2008 Colby Award Winner
R. Alan King
The memoir of one of the most decorated veteran’s of the Iraq war and his experiences capturing some of the most-wanted former Iraqi regime leaders has won the 2008 Colby Award.
“Rarely do the combination of military service and scholarship meet so well as in Alan King’s fine work,” said historian and symposium co-founder Carlo D’Este on behalf of the selection committee.
“In keeping with the way that our armed forces must fight on the new battlefield, King uses an extraordinary understanding of mid-east culture and social attitudes to achieve the mission. The vivid, no holds barred re-telling of that story makes this book an outstanding recipient of the 2008 Colby Award,” D’Este said.
The Colby Award recognizes a first work of fiction or non-fiction that has made a significant contribution to the public’s understanding of intelligence operations, military history or international affairs. The award will be presented on behalf of the members of the Colby Circle by co-founder Carlo D’Este and Colby’s son, Paul Colby, on April 3, 2008 at Norwich University, the nation’s oldest private military college, in Northfield, Vt.
