2010 awards and prizes

Recipients of the Society's awards, prizes and grants presented in 2010.

Samuel Eliot Morison Prize

For a body of contributions to military history over a career.

Distinguished Book Awards

The best book-length publications in English on military history, in four categories.

  • Daniel E. Sutherland

    A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War

  • Edward J. Drea

    Japan’s Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall, 1853-1945

  • J.P. Harris

    Douglas Haig and the First World War

    In the Journal: J. P. Harris

  • Spencer C. Tucker, ed.

    The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars

The Vandervort Prizes

Outstanding journal articles in military history, in the Journal and beyond it.

Russell F. Weigley Graduate Student Travel Grants

Travel support for graduate students presenting at the annual meeting.

  • Joshua Wolf, Temple University

  • John Southard, Texas Tech University

  • Alexander Herd, University of Calgary

    In the Journal: Alexander W.G. Herd

  • Michael Geheran, Clark University

  • Joel Christenson, West Virginia University

    In the Journal: Joel C. Christenson

  • Rob Shafer, Penn State University

ABC-CLIO Research Grants

Research funding for advanced graduate students and early-career historians without a doctorate.

  • Kristen Dolan, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

  • William Taylor, George Washington University

Edwin H. Simmons Award

For long, distinguished or particularly outstanding service to the Society.

George C. Marshall Lecture in Military History

An annual lecture at the American Historical Association meeting, printed in the Journal.