Award archive category: Book

Best Book On Foreign Affairs AWARD DATE: 1992 AWARD NAME: The Cornelius Ryan Award 1992 AWARD RECIPIENT: Misha Glenny AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: National Public Radio AWARD HONORED WORK: “The Fall Of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War” Glenny’s book is a potent combination of on-the-spot reporting, graceful, lucid prose and courage under very difficult, and often…

Best book on foreign affairs AWARD DATE: 1991 AWARD NAME: The Cornelius Ryan Award 1991 AWARD RECIPIENT: Sam Dillon AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: Henry Holt & Co., Inc. AWARD HONORED WORK: “Comandos: The CIA and Nicaragua’s Contra Rebels.” The complex, bitter tragedy of Nicaragua is admirably told by Sam Dillon, who managed to combine extraordinary reporting…

Best book on foreign affairs AWARD DATE: 1990 AWARD NAME: The Cornelius Ryan Award 1990 AWARD RECIPIENT: Tad Szulc AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: William Morrow & Company AWARD HONORED WORK: “Then and Now: How the World Has Changed Since World War II” From the Amazon to Bhutan, longtime correspondent Tad Szulc has ranged the world, interviewing…

Best book on foreign affairs AWARD YEAR: 1989 AWARD NAME: The Cornelius Ryan Award 1989 RECIPIENT: Thomas Friedman AFFILIATION: Farrar, Straus and Giroux HONORED WORK: “From Beirut to Jerusalem” A longtime correspondent for The New York Times, now reporting from Washington, Friedman relied on his extensive knowledge and coverage of the Middle East to produce…

Best book on foreign affairs AWARD YEAR: 1980 AWARD NAME: The Cornelius Ryan Award AWARD RECIPIENT: Dan Kurzman AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: G.P. Putnam’s Sons AWARD HONORED WORK: “Miracle of November: Madrid’s Last Stand-1936” Dan Kurzman has again demonstrated his ability to write a compelling book of history. “Miracle of November: Madrid’s Last Stand-1936,” reports the…