Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature
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The Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature was established by the New York Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States in 1976.
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The Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature was established by the New York Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States in 1976.
Awardees
- 1984 Lieutenant General Victor H. KrulakVictor H. KrulakVictor H. Krulak was a decorated United States Marine Corps officer who saw action in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was born in Denver, Colorado to Jewish parents...
, First to Fight.
- 1989 Hon. John F. Lehman, Command of the Seas.
- 1999 Captain Edward L. Beach, Jr.Edward L. Beach, Jr.Edward Latimer Beach, Jr. was a highly-decorated United States Navy submarine officer and best-selling author....
, Salt and Steel. - 2000 Brigadier General Edwin H. SimmonsEdwin H. SimmonsBrigadier General Edwin H. Simmons was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer who served in combat during three wars — including landing at Inchon and fighting at the Chosin Reservoir. He was renowned as the Marine Corps historian, being called "the collective memory of the...
, Dog Company Six. - 2001 Professor Donald Chisolm, Waiting for Dead Man's Shoes.
- 2002 Dr. Norman FriedmanNorman FriedmanNorman Friedman, P.h.D. is an American author and naval analyst. He has written over 30 books on naval matters, and appeared on television programs on PBS and the Discovery Networks...
, Sea Power as Strategy. - 2003 Hon. John F. Lehman, On Seas of Glory.
- 2004 James D. HornfischerJames D. HornfischerJames D. Hornfischer is an American literary agent and naval historian.A former editor at the publishing company HarperCollins in New York, Hornfischer is president of Hornfischer Literary Management, a literary agency in Austin, Texas.-Professional Background:Hornfischer, a non-practicing member...
, The Last Stand of the Tin Can SailorsThe Last Stand of the Tin Can SailorsThe nonfiction book The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour is the first full narrative account of the Battle off Samar, which author James D. Hornfischer calls the greatest upset in the history of naval warfare...
. - 2005 Michael Walling, Blood Stained Sea.
- 2006 Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, John Paul Jones.
- 2007 Ian W. Toll, Six Frigates: Epic History of Founding of the US Navy.
- 2008 George C. Daughan, If by Sea: Forging of the US Navy.
- 2009 James L. NelsonJames L. NelsonJames L. Nelson is an American historical nautical novelist. He was born in Lewiston, Maine. In 1980, Nelson graduated from Lewiston High School. Nelson attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for two years, and then transferred to UCLA, with the ambition of becoming a film director...
, George Washington's Secret Navy. - 2010 James ScottJames ScottJames Scott may refer to:*James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth , noble recognized by some as James II of England*James Scott , British MP 1710–1711*James Scott , British naval officer...
, Attack on the USS Liberty.