Andrew Preston (historian)
Andrew Malcolm Preston (born 1973) is a Canadian historian, who won the 2013 Charles Taylor Prize for his book "Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy". He is also a fellow at Clare College, Cambridge. Education. Preston is a Professor in American history at the University of Cambridge. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Preston was educated at the University of Toronto, the London School of Economics (LSE), and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. He previously taught at the University of Victoria and at Yale University where he was a postdoctoral educator. Research . Preston is the author of "Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy" which won the Charles Taylor Prize in 2013. His prior publications include "The War Council: McGeorge Bundy, the NSC, and Vietnam" (2006) and "Nixon in the World: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1969–1977" (2008). Awards. In 2013, Preston was awarded the Charles Taylor Prize in Non-Fiction Books for his book "Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy".