Army Historical Foundation recently notified University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor of History Paul Hutton that his article, "Could Custer Have Won?" was selected as a winner of a 2012 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award. His article won in the Journals and Magazines category. The article appeared in the winter 2013 issue of The Quarterly Journal of Military History.

Winners of the AHF 2012 Distinguished Writing Awards will be publicly announced at the Foundation's annual meeting and dinner later this month at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va.

Hutton has to his credit awards from the Western Writers of America and has served as a history expert for film and television productions.

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