“Lawrence of Arabia on War: The Campaign in the Desert 1916-18” by Dr Robert Johnson has been shortlisted for the British Army Military Book of the Year (BAMBY) prize.
BAMBY is a prestigious book prize, judged by a diverse panel of officers and soldiers, representing the very best military books of the previous year. BAMBY is now in its 14th year and previous winners have included the Late Lord Ashdown, Professor Andrew Roberts, and Dr Aimée Fox.
The other books on the shortlist are:
Brig (Ret’d) Ben Barry – Blood, Metal, and Dust: How Victory turned to Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq
Prof Saul David – Crucible of Hell: Okinawa: The Last Great Battle of the Second World War
James Holland – Sicily ’43 – The First Assault on Fortress Europe
Professor David Kilcullen – The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West
Professor Margaret MacMillan – War: How Conflict Shaped Us
Dr Julie Wheelwright – Sister’s in Arms: Female Warriors from Antiquity to the New Millenium
‘Once again, seven excellent books have been chosen for this year’s BAMBY and the challenge has been laid before our soldiers to engage with writing on the profession of arms, our people are our key advantage and developing them should be our central goal.’
-WO2 Paul Barnes
