THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
ANNOUNCE
The Paul Birdsall Prize
in European Military and Strategic History
FOR 2010
Commencing in 1986 this prize, endowed by Hans Gatzke, Yale University and named in honor of the late Paul Birdsall of Williams College (d. 1970), is offered biennially for a major work in European military and strategic history since 1870. Preference will be given to the international aspects of military history (military/diplomatic) but the impact of technological developments, strategic planning, and military events on society--political, economic, social--will also qualify. Purely technical studies, divorced from historical context, will not.
Preference will be given to younger academics, but older scholars and nonacademic candidates will not be excluded.
Authors must be citizens of the United States or Canada.
Books published between May 1, 2008, and April 30, 2010, will be eligible for the 2010 award. One copy of each entry must be received by each of the following committee members. Entries must be postmarked by or on MAY 17, 2010 or they will not be considered.
Contact information for judges will be posted by March 30
Please Note: The deadline for submission of entries is May 15, 2012. Entries will not be returned.IMPORTANT! EACH ENTRY MUST BE CLEARLY LABELED "Birdsall AWARD ENTRY."
For questions, please contact the Book Prize Administrator, or write to the AHA at the following address
(please note that prize entries are not mailed to the AHA; rather, to committee members):
American Historical Association, 400 A St., SE Washington, D.C. 20003-3889
