The University Press of Kentucky has a dual mission—the publication of academic books of high scholarly merit in a variety of fields, including military history, international relations, film studies, Appalachian studies, bourbon studies, and equine history and the publication of significant books about the history and culture of Kentucky, the Ohio Valley region, the Upper South, and Appalachia. The Press is the statewide nonprofit scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, serving all Kentucky state-sponsored institutions of higher learning as well as nine private colleges and Kentucky’s two major historical societies