Established in 2007 and sponsored by the Pritzker Military Foundation, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award serves to recognize a living author who has made a significant contribution to the understanding of military history including military affairs.
These contributions may be academic, non-fiction, fiction, or a combination of any of the three. The recipient may be of any nationality and may have written their collective works in any language. The Award includes a citation, gold medallion, and $100,000 honorarium.
History professor and award-winning author, Dr. Craig L. Symonds, is the 16th recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Professor of international history and award-winning author, Margaret MacMillan, is the 15th recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Military Historian, writer, educator and Retired United States Army Colonel, David M. Glantz is the 14th recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Military historian, professor, and author Dr. John H. Morrow, Jr. is the 13th recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Accomplished military historian and respected professor Dennis Showalter is the recipient of the 2018 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Award-winning author and historian, Peter Paret is the recipient of the 2017 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Award-winning author, historian and military strategist Hew Strachan is the recipient of the 2016 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, best-selling author, and Brandeis University professor David Hackett Fischer is the recipient of the 2015 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
British author and historian Antony Beevor is the recipient of the 2014 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Tim O'Brien is the recipient of the 2013 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
British Historian Sir Max Hastings was named the recipient of the 2012 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Carlo D’Este was selected to receive the 2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Rick Atkinson received the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing
Gerhard L. Weinberg received the 2009 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Allan R. Millett received the 2008 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
James M. McPherson received the first-ever Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.