Military historian and author Colonel David M. Glantz won the $100,000 2020 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing, which "recognizes and honors the contributions of a living author for a body of work dedicated to enriching the understanding of military history and affairs."
Author or co-author of more than 60 publications, Glantz is recognized as an expert on the Eastern Front during World War II and the role of the Soviet Union during the conflict. His books include When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler; the Stalingrad Trilogy; The Battle of Kursk; and Operation Barbarossa: Hitler's Invasion of Russia 1941. He founded and was editor of the Journal of Soviet Military Studies in 1988 (now called the Journal of Slavic Military Studies) and is a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of the Russian Federation. He is a recipient of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense's medal "for the Strengthening of Military Cooperation" and the Society for Military History's Samuel Eliot Morison Prize.
"The breadth and depth of Colonel David Glantz's contribution to the military history field makes him an the embodiment of the mission and vision of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library," said Dr. Rob Havers, museum president and CEO. "His work is essential reading for those studying World War II, making him an indispensable part of military history scholarship."