AHA - The Paul Birdsall Prize for European military and strategic history since 1870 (Book Prize)

Organization: American Historical Association

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 two years prior, and April 30 of the current year, will be eligible for the current year award award.