Dennis Edwin Showalter (February 12, 1942 – December 30, 2019) was a professor emeritus of history at Colorado College.[3] Showalter specialized in German military history. He was president of the American Society for Military History from 1997 to 2001.[4] In addition, Showalter was an advising fellow of the Barsanti Military History Center at the University of North Texas.[5]
Dennis E. Showalter | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1942 |
| Died | December 30, 2019 (aged 77)[1][2] |
| Awards | Paul M. Birdsall Prize (1992) Samuel Eliot Morison Prize (2005) Pritzker Literature Award (2018) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | St. John's University (BA) University of Minnesota (MA, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | German military history |
| Institutions | Colorado College |
| Notable works | Tannenberg (1991) |
Career
editShowalter began teaching at Colorado College in 1969.[3] Showalter also previously taught at the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Military Academy, and the Marine Corps University.[6] He wrote extensively on the wars of Frederick the Great, the German Wars of Unification, World War I, and World War II.
Awards and honors
edit- 1992 Paul Birdsall Prize for best new book given by the American Historical Association, for Tannenberg[6]
- 2005 Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for lifetime achievement given by the Society for Military History[7]
- 2018 Pritzker Literature Award[8][9]
Selected works
edit- "Manifestation of Reform: The Rearmament of the Prussian Infantry, 1806–13", The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 44, No. 3, September 1972
- Railroads and Rifles: Soldiers, Technology, and the Unification of Germany. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon/Shoe String, 1975. ISBN 0-208-01505-1
- Tannenberg: Clash of Empires, 1914. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon, 1991. ISBN 978-0-208-02252-3. Repr. Washington: Brassey's, 2004. ISBN 978-1-57488-781-5
- The Wars of Frederick the Great. London/New York: Longman, 1996. ISBN 978-0-582-06260-3
- The Wars of German Unification. London: Arnold, 2004. ISBN 978-0-340-73210-6
- Hindenburg: Icon of German Militarism. Military Profiles. Washington: Potomac, 2005. ISBN 978-1-57488-653-5 (with William J. Astore)
- Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century. New York: Berkley Caliber, 2005. ISBN 978-0-425-19346-4
- Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II. Random House, 2013. ISBN 978-1400066773
References
edit- ^ "Dennis Showalter Obituary – Colorado Springs, CO". Dignity Memorial.
- ^ debbie.kelley@gazette.com, Debbie Kelley (3 January 2020). "Top military historian Dennis Showalter of Colorado Springs dies in midst of writing his 28th book". Colorado Springs Gazette.
- ^ a b "Four Faculty Members Promoted, Receive Tenure • Colorado College". www.coloradocollege.edu.
- ^ "Dennis Showalter • History Colorado College". www.coloradocollege.edu.
- ^ Advising Fellows Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Military History Center, University of North Texas.
- ^ a b Dennis Showalter Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Potomac Books, Inc.
- ^ "Samuel Eliot Morison Prize previous winners". Society for Military History. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Dennis Showalter". pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Debbie Kelley (June 26, 2018). "Longtime Colorado Springs professor and military historian wins prestigious lifetime achievement award". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2018.