Pritzker Military Library Literature Award
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Pritzker Military Library Literature Award is a literary award given annually by the Pritzker Military Library
. It is a lifetime achievement award for military writing. The prize is valued at $100,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. The inaugural year was 2007.
Pritzker Military Library
The Pritzker Military Library is a research library for the study of military history in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded in 2003 by COL James N. Pritzker, IL ARNG to be a non-partisan institution for the study of "the citizen soldier as an essential element for the preservation of...
. It is a lifetime achievement award for military writing. The prize is valued at $100,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. The inaugural year was 2007.
Honorees
- 2007: James M. McPhersonJames M. McPhersonJames M. McPherson is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom, his most famous book...
- 2008: Allan Millett
- 2009: Gerhard WeinbergGerhard WeinbergGerhard Ludwig Weinberg is a German-born American diplomatic and military historian noted for his studies in the history of World War II. Weinberg currently is the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has been a member of the...
- 2010: Rick AtkinsonRick AtkinsonRick Atkinson is an American journalist and author whose contributions led to four Pulitzer Prizes.-Life:Atkinson was born in Munich. His father was an United States Army officer and he grew up at military posts. He earned his bachelor degree from East Carolina University in 1974 and a master of...
- 2011: Carlo D'EsteCarlo D'EsteCarlo D'Este is an American military historian and biographer, author of several books, especially on World War II. He is a retired U.S...