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
sea power 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 |
