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Stanley A. Karnow
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| Born | February 4, 1925 New York City, US
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| 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 | 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 awards (1966,1968) |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
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United States Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Battles/wars | China Burma India Theater |
Stanley Abram Karnow (February 4, 1925 – January 27, 2013) was an American journalist and historian. He was born in New York City. He is best known for his important writings and TV series about the Vietnam War. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his work.
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Stanley Karnow: Journalist and Historian
Stanley Karnow had an exciting career. He traveled the world as a journalist. He also wrote many books about history.
Early Life and Education
Stanley Karnow was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1925. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He was in the China Burma India Theater. This was a major area of fighting in Asia.
After the war, he went to Harvard University. He earned a degree in 1947. He also studied in Paris, France. He attended the Sorbonne and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris.
Reporting on World Events
Stanley Karnow started his journalism career in Paris in 1950. He worked for Time magazine. He reported from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
In 1959, he moved to Asia. This became the most important part of his career. He reported on the Vietnam War from start to finish. He was there when the first Americans were killed in 1959. His reporting was very honest. Because of his work, he was even listed as a political opponent by President Nixon.
He wrote for many famous publications. These included Life, Saturday Evening Post, and Washington Post. He also worked for NBC News.
Famous Books and TV Series
Stanley Karnow is most famous for his work on the Vietnam War. He wrote a book called Vietnam: A History in 1983. This book is still very important today.
He was also the main reporter for a 13-hour TV series. It was called Vietnam: A Television History. This series was shown on PBS in 1983. It won many awards, including six Emmy Awards.
In 1990, he won the Pulitzer Prize for History. This was for his book In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines. This book was about the history of the Philippines and America's role there.
He also wrote other books. These include Mao and China: From Revolution to Revolution. Another book was Paris in the Fifties. This book shared his own experiences living in Paris.
Family Life
Stanley Karnow married Claude Sarraute in 1948. They later divorced in 1955.
In 1959, he married Annette Kline. She was an artist. They had a son and a daughter. Annette passed away in 2009.
Stanley Karnow died on January 27, 2013. He was 87 years old. He passed away at his home in Potomac, Maryland.
Works
- Karnow, Stanley (1997). Vietnam: A History. 2nd rev. and updated (New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1997). ISBN 0140265473. LCCN 97197160.
- Karnow, Stanley (1997). Paris in the Fifties (New York, NY: Times Books, 1997). Ill. by Annette Karnow. ISBN 0812927818. LCCN 97018521.
- Asian Americans in Transition (New York, NY: Asia Society, 1992).
- Karnow, Stanley (1989). In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines (New York, NY: Random House, 1989). ISBN 0394549759. LCCN 88042676. https://archive.org/details/inourimage00karn.
- Karnow, Stanley (1984). Mao and China: Inside China's Cultural Revolution (New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1984). ISBN 0140072217. LCCN 84009392.
- Karnow, Stanley (1983). Vietnam: A History (New York, NY: Viking Press, 1983). ISBN 0670746045. LCCN 83047905. https://archive.org/details/vietnamhistory00karn.
- Karnow, Stanley (1972). Mao and China: From Revolution to Revolution (New York, NY: Viking Press, 1972). Introd. by John K. Fairbank. ISBN 0670454273. LCCN 77187967.
- "The Vietnam Debacle: The revisionists who believe that the war was just—and winnable—are rewriting a history they don't understand". Salon.com. April 27, 2000. http://dir.salon.com/news/feature/2000/04/27/revisionists/index.html.
