Essay Contest on Cold War Military History 2016

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For the twelfth consecutive year, the John A. Adams ’71 Center for Military History & Strategic Analysis at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., is pleased to announce that it will award prizes for the best-unpublished papers on Cold War military history. Any aspect of the Cold War (1945-1991) era is eligible, including papers on military strategy, plans, and operations; the relationship between the armed forces and society; international security affairs; and the connections between Cold War military history and contemporary geopolitical challenges.

Prizes

First place will earn a plaque and a cash award of $2,000; second place, $1,000 and a plaque; and third place, $500 and a plaque.

Submissions to: adamscenter@vmi.edu

Questions to

Dr. Bradley L. Coleman
Director, Adams Center for Military History & Strategic Analysis
Department of History
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
colemanbl@vmi.edu
540-464-7447

Ms. Deneise Shafer
Administrative Assistant
History Department
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
shaferdp@vmi.edu
540-464-7338
FAX: 540-464-7246

For more information click "Further official information" below.