Rick Atkinson to Receive 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

Posted on June 22, 2010

Author, historian and journalist Rick Atkinson will receive the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The $100,000 honorarium will be presented at the Library's annual Liberty Gala on October 22, 2010.

Rick Atkinson said, "This is simply thrilling. I couldn't be more honored than to be selected by the Pritzker Military Library for an award that recognizes the literary aspirations of vivid military history. I'm grateful, and delighted."

The Pritzker Military Library Literature Award recognizes a living author for a body of work that has profoundly enriched the public understanding of American military history.