Dennis Showalter Explained

Dennis E. Showalter
Birth Date:	12 February 1942
Birth Place:	Delano, Minnesota
Death Date:	^[1] ^[2]
Awards:	Paul M. Birdsall Prize (1992) Samuel Eliot Morison Prize (2005) Pritzker Literature Award (2018)
Alma Mater:	St. John's University (BA) University of Minnesota (MA, PhD)
Discipline:	History
Sub Discipline:	German military history
Workplaces:	Colorado College
Notable Works:	Tannenberg (1991)

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]

Career

Showalter 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

• 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

• "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.
• Tannenberg: Clash of Empires, 1914. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon, 1991. . Repr. Washington: Brassey's, 2004.
• The Wars of Frederick the Great. London/New York: Longman, 1996.
• The Wars of German Unification. London: Arnold, 2004.
• Hindenburg: Icon of German Militarism. Military Profiles. Washington: Potomac, 2005. (with William J. Astore)
• Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century. New York: Berkley Caliber, 2005.
• Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II. Random House, 2013.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dennis Showalter Obituary – Colorado Springs, CO. Dignity Memorial.
2. Web site: Top military historian Dennis Showalter of Colorado Springs dies in midst of writing his 28th book. Debbie Kelley. [e-mail]. Colorado Springs Gazette.
3. Web site: Four Faculty Members Promoted, Receive Tenure • Colorado College. www.coloradocollege.edu.
4. Web site: Dennis Showalter • History Colorado College. www.coloradocollege.edu.
5. http://military.hist.unt.edu/advise_fellows.htm Advising Fellows
6. http://www.potomacbooksinc.com/Books/AuthorDetail.aspx?id=1423 Dennis Showalter
7. Web site: Samuel Eliot Morison Prize previous winners . . December 25, 2017.
8. Web site: Dennis Showalter . pritzkermilitary.org . June 27, 2018.
9. Web site: Longtime Colorado Springs professor and military historian wins prestigious lifetime achievement award . Colorado Springs Gazette . Debbie Kelley . June 26, 2018 . June 27, 2018.