Distinguished Book Awards for 2014
Background: The Society for Military History is soliciting nominations for its annual Distinguished Book Awards for 2014. Established in 1933, the Society is devoted to stimulating and advancing the study of military history. Its membership (today more than 2,600) includes many of the most prominent scholars, soldiers, and citizens interested in military history. The Society encourages research and publication across the whole range of military history (ancient, medieval, and modern, including related popular studies). The Society publishes The Journal of Military History, the leading international scholarly journal of military history.
The Distinguished Book Awards: For the 2014 awards, books published (copyright date) in 2012 and 2013 are eligible. Works previously nominated for the Society’s book awards may be resubmitted provided they were published in 2012 or 2013. At the discretion of the Committee, nominated books will be considered for one or more of the following prize categories:
- American Military History (works by single or multiple authors reflecting original research and original contributions to military history)
- Non-American Military History (works by single or multiple authors reflecting original research and original contributions to military history)
- Reference Works
- Biography and memoirs
The committee will make its selections for awards by 31 January 2014. The Society will give the awards at its annual meeting in Kansas City on April 4, 2014. In Kansas City, the author of each prize-winning book will receive recognition at the Society’s annual Awards Luncheon, an award plaque, and a $1000 prize.
The Committee must receive books for consideration for the 2014 awards by 31 October 2013. Please send a copy of each book for consideration with a letter specifying consideration for the SMH Book Awards to each committee member at the addresses listed below. The Committee recognizes the expense to authors and publishers associated with submitting five copies of each nominated book and therefore encourages serious submissions only. Please note that books will not be returned and that only award winners will be notified of selection.
Sincerely,
William Thomas Allison, Ph.D.
Chair, SMH Book Awards Committee
Phone: 912-541-3172
Email: [email protected]
SMH 2014 Book Awards Committee Member Addresses
William Thomas Allison, Ph.D.
DNSS/Army War College
122 Forbes Avenue
Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5241
David Bachrach, Ph.D.
Department of History
20 Academic Way
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
Peter Lorge, Ph.D.
Department of History
Vanderbilt University
VU Station B #351802
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37235-1802
Dennis Showalter, Ph.D.
Department of History
Colorado College
14 East Cache La Poudre Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Steve Waddell, Ph.D.
Department of History
United States Military Academy
Bldg. 601
West Point, NY 10996
