The Society recognizes academic excellence and service with a number of awards and prizes. Click on the links below to jump to information about the various awards as well as past recipients.
THE SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON PRIZE recognizes not any one specific achievement, but a body of contributions in the field of military history, extending over time and reflecting a spectrum of scholarly activity contributing significantly to the field.
| 2008 prize presented to: | Jeremy Black, University of Exeter |
| Previous recipients include: | James McPherson,
2007 Robert Doughty, 2006 Dennis Showalter, 2005 Allan R. Millett, 2004 Edward J. Drea, 2003 John Shy, 2002 Richard Overy, 2001 David M. Glantz, 2000 Geoffrey N. Parker, 1999 Stephen E. Ambrose, 1998 Robert M. Utley, 1997 John Keegan, 1996 Martin Blumenson, 1995 Harold C. Deutsch, 1994 Peter Paret, 1993 Sir Michael Howard, 1992 I. B. Holley, Jr., and Theodore Ropp, 1991 Edward M. Coffman, 1990 Russell F. Weigley, 1989 No Award, 1988 Forrest C. Pogue, 1987 Alvin D. Coox, 1986 Robin Higham, 1985 |
THE VICTOR GONDOS MEMORIAL SERVICE AWARD is presented for long, distinguished or particularly outstanding service to the Society for Military History.
| 2008 prize presented to: | Wendy Vandervort |
| Previous recipients include: | Larry Bland, 2007 Robert Berlin, 2006 Timothy K. Nenninger, 2005 Jerry M. Cooper, 2004 Kurt Hackemer, 2003 Dennis Showalter, 2002 The Editors and Staff of the Journal of Military History, 2001 Charles R. Shrader, 2000 Graham A. Cosmas, 1999 Ira D. Gruber, 1998 Henry S. Bausum, 1997 Richard H. Kohn, 1996 Roy K. Flint, 1995 Allan R. Millett, 1994 James L. Collins, Jr., 1993 Jeffrey Greenhut, 1992 Edwin H. Simmons, 1991 Harold D. Langley, 1990 Richard P. Weinert, 1989 Pauline Norby, 1988 NO AWARD, 1987 Robin Higham, 1986 B. Franklin Cooling, 1985 |
THE DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARDS recognize the best book-length publications in English on military history, whether monograph, bibliography, guide, or other project copyrighted in the previous three calendar years.
Background: The Society for Military History is soliciting nominations for its annual Distinguished Book Awards. This international organization is composed of university, college, and defense academy faculty, scholars employed by government historical agencies or sections, and others among the general public interested in military studies. The Society encourages research and publication across the whole range of military history (ancient, medieval, and modern, including related popular culture studies). The Journal of Military History is published quarterly by the Society.
The Distinguished Book Awards: Books published during the three previous calendar years may be nominated. This year, books published in 2006, 2007 and 2008 are eligible. Works previously nominated for the Society's book awards may be resubmitted provided they were published within the last three years. At the discretion of the Committee, nominated books will be considered for one or more of the following prize categories:
The committee makes its selections for awards by 1 February 2009. The awards will be given at the annual meeting held in Murphreesboro in April, 2009. The author of each prize-winning book will receive $500.
A copy of each nominated book should be sent to each member of the awards committee, whose addresses are attached. No supplementary material is required. To be considered for the 2008 awards, the committee must receive books by 1 October 2008.
Sincerely,
Professor Kelly DeVries
Chair, SMH Awards Committee
Email: Kdevries@loyola.edu
SMH Prize Committee
Member Addresses
Professor Robert Citino (before
August 1st)
1120 N. Congress
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Professor Robert Citino (after
August 1st)
3086A Wyllys Place
West Point, NY 10996-1815
Professor Kelly DeVries
History Department
Loyola College
4501 N. Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21210
Professor Geoffrey Jensen
Department of History
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
Dr. Peter Kindsvatter
600 Nottingham Court
Bel Air, MD 21014
Dr. Ethan Rafuse
Department of Military History
US Army Command and General Staff College
1 Reynolds Avenue
Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027-1352
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| Jon Latimer, 1812: War with America. | |
| John Lawrence Tone, War and Genocide in Cuba, 1895-1898. | |
| Martha Hannah, Your Death Would Be Mine: Paul and Marie Pireaud in the Great War. | |
| Spencer C. Tucker, ed. The Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social and Military History. | |
| 2007: | John Grenier, The First Way of War: American War Making on the Frontier, 1607-1814. |
| Robert A. Doughty, Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War. | |
| Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus. | |
| Peter Karsten, editor. Encyclopedia of War and American Society. 3 vols. | |
| 2006: | H. P. Willmott, The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action |
| George Satterfield, Princes, Posts and Partisans: The Army of Louis XIV and Partisan Warfare in the Netherlands (1673-1678) | |
| Steven E. Woodworth and Kenneth J. Winkle, Atlas of the Civil War | |
| Colin White, ed., Horatio Nelson, The New Letters | |
| 2005: | Edward M. Coffman, The Regulars: The American Army, 1898-1941 |
| Robert M. Citino, Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare | |
| James T. Controvich, United States Army Unit and Organizational Histories: A Bibliography | |
| 2004: | George C. Rable, Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! |
| Terry Copp, Fields of Fire: The Canadians in Normandy | |
| Joshua Brown, ed., A Good Idea of Hell: Letters from a Chasseur a Pied | |
| Michael J. Crawford, ed., The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History: Volume III 1814-1815 | |
| 2003: | Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 |
| Hew Strachan, The First World War. Volume I: To Arms | |
| Stuart Hills, By Tank Into Normandy: A Memoir of the Campaign in North-West Europe From D-Day to VE Day | |
| David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, eds., Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political and Military History | |
| 2002: | Mark Stoler, Allies and Adversaries: The Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Grand Alliances, and U.S. Strategy in World War II |
| Ronald H. Spector, At War At Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century | |
| Robert H. Ferrell, editor, for William S. Triplet, A Youth in the Meuse-Argonne, A Colonel in the Armored Divisions, and In the Philippines and Okinawa | |
| 2001: | Geoffrey P. Megargee, Inside Hitler's High Command |
| Brian McAllister Linn, The Philippine War, 1899-1902 | |
| John Whiteclay Chambers II (Editor in Chief), The Oxford Companion to American Military History | |
| 2000: | Peter R. Mansoor, The GI Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions, 1941-1945 |
| Nicholas A. Lambert, Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution | |
| 1999: | David C. Evans and Mark R. Peattie, Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 |
| John Sugden, Tecumseh: A Life | |
| 1998: | Brian McAllister Linn, Guardians of Empire: The U.S. Army and the Pacific, 1902-1940 |
| James B. Wood, The King's Army: Warfare, Soldiers, and Society during the Wars of Religion in France, 1562-1576 | |
| 1997: | Mark K. Wells, Courage and Air Warfare: The Allied Aircrew Experience in the Second World War |
| Craig M. Cameron, American Samurai: Myth, Imagination, and the Conduct of Battle in the First Marine Division, 1941-1951 | |
| 1996: | George W. Baer, One Hundred Years of Sea Power: The U.S. Navy, 1890-1990 |
| David Reynolds, Rich Relations: The American Occupation of Britain, 1942-1945 | |
| 1995: | David Hackett Fischer, Paul Revere's Ride |
| Gerhard L. Weinberg, A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II | |
| 1994: | John Keegan, A History of Warfare |
| William B. Skelton, An American Profession of Arms: The Army Officer Corps, 1784-1861 | |
| 1993: | Douglas Porch, The French Foreign Legion |
| Edward S. Miller, War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945 | |
| 1992: | Russell F. Weigley, The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo |
| Joseph T. Glatthaar, Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers | |
| 1991: | Bettie J. Morden, The Women's Army Corps, 1945-1978 |
| Benjamin Isaac, Limits of Empire: The Roman Army in the East | |
| 1990: | Martin Van Creveld, Technology and War from 2000 B.C. to the Present |
| Donald R. Hickey, The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict | |
| 1989: | James M. McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Era of the Civil War |
| Geoffrey Parker, The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West | |
| 1988: | John W. Chambers, II, To Raise an Army: The Draft Comes to Modern America |
| 1987: | Donald Smythe, Pershing: General of the Armies |
THE SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY FIRST-MANUSCRIPT PRIZE will be awarded for the first time in 2009.
The Society for Military History invites submissions for the SMH First-Manuscript Prize. This prize will be awarded annually to an author who has not previously published a scholarly book-length manuscript on military history. The competition is open to authors of studies centering on campaigns, leaders, technology, and doctrine, and to scholars whose work blends military history with social, political, economic, and diplomatic history.
The winning author will receive a cash award, a plaque, and, after successful editorial review, a publication contract with the University of North Carolina Press. The winner also will be recognized at the Awards Luncheon at the Society for Military History annual meeting.
Eligibility:
Format for Submissions: This competition will take place in two stages.
STAGE ONE:
STAGE TWO: For finalists only.
THE MONCADO PRIZES are awarded annually to the authors of the four best articles published in The Journal of Military History during the previous calendar year.
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| Donald Kagay, "The Defense of the Crown of Aragon during the War of the Two Pedros, 1356-1366," The Journal of Military History 71 (January 2007) | |
| Lorraine White, "Strategic Geography and the Spanish Habsburg Monarchy's Failure to Recover Portugal, 1640-1668." The Journal of Military History 71 (April 2007) | |
| William Philpott and Martin Alexander, "The French and British Field Force: Moral Support or Material Contribution?" The Journal of Military History 71 (July 2007) | |
| Douglas Peifer, "The Past in the Present: Passion, Politics, and the Historical Profession in the German and British Pardons Campaign." The Journal of Military History 71 (October 2007) | |
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| Andrea Brady, "Dying with Honour: Literary Propaganda and the Second English Civil War," The Journal of Military History 70 (January 2006): 9-30. | |
| Stephen R. Ortiz, "The 'New Deal' for Veterans: The Economy Act, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Origins of New Deal Dissent," The Journal of Military History 70 (April 2006): 415-438. | |
| Tim Cook, "The Politics of Surrender: Canadian Soldiers and the Killing of Prisoners in the Great War," The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 637-666. | |
| Ciro Paoletti, "Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Toulon Expedition of 1707, and the English Historians-A Dissenting View," The Journal of Military History 70 (October 2006): 939-962. | |
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| Kenneth Swope, "Crouching Tigers, Secret Weapons" | |
| Nicholas Lambert, "Strategic Command and Control for Maneuver Warfare" | |
| Kaushik Roy, "Military Synthesis in South Asia" | |
| Timothy Mulligan, "Ship of the Line or Atlantic Raider?" | |
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| Roger V. Dingman, "Language at War: US Marine Corps Japanese Language Officers in the Pacific War" | |
| Robert S. Burrell, "Breaking the Cycle of Iwo Jima Mythology: A Strategic Study of Operation Detachment" | |
| Joseph C. Fitzharris, "Field Officer Courts and US Civil War Military Justice" | |
| G. J. Bryant, "Asymetric Warfare: The British Experience in Eighteenth-Century India" | |
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| Michael V. Leggiere, "From Berlin to Leipzig: Napoleon's Gamble in North Germany, 1813" | |
| Robert A. Doughty, "French Strategy in 1914: Joffre's Own" | |
| Terence M. Holmes, "Classical Blitzkrieg: The Untimely Modernity of Schlieffen's Cannae Programme" | |
| Jon Tetsuro Sumida, "A Matter of Timing: The Royal Navy and the Tactics of Decisive Battle, 1912-1916" | |
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| Patrick J. Kelly, "Strategy, Tactics and Turf Wars: Tirpitz and the Oberkommando der Marine, 1892-1895" | |
| Brian M. Linn, "The American Way of War Revisited" | |
| Roger R. Reese, "Red Army Professionalism and the Communist Party." | |
| Thomas R. Searle, "'It Made a Lot of Sense to Kill Skilled Workers': The Firebombing of Tokyo in March 1945" | |
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| David J. Fitzpatrick, "Emory Upton and the Citizen Soldier" | |
| Edward Westermann, "Fighting for the Heavens from the Ground: German Ground-based Air Defenses in the Great War, 1914-1918" | |
| Michael Coles, "Ernest J. King And The British Pacific Fleet: The Conferences at Quebec, 1944 ("Octagon")" | |
| Michael I. Whitby, "Matelots, Martinets, and Mutineers: The Mutiny in HCMS Iroquois, 19 July 1943" | |
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| Tan Tai-Yong, "An Imperial Home-Front: Punjab and the First World War." | |
| Gian P. Gentile, "Shaping the Past Battlefield, 'For the Future'" The United States Strategic Bombing Survey's Evaluation of the American Air War Against Japan." | |
| Harold R. Winton, "Toward An American Philosophy of Command." | |
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| D. George Boyce, "From Assaye to the Assaye: Reflections on British Government, Force and Moral Authority in India." | |
| John Ferris, "Fighter Defence Before Fighter Command: The Rise of Strategic Air Defence in Great Britain, 1917-1934." | |
| William Rawling, "The Challenge of Modernization: The Royal Canadian Navy and Antisubmarine Weapons, 1944-1945." | |
| Conrad C. Crane, "Raiding the Beggar's Pantry: The Search for Airpower Strategy in the Korean War." |
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| Nicholas A. Lambert, "'Our Bloody Ships' or 'Our Bloody System'? Jutland and the Loss of the Battle Cruisers, 1916." | |
| Robert G. Angevine, "The Rise and Fall of the Office of Naval Intelligence, 1882-1892: A Technological Perspective." | |
| Xiaoming Zhang, "China and the Air War in Korea, 1950-1953." | |
| Mark R. Grandstaff, "Preserving the 'Habits and Usages of War': William Tecumseh Sherman, Professional Reform, and the U.S. Army Officer Corps, 1865-1881, Revisited." |
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| A. J. Bacevich, "The Paradox of Professionalism: Eisenhower, Ridgway, and the Challenge to Civilian Control, 1953-1955," 61/2:303-333. | |
| David T. Fautua, "The Long Pull Army: NSC 68, the Korean War, and the Creation of the Cold War U.S. Army," 61/1: 93-120. | |
| D. M. Giangreco, "Casualty Projections for the U.S. Invasions of Japan, 1945-1946: Planning and Policy Implications," 61/3: 521-581. | |
| Michael A. Palmer, "'The Soul's Right Hand': Command and Control in the Age of Fighting Sail, 1652-1827," 61/4: 679-705. |
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| Antulio J. Echevarria, "General Staff Historian Hugo Freiherr von Freytag-Loringhoven and the Dialectics of German Military Thought," 60/3: 471-494. | |
| Phillip S. Meilinger, "Trenchard and 'Morale Bombing': The Evolution of Royal Air Force Doctrine Before World War II," 60/2: 243-270. | |
| Antonio Santosuosso, "Kadesh Revisited: Reconstruction of the Battle Between the Egyptians and the Hittites," 60/3: 423-444. | |
| Xiaoming Zhang, "The Vietnam War, 1964-1969: A Chinese Perspective," 60/4: 731-762. |
THE RUSSELL F. WEIGLEY GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT AWARDS honor one of the great American military historians of the 20th century and support participation by promising graduate students in the Society's annual meeting.
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| Mathew Ford, King's College, London |
| Andrew Hargreaves, King's College, London |
| Lori Ann Henning, Texas A&M University |
| Eric Klinek, Temple University |
| Patrick J. Rose, King's College, London |
| Jacqueline E. Whitt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| Barton A. Myers, University of Georgia |
| John R Maass, The Ohio State University |
| Jody Perrun, University of Manitoba |
| Angela Zombek, University of Florida |
| Jim Flook, University of Florida |
| Thomas Nester, Texas A&M University |
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| L. Michael Allsep, University of North Carolina |
| Alexander Heard, University of Calgary |
| Heather P. Marshall, Duke University |
| Brian Neumann, Texas A&M University |
| J. Adam Rogers, Penn State University |
| Stephen I. Schwab, University of Alabama |
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| Robert C. Blackstone (University of Kansas), "Who Should Serve: Selective Service Confronts World War II" | |
| John D. Hosler (University of Delaware), "Mercenaries and Tactical Units in the Armies of Henry II" | |
| Kevin Levin (University of Richmond), "William Mahone, the Lost Cause, & Civil War History" | |
| John Maass (Ohio State University), "Gen. Horatio Gates and the Battle of Camden" | |
| Matthew S. Muehlbauer (Temple University) "Alternative Explanations for the Outbreak of the Pequot War" | |
| R. Boyd Murphree (Florida State University) "Florida's Confederate Draft, 1862-1865" | |
At the SMH council meeting in May 2006, the officers and trustees unanimously approved ABC-CLIO's proposal to fund two $500 research grants in military history. These awards are designated specifically to support the work of advanced graduate students and those scholars who do not hold a doctoral degree but are employed full-time as historians. These funds may be used for travel, purchase of microfilm or other research materials, photocopying, and similar expenses.
The rules for this new competition follow:
Eligibility:
Each applicant must be a current
member of the Society for Military History, and either:
a) a graduate student currently enrolled in a doctoral program,
or,
b) employed full-time as a professional historian without having
obtained a doctoral degree.
Application Guidelines:
Submit a current curriculum vita (3-5 pages maximum)
-- include a statement of no more than 500 words describing your
research project, including specific uses to which you intend
to apply these funds and indicating other sources of financial
support already received
--Include a one-page bibliography of the most recent relevant
secondary work on your topic
Application Submission:
--application deadline: 31
October 2008
--e-mail completed applications to Professor Katherine Reist
at kreist+@pitt.edu or mail
to:
Professor Katherine Reist
Department of History
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA 15904
A committee comprised of SMH members and a representative from ABC-CLIO will determine the winners of this annual competition. The awards will be presented at the Awards Luncheon at the next SMH annual meeting at Murphreesboro, TN, in April 2009.
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| Katherine Epstein, Ohio State University |
| Waitman Wade Beorn, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
