |
Publisher | Viking Press and New York Review Books |
Publication date | 1977 (first edition) |
Pages | 604 |
ISBN | 978-0670619641 |
Website | Penguin RandomHouse page, New York Review Books page |
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962 is a book by Alistair Horne and first published by Viking Press in 1977. The book covers the background, events and aftermath of the Algerian War (1954–1962). [1] [2]
The work contains normal front material and an author's preface. The book is divided into two unequal parts: A small introductory section, Part One: Prelude, 1830-1854 containing chapters 1–3; followed by Part Two: The War, 1954–1958, which contains most of the work, from chapters 4–25. The book contains a number of appedices including an afterward, a bibliography, and chronology of events. Later editions contain an updated preface by the author. [3]
Sir Alistair Allan Horne CBE FRSL (9 November 1925 – 25 May 2017) [8] 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.
Author | Alistair Horne |
---|---|
Audio read by | James Adams |
Language | English |
Subject | History of Algeria |
Genre | Non-fiction, history |
Publisher | Viking Press and New York Review Books |
Publication date | 1977 (first edition) |
Pages | 604 |
ISBN | 978-0670619641 |
Website | Penguin RandomHouse page, New York Review Books page |
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962 is a book by Alistair Horne and first published by Viking Press in 1977. The book covers the background, events and aftermath of the Algerian War (1954–1962). [1] [2]
The work contains normal front material and an author's preface. The book is divided into two unequal parts: A small introductory section, Part One: Prelude, 1830-1854 containing chapters 1–3; followed by Part Two: The War, 1954–1958, which contains most of the work, from chapters 4–25. The book contains a number of appedices including an afterward, a bibliography, and chronology of events. Later editions contain an updated preface by the author. [3]
Sir Alistair Allan Horne CBE FRSL (9 November 1925 – 25 May 2017) [8] 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.