1998 awards and prizes
Recipients of the Society's awards, prizes and grants presented in 1998.
Samuel Eliot Morison Prize
For a body of contributions to military history over a career.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Distinguished Book Awards
The best book-length publications in English on military history, in four categories.
Brian McAllister Linn
Guardians of Empire: The U.S. Army and the Pacific, 1902-1940
In the Journal: Brian M. Linn
The King's Army: Warfare, Soldiers, and Society during the Wars of Religion in France, 1562-1576
The Vandervort Prizes
Outstanding journal articles in military history, in the Journal and beyond it.
The Paradox of Professionalism: Eisenhower, Ridgway, and the Challenge to Civilian Control, 1953-1955 · The Journal of Military History Vol. 61, No. 2, April 1997
The "Long Pull" Army: NSC 68, the Korean War, and the Creation of the Cold War U.S. Army · The Journal of Military History Vol. 61, No. 1, January 1997
Casualty Projections for the U.S. Invasions of Japan, 1945-1946: Planning and Policy Implications · The Journal of Military History Vol. 61, No. 3, July 1997
"The Soul's Right Hand": Command and Control in the Age of Fighting Sail, 1652-1827 · The Journal of Military History Vol. 61, No. 4, October 1997
Edwin H. Simmons Award
For long, distinguished or particularly outstanding service to the Society.