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- ↑ "W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction | Awards & Grants". Ala.org. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ↑ A Century of Boyd Tradition. Boyd Steamship Corporation. 1909-2009
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- ↑ The Last Paladin wins W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. American Library Association, April 27, 2023.
- ↑ "'The Eagles Claw' by Jeff Shaara wins the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction". News and Press Center. May 25, 2022.
- ↑ "'A Quiet Cadence' wins W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction". News and Press Center. May 25, 2021.
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- ↑ "Ray McPadden wins 2019 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for excellence in military fiction". News and Press Center. May 7, 2019.
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- ↑ "'Hell or Richmond' by Ralph Peters wins the 2014 W.Y. Boyd Award | News & Press Center". Ala.org. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.