Alistair Horne was born on November 9, 1925 in London, England as Alistair Allan Horne. He is known for his work on The Great War (1964), Timewatch (1982) and Pritzker Military Library Presents (2006). He was married to Sheelin Lorraine Ryan and Renira Margaret Hawkins. He died on May 25, 2017 in Turville, Oxfordshire, England.