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'''Dennis Edwin Showalter''' (February 12, 1942 – December 30, 2019) was a professor emeritus of history at [[Colorado College]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradocollege.edu/newsevents/newsroom/four-faculty-members-promoted-receive-tenure#.Wvn8jogvyUk|title=Four Faculty Members Promoted, Receive Tenure • Colorado College|website=www.coloradocollege.edu}}</ref> Showalter specialized in [[German military history]]. He was president of the American [[Society for Military History]] from 1997 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/history/people/profile.html?person=showalter_dennis_e|title=Dennis Showalter • History Colorado College|website=www.coloradocollege.edu}}</ref> In addition, Showalter was an advising fellow of the [[Olinto Barsanti|Barsanti Military History Center]] at the [[University of North Texas]].<ref>[http://military.hist.unt.edu/advise_fellows.htm Advising Fellows] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218085442/http://military.hist.unt.edu/advise_fellows.htm |date=2011-02-18 }}, Military History Center, University of North Texas.</ref>


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==Career==
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'''Dennis E. Showalter''' is a professor emeritus of history at [[Colorado College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradocollege.edu/newsevents/newsroom/four-faculty-members-promoted-receive-tenure#.Wvn8jogvyUk|title=Four Faculty Members Promoted, Receive Tenure • Colorado College|website=www.coloradocollege.edu}}</ref> Showalter specializes in [[German military history]]. He was president of the American [[Society for Military History]] from 1997 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/history/people/profile.html?person=showalter_dennis_edwin|title=Dennis Showalter • History Colorado College|website=www.coloradocollege.edu}}</ref> In addition, Showalter is an advising fellow of the [[Olinto Barsanti|Barsanti Military History Center]] at the [[University of North Texas]].<ref>[http://military.hist.unt.edu/advise_fellows.htm Advising Fellows], Military History Center, University of North Texas.</ref>
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Showalter began teaching at Colorado College in 1969.<ref name="auto"/> Showalter also previously taught at the [[United States Air Force Academy]], the [[United States Military Academy]], and the [[Marine Corps University]].<ref name=Potomac>[http://www.potomacbooksinc.com/Books/AuthorDetail.aspx?id=1423 Dennis Showalter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715111216/http://www.potomacbooksinc.com/Books/AuthorDetail.aspx?id=1423 |date=2011-07-15 }}, Potomac Books, Inc.</ref> He wrote extensively on the wars of [[Frederick the Great]], the [[Kingdom of Prussia#1848–1871: German wars of unification|German Wars of Unification]], [[World War I]], and [[World War II]].

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==Career ==
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Showalter began teaching at Colorado College in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradocollege.edu/newsevents/newsroom/four-faculty-members-promoted-receive-tenure#.Wvn8jogvyUk|title=Four Faculty Members Promoted, Receive Tenure • Colorado College|website=www.coloradocollege.edu}}</ref> Showalter has also previously taught at the [[United States Air Force Academy]], the [[United States Military Academy]], and the [[Marine Corps University]].<ref name=Potomac>[http://www.potomacbooksinc.com/Books/AuthorDetail.aspx?id=1423 Dennis Showalter], Potomac Books, Inc.</ref> He has written extensively on the wars of [[Frederick the Great]], the [[Kingdom of Prussia#1848–1871: German wars of unification|German Wars of Unification]], [[World War I]], and [[World War II]].


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
*1992 [[Paul M. Birdsall Prize]] for best new book given by the [[American Historical Association]], for ''Tannenberg''<ref name=Potomac/>
*1992 [[Paul Birdsall Prize]] for best new book given by the [[American Historical Association]], for ''Tannenberg''<ref name=Potomac/>
*2005 [[Samuel Eliot Morison Prize]] for lifetime achievement given by the [[Society for Military History]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smh-hq.org/awards/morison.html |title=Samuel Eliot Morison Prize previous winners |publisher=[[Society for Military History]] |accessdate=December 25, 2017}}</ref>
*2005 [[Samuel Eliot Morison Prize]] for lifetime achievement given by the [[Society for Military History]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smh-hq.org/awards/morison.html |title=Samuel Eliot Morison Prize previous winners |publisher=[[Society for Military History]] |accessdate=December 25, 2017}}</ref>
*2018 [[Pritzker Literature Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/dennis-showalter-2018-pritzker-literature-award-winner/ |title=Dennis Showalter |publisher=pritzkermilitary.org |author= |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gazette.com/authors/longtime-colorado-springs-professor-and-military-historian-wins-prestigious-lifetime/article_ff0b4066-78e6-11e8-ab16-8f30b0b286ec.html |title=Longtime Colorado Springs professor and military historian wins prestigious lifetime achievement award |work=Colorado Springs Gazette |author=Debbie Kelley |date=June 26, 2018 |accessdate=June 27, 2018}}</ref>


==Selected works==
==Selected works==
*"Manifestation of Reform: The Rearmament of the Prussian Infantry, 1806-13," ''[[The Journal of Modern History]]'', Vol. 44, No. 3, September 1972
*"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. {{ISBN|0-208-01505-1}}
*''Railroads and Rifles: Soldiers, Technology, and the Unification of Germany''. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon/Shoe String, 1975. {{ISBN|0-208-01505-1}}
*''Tannenberg: Clash of Empires, 1914''. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon, 1991. {{ISBN|978-0-208-02252-3}}. Repr. Washington: Brassey's, 2004. {{ISBN|978-1-57488-781-5}}
*''Tannenberg: Clash of Empires, 1914''. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon, 1991. {{ISBN|978-0-208-02252-3}}. Repr. Washington: Brassey's, 2004. {{ISBN|978-1-57488-781-5}}
*''The Wars of Frederick the Great''. London/New York: Longman, 1996. {{ISBN|978-0-582-06260-3}}
*''The Wars of Frederick the Great''. London/New York: Longman, 1996. {{ISBN|978-0-582-06260-3}}
*''The Wars of German Unification''. London: Arnold, 2004. {{ISBN|978-0-340-73210-6}}
*''The Wars of German Unification''. London: Arnold, 2004. {{ISBN|978-0-340-73210-6}}
*''Hindenburg: Icon of German Militarism''. Military Profiles. Washington: Potomac, 2005. {{ISBN|978-1-57488-653-5}} (with William J. Astore)
*''Hindenburg: Icon of German Militarism''. Military Profiles. Washington: Potomac, 2005. {{ISBN|978-1-57488-653-5}} (with William J. Astore)
*''Patton and Rommel: Men Of War in the Twentieth Century''. New York: [[Berkley Caliber]], 2005. {{ISBN|978-0-425-19346-4}}
*''Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century''. New York: [[Berkley Caliber]], 2005. {{ISBN|978-0-425-19346-4}}
*''Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II''. Random House, 2013. {{ISBN|978-1400066773}}
*''Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II''. Random House, 2013. {{ISBN|978-1400066773}}


==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/history/people/profile.dot?person=showalter_dennis_edwin Showalter's page at Colorado College]


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Latest revision as of 21:25, 30 August 2024

Dennis E. Showalter
Born(1942-02-12)February 12, 1942
Delano, Minnesota
DiedDecember 30, 2019(2019-12-30) (aged 77)[1][2]
AwardsPaul M. Birdsall Prize (1992)
Samuel Eliot Morison Prize (2005)
Pritzker Literature Award (2018)
Academic background
Alma materSt. John's University (BA)
University of Minnesota (MA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineGerman military history
InstitutionsColorado College
Notable worksTannenberg (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

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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

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Selected works

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  • "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. ISBN 0-208-01505-1
  • Tannenberg: Clash of Empires, 1914. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon, 1991. ISBN 978-0-208-02252-3. Repr. Washington: Brassey's, 2004. ISBN 978-1-57488-781-5
  • The Wars of Frederick the Great. London/New York: Longman, 1996. ISBN 978-0-582-06260-3
  • The Wars of German Unification. London: Arnold, 2004. ISBN 978-0-340-73210-6
  • Hindenburg: Icon of German Militarism. Military Profiles. Washington: Potomac, 2005. ISBN 978-1-57488-653-5 (with William J. Astore)
  • Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century. New York: Berkley Caliber, 2005. ISBN 978-0-425-19346-4
  • Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II. Random House, 2013. ISBN 978-1400066773

References

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  1. ^ "Dennis Showalter Obituary – Colorado Springs, CO". Dignity Memorial.
  2. ^ debbie.kelley@gazette.com, Debbie Kelley (3 January 2020). "Top military historian Dennis Showalter of Colorado Springs dies in midst of writing his 28th book". Colorado Springs Gazette.
  3. ^ a b "Four Faculty Members Promoted, Receive Tenure • Colorado College". www.coloradocollege.edu.
  4. ^ "Dennis Showalter • History Colorado College". www.coloradocollege.edu.
  5. ^ Advising Fellows Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Military History Center, University of North Texas.
  6. ^ a b Dennis Showalter Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Potomac Books, Inc.
  7. ^ "Samuel Eliot Morison Prize previous winners". Society for Military History. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "Dennis Showalter". pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  9. ^ Debbie Kelley (June 26, 2018). "Longtime Colorado Springs professor and military historian wins prestigious lifetime achievement award". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
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