Alistair Horne

Alistair Horne is the author of over twenty books on history and politics. They include A Savage War of Peace, The Price of Glory, How Far from Austerlitz?, and the official biography of British prime minister Harold Macmillan. In 1969, he founded the Alistair Horne Fellowship to help young historians at St. Antony's College, Oxford. He was awarded the French Légion d'Honneur in 1993 and received a knighthood in 2003 for his work on French history. Horne and his artist wife, Sheelin, live in Oxfordshire.