Alistair Horne 
General ‘Stormin’ Norman’ Schwarzkopf: a tribute
‘Stormin’ Norman’ Schwarzkopf was a formidable figure: formidable in size, in his fearsome temper—and as a genius in the art of war. I first met the General in Oman a… Continue reading
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Picking sides in Syria, the Algerian experience
Some thirty-five years ago, in 1977 to be exact, I first published A Savage War of Peace, a definitive history of France’s war in Algeria. The war dragged on from… Continue reading
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