NEW ANNUAL BOOK PRIZE AWARDS $50,000 TO TOP WORK IN MILITARY HISTORY

Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize to Reward Outstanding Writing in a Neglected DisciplineThe Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation announced today the establishment of the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History, which carries an award of $50,000. The prize will be awarded annually in recognition of the best book in the field of military history published in English during the previous calendar year. The inaugural award will be made in February 2014 for a book published in 2013. “It is our hope that the establishment of this prize will draw public attention to the field's continuing utility as