Olav Riste
Olav Riste | |
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| Born | 11 April 1933 |
| Died | 21 July 2015 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav (2003) |
Olav Riste (11 April 1933 – 21 July 2015) was a Norwegian historian.
He was born in
D.Phil. degree at the University of Oxford with a thesis on Norway's stance in the First World War entitled Norway's relations with belligerent powers in the First World War. A book based on the thesis called The Neutral Ally: Norway's relations with belligerent powers in the First World War was published in 1965. He served as director of the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies from 1980 to 1996, then research director until his retirement. He was also an adjunct professor at the University of Bergen from 1980 and the University of Oslo from 1997. His research focus has been on international and national security, and military history.[1] Riste edited the Scandinavian Journal of History from 1976 to 1981.[2]
He was a member of the
Selected bibliography
Books
- OCLC 1194923881.
- London-regjeringa. Norge i krigsalliansen 1940–1945 [2 vols] (1973/1979).
- OCLC 1200564701.
- The Norwegian Intelligence Service 1945–1970. Norway ed. (1997); US ed. (1999).
Book contributions
- ISBN 8200072967.
Articles
- "Stay Behind: A Clandestine Cold War Phenomenon." .
- Published by Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Book reviews
- Review of Second to None: U.S. Intelligence Activities in Northern Europe 1943-1946, by Peer Henrik Hansen. Journal of Cold War Studies, vol. 17, no. 3 (2015), pp. 258–260.
- Published by Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
References
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ a b Eriksen, Knut Einar. "Olav Riste". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Gruppe 1: Historie" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Dødsfall". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 24 July 2015. p. 20.
External links
- Full text of doctoral thesis, "Norway's relations with belligerent powers in the First World War" via Oxford Research Archive
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