ROOSEVELT NAVAL HISTORY PRIZE

The Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize is co-sponsored by the New York Council of the Navy League, the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, and is awarded to "the book which most usefully illuminates the role of seapower or maritime history within the ambit of American history."

CRITERIA FOR THE PRIZE

1.  Originality and contribution to scholarship.  What does the book add to the sum total of knowledge, through originality, discovery or new point of view?

2.  Literature and style.  "History as literature."  Is the book considered a work of literature?

3.  Readability and general interest.  Is the book a "good read?"  Does it hold one's interest?  Does it have a general appeal?

4.  Content.  Is the book comprehensive within its limits?  Is the book accurate?  Is the book well organized?  Is the material presented clearly?

5.  The book as a physical object.  Consider the physical appearance of the book.  Is it attractive in layout, type, design, illustrations, presentation of footnotes, index, etc.?

6.  Research.  Is the book well researched?  Have all relevant sources been consulted?  Is proper proof and documentation made to back up assertions?  Is the bibliography complete?  How many and what kind of sources have been used?  Does the book depend mainly on original (primary) or published (secondary) sources?  Does research appear to have been wide ranging and in depth?

ROOSEVELT NAVAL HISTORY BOOK AWARD RECIPIENTS TO DATE

1986   Eagle Against The Sun   by Ronald Spector

1987   The United States Navy: 200 Years   by Captain Edward Latimer Beach, USN (Ret.)

1988   Guardians of the Sea   by Professor Robert Erwin Johnson

1989   Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet   by Professor James R. Reckner

1990   Admiral Harold R. Stark: Architect of Victory, 1939-1945  by B. Mitchell Simpson

1991   Rickover and the Nuclear Navy: The Discipline of Technology   by Francis Duncan, PhD

1992   War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945   by Edward S. Miller

1993   Driven Patriot   by Townsend Hoopes and Douglas Brinkley

1994   Forged In War: The Naval-Industrial Complex and American Submarine Construction   by Dr. Gary E. Weir

1995   Utmost Savagery   by Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret.)

1996   A History of the Confederate Navy   by Professor Ralmondo Luraghi

1997   Lamson of the Gettysburg: The Civil War Letters of LT Roswell H. Lamson, USN   by James and Patricia McPerson

1998   Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage   by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew

1999   Shield and Sword: The United States Navy  and the Persian Gulf War  by Edward J. Marolda and Robert J. Schneller, Jr.

2000   Ship Of Miracles   by Bill Gilbert

2001   Matthew Calbraith Perry: Antebellum Sailor and Diplomat   by John Schroeder

2002   Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East 1933-1939   by Greg Kennedy

2003   Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exloring Expedition 1838-1842   by Nathaniel Philbrick

2004   Stephen Decatur: A Life Most Bold and Daring   by Dr. Spencer Tucker

2005   Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History  by Criag L. Symonds

2006   Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945   by Evan Thomas