Prof Brooke Blower Named Finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize
On July 31st, 2024, Professor Brooke L. Blower was named a finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize for Americans in a World at War: Intimate Histories from the Crash of Pan Am’s Yankee Clipper (Oxford University Press).
The $50,000 prize is bestowed in recognition of the best English-language book published in 2023 in the field of American military history, distinguished by its scholarship, its contribution to the literature, and its appeal to the broadest possible general reading public. An event celebrating the winner and the shortlisted authors will take place on December 4, hosted by the New-York Historical Society, the first museum in New York City.
The purpose of the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize is to draw public attention to American military history not only as an important staple of education in the areas of international relations, diplomacy, and conflict studies, but also as a subject in which any educated citizen should be interested. The study of the steps to war, conduct of military campaigns, and diplomatic responses to war can play an essential role in the quest for a more peaceable future.
Congratulations to Professor Blower and the best of luck!