A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962

1977 book by Alistair Horne

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]

Structure

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]

Academic journal reviews

• Cooke, James J. (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962, Alistair Horne". The American Historical Review. 84 (1): 226. doi:10.2307/1855820. JSTOR 1855820.
• Shamsuddin, Farrid (2009). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". Journal of Peace Research. 46 (3): 456. doi:10.1177/00223433090460030908. JSTOR 25654422. S2CID 109154048.
• Manrique, Luis Esteban G. (2007). "Irak a través del prisma de la guerra de Argelia". Política Exterior. 21 (117): 199–203. JSTOR 20646078.
• Williams, Ann (1978). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962., Alistair Horne". International Affairs. 54 (3): 522–524. doi:10.2307/2616204. JSTOR 2616204.
• Sigwalt, Richard (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 441: 199. doi:10.1177/000271627944100116. JSTOR 1043304. S2CID 144679049.
• Shorrock, William I. (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962, Alistair Horne". The Historian. 41 (4): 783–784. JSTOR 24443559.
• "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". The Wilson Quarterly. 2 (3): 159–160. 1978. JSTOR 40255476.
• Busi, Frederick (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". The French Review. 52 (6): 944–945. JSTOR 391811.
• Perkins, Kenneth J. (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962, Alistair Horne". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 12 (4): 708–710. doi:10.2307/218090. JSTOR 218090.
• Ageron, Charles-Robert (1980). "Reviewed work: A savage War of Peace. Algeria, 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". Revue Historique. 2 (536): 495–496. JSTOR 40953493.
• Albrecht-Carrie, René (1978). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962., Alistair Horne". Political Science Quarterly. 93 (3): 542–543. doi:10.2307/2149571. JSTOR 2149571.

Publishing history

• Original hardback edition: 1977, Viking Press.^[4]
• Paperback edition: 2006, NYRB Classics.^[5]
• Audiobook edition: 2008, Blackstone Audio.^[6]
• Kindle ebook edition: 2011, NYRB Classics.^[7]

About the author

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.

Similar or related works

• History and the culture of nationalism in Algeria (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series No. 24) by James McDougall
• A History of Algeria by James McDougall

See also

• History of Algeria (1962–99)
• 1962 Algerian crisis
• History of French foreign relations

References

Notes

Citations

1. Cooke, James J. (1979). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962, Alistair Horne". The American Historical Review. 84 (1): 226. doi:10.2307/1855820. JSTOR 1855820.
2. Shamsuddin, Farrid (2009). "Reviewed work: A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962, Alistair Horne". Journal of Peace Research. 46 (3): 456. doi:10.1177/00223433090460030908. JSTOR 25654422. S2CID 109154048.
3. Horne, Alistair (2011), "A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962", Google Books, ISBN 9780140051377
4. Horne, A. (1977). Savage War Of Peace, A: Algeria, 1954–1962 (Hardback ed.). Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-61964-1.
5. "A Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne", Penguin RandomHouse and New York Review Books (Paperback ed.), retrieved 4 August 2023
6. A Savage War of Peace (Audio ed.). Audible.
7. Horne, A. (2011). A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962 (eBook ed.). NYRB Classics.
8. "Sir Alistair Horne, historian, journalist and former spy – obituary". The Telegraph. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

External links

• New York Review Books.
• Penguin Random House.
• A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962; 1979 paperback edition, Google Books.
• Interview with author about the book, 30 April 2007, C-SPAN.