Stanley Karnow
Stanley Karnow | |
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Karnow in 2009 | |
| Born | Stanley Abram Karnow February 4, 1925 New York City, US |
| Died | January 27, 2013 (aged 87) |
| Education | Harvard College, A.B. 1947 (European history and literature)
Sorbonne, University of Paris, 1947–48 Ecole des Sciences Politiques, 1948–49. |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, historian |
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| Spouse(s) | Claude Sarraute (m. 1948, div. 1955) Annete Kline (m. 1959, died 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize in history (1990) Shorenstein Prize (2002) Overseas Press Club award (1968) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Battles / wars | China 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.