The Atlantic Book Awards Society announced the shortlist for the twelve different book prizes comprising the 2018 Atlantic Book Awards. Among the nominated titles, New Brunswick author Andy Flanagan has been shortlisted for the Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing for his book The Endless Battle: The Fall of Hong Kong and Canadian POWs in Imperial Japan.

“The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) recognize that those affected by this horrific tragedy have struggled with the long-term effects of the trauma they experienced and regret that it took this long to formally recognize and address this tragedy.” 
— Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff