A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 Review "[This] universally acclaimed history...should have been mandatory reading for the civilian and military leaders who opted to invade Iraq." --Washington Times"Compelling reading, filled with intimate detail about characters and situations that have served as inspiration for a dozen novels, from The Day of the Jackal on." --Los Angeles Times  About the Author Alistair Horne is the author of eighteen books. He is a fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford. In 1993 Horne was awarded the French Legion d'Honneur and in 2003 received a knighthood for his work on the history of France.