The Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement is awarded each year by the Navy League of the United States. The award is named for an American naval historian and theorist, Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, United States Navy who, through his writing, provided stimulus and guidance to those who share in the defense of the nation. Presented since 1957, "this award for literary achievement is awarded to a U.S. Navy officer, U.S. Marine Corps officer, enlisted service member, or civilian who has made a notable literary contribution that has advanced the knowledge of the importance of sea power in the United States."
List of award winners The following is a complete list of award winners.
Year Recipient 1957 Commander Malcolm W. Cagle, USN 1958 Commander Frank A. Manson, USN 1959 Hanson W. Baldwin 1960 Brigadier General James D. Hittle, USMC 1961 Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, USNR 1962 Captain Carl H. Amme, Jr., USN 1963 No Award 1964 George Fielding Eliot 1965 Rear Admiral George H. Miller, USN 1966 Rear Admiral James F. Calvert, USN 1967 Rear Admiral Ernest M. Eller, USN (ret.) 1968 Colonel Robert Debs Heinl, USMC 1969 Commander John Joseph O'Connor, CHC, USN 1970 Frank Uhlig, Jr. 1971 Commander James A. Barber, USN 1972 Lieutenant Colonel Donald K. Cliff, USMC 1973 John G. Morris 1974 Captain Sayer A. Swarztrauber, USN 1975 Commander Thomas B. Buell, USN 1976 Norman Polmar 1977 Professor E. B. Potter, U.S. Naval Academy 1978 Dr. Robert Seager II 1979 Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. McFarlane, USMC 1980 Captain Edward L. Beach, Jr., USN 1981 Commander Thomas B. Buell, USN (Ret.) 1982 Vice Admiral William P. Mack, USN 1983 Rear Admiral Max K. Morris, USN (Ret.) 1984 No Award 1985 Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, USMC (Ret.) 1986 Commander James John Tritten, USN 1987 L. Edgar Prina 1988 Dr. Jack Sweetman 1989 Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, USN 1990 Tom Clancy 1991 Dr. John T. Mason, Jr. 1992 Lieutenant Commander Terry C. Pierce, USN 1993 Captain George Victor Galdorisi, USN, and Mr. Alec Lorimore 1994 Paul Stillwell 1995 Lieutenant Colonel Henry Thomas Hayden, USMC 1996 Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret.) 1997 Mr. James W. Crawley 1998 Captain Richard C. Knott, USN (Ret.) 1999 Captain Eugene T. Gomulka, USN, and Mr. Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. 2000 Captain Edward L. Beach, Jr., USN (ret.) 2001 Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons, USMC (Ret.) 2002 Colonel John Grider Miller, USMC (ret.) 2003 Lieutenant Commander David A. Adams, USN 2004 Captain Sam J. Tangredi, USN 2005 Commander John J. Klein, USN 2006 Intelligence Specialist First Class Thomas J. Miller, USN 2007 Commander Henry J. Hendrix, USN 2008 Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.) 2009 Professor John Hattendorf, U.S. Naval War College 2010 Commander James Kraska, JAGC, USN, U.S. Naval War College 2011 Admiral James Stavridis, USN 2012 Sergeant John Jakeb Hawley, USMC 2013 Lieutenant Commander Benjamin "BJ" Armstrong, USN 2014 Lieutenant Joseph M. Hatfield, USN 2015 Major Edward H. Carpenter, USMC 2016 Captain Christopher H. Sharman, USN 2018 Lieutenant Commander Claude G. Berube, USNR, PhD 2020 None 2021 Captain Christopher H. Sharman, USN2022Lieutenant Commander Johnathan D. Falcone, USN2023Commander Jeffery E. Vandenengel, USN
See also
List of history awards
References
External links Navy League of the United States Navy League of the United States Award Program