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Austin American Statesman, December 5, 2011
...War,” by A.J.P. Taylor; “The Guns of August,” by Barbara Tuchman; “The Price of Glory,” by Alistair Horne; and “A Peace to End All Peace,” by David Fromkin. And few other wars produced so much great literature, with Erich Remarque’s...
The Edinburg Review, November 2, 2011
...learned about Hitler's terrible things, enough to want to kill him later. The New York Times writer, Alistair Horne, got a quote on the cover of the book, saying, "General Fraser makes no bones about his admiration of Rommel, both as a man and as a...
Wokingham Times, September 22, 2011
...30pm, Kenton TheatreWine Tasting, 7.30pm, Stirring Stuff Friday, September 30 Sharon Dogar (schools and general public) 10am Alistair Horne, 10am, Phyllis CourtSalley Vickers, 10am, Le ParisienOrlando Murrin, 10am, Stirring StuffRiver Readings, 11am,...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 30, 2011
...As an appetizer, I endorse these recent additions to her reading list: The Seven Ages of Paris, by Alistair Horne. 2002. An engaging history from Caesar to De Gaulle. Clotilde's Edible Adventures in Paris, by Clotilde Dusoulier. 2008. A guide to...
New York Times, June 17, 2011
...? by William Cronon ?The Looming Tower,? by Lawrence Wright ?A Savage War of Peace,? by Alistair Horne ?Understanding Comics,? by Scott McCloud ?Moneyball,? by Michael Lewis ?The Emperor,? by Ryszard Kapuscinski ?The Price of the Ticket,? by James...
standard.co.uk - londonersdiary, October 7, 2011
...at the Tory conference,â he announced. So at least something was achieved in Manchester.Sarah Bradford, Sir Alistair Horne, Lord Carrington, Sir Simon Jenkins, the Duke of Devonshire and the Duke of Wellington were there. Sir Max, who is very tall, had...
A Guy's Moleskine Notebook, May 19, 2011
...s utmost attention.” Miller, whom I haven't read, is high on the list.Seven Ages of Paris Alistair Horne. With a predilection for straight-ahead narrative and gossip, the British historian gives is a dense but consistently bewitching history that runs...
tdaxp, Ph.D., May 15, 2011
...To Lose a Battle , by Alistair Horne (the author of A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 ) is (1) a logistics-heavy description of the Battle of France, (2) a description of the general incompetence in both...
