Stanley Karnow

Stanley Karnow
Karnow in 2009
Born
Stanley Abram Karnow

(1925-02-04)February 4, 1925
New York City, US
DiedJanuary 27, 2013(2013-01-27) (aged 87)
Potomac, Maryland, US
EducationHarvard College, A.B. 1947 (European history and literature)

Sorbonne, University of Paris, 1947–48

Ecole des Sciences Politiques, 1948–49.
Occupation(s)journalist, historian
Known for
Spouse(s)Claude Sarraute (m. 1948, div. 1955)
Annete Kline (m. 1959, died 2009)
Children3
AwardsPulitzer Prize in history (1990)
Shorenstein Prize (2002)
Overseas Press Club award (1968)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service / branchUnited States Army Air Forces
Years of service1943–1946
Battles / warsChina Burma India Theater
Notes

Stanley Abram Karnow (February 4, 1925 – January 27, 2013) was an American journalist and historian. He is best known for his writings on East Asia and the Vietnam War.

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