The W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction is awarded annually by the American Library Association for "the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war." The award intends to recognize "the service of American veterans and military personnel."[1]
The Award was funded by William Young Boyd II (1926-2015), author, and World War II veteran.[2] [3] Boyd was Chairman of the Board of the Boyd Steamship Corporation.[4]
| Author | Book | Year Award Received | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. T. Deutermann | Iwo, 26 Charlie | 2024[5] | |
| P. T. Deutermann | The Last Paladin | 2023 [6] | |
| Jeff Shaara | The Eagle's Claw | 2022[7] | |
| Mark Treanor | A Quiet Cadence: A Novel | 2021[8] | |
| Darkness at Chancellorsville | 2020[9] | ||
| And The Whole Mountain Burned | 2019[10] | ||
| The Frozen Hours A Novel of the Korean War | 2018[11] | ||
| Arizona Moon | 2017[12] [13] | ||
| Valley of the Shadow | 2016[14] | ||
| Redeployment | 2015[15] | ||
| Hell or Richmond | 2014[16] | ||
| Cain at Gettysburg | 2013 | ||
| Pacific Glory | 2012 | ||
| Matterhorn | 2011 | ||
| Seen the Glory | 2010 | ||
| Richard Bausch | Peace | 2009 | |
| A Different Kind of Honor | 2008 | ||
| The Deadly Embrace | 2007 | ||
| Nick Arvin | Articles of War | 2006 | |
| To The Last Man: A Novel of The First World War | 2005 | ||
| Glory In The Name: A Novel of the Confederate Navy | 2004 | ||
| Warning of War | 2003 | ||
| Sharkman Six | 2002 | ||
| Dog Company Six | 2001 | ||
| Soldier in Paradise | 2000 | ||
| Jacob’s Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War | 1999 | ||
| The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War | 1998 | ||
| Gods and Generals | 1997 |